I really need to update this more than once a week. There's just WAAAAAY too much to write about! o_O
This weekend, Shani and I drove up to Portland for a multi-purpose trip.
This was after a Friday that involved lots of errands and not much time for me.
Oh, the concert on Thursday night went well too. Now you know.
Saturday! So, I woke up early, and made St. Patrick's Day Whoopie Pies. They are REALLY good. I also cleaned up the house, vacuumed THOROUGHLY (after replacing the vacuum belt), and finished off with making these funny little croissant things that had pesto and feta in them. I liked them, but Pesto isn't Shani's favorite. (I have to remember that for future recipes, because *I* really like it.)
Then, we got a late start. Didn't get out of the house until around 2. Eeeh heh. *sweat*
We drove and drove and drove to Portland, and then tried to find IKEA.
We got lost.
Twice.
The first time, we took the appropriate exit, and yet somehow managed to stay on I-5. We thought maybe that Shan had forgotten to write down exit 308, (it said take exit 8) and decided to stay the course until 308.
This proved to be a mistake, as traffic immediately slowed down to a crawl, and it took us around 40 minutes to get from 300 to 308, whereupon we saw the Washington bridge, and realized we were definitely going the wrong way. We turned around, and started back south (fortunately, south-bound traffic wasn't slowed down). Got on to HWY 30, and shortly saw the ENORMOUS blue IKEA sign.
One would think that with such a big store, there would be a road right to it.
No. There is not.
Instead, you have to take this series of small, twisty back roads that look like the roads on the outskirts of Eugene that end up going nowhere.
We missed one of them, and ended up driving back into the town proper, and getting nearly on the freeway again. We saw the IKEA sign (now far behind us and to the left), and turned around again.
By the time we arrived at IKEA, we were supposed to be arriving at Lisa's. Arg. =_=
In any case, IKEA is amazing. Seriously, I can't wait to go back there with plenty of time to look at ALL the things.
We finally arrived at Lisa's (after fighting MUCH distraction at IKEA, and going upstairs, downstairs, and back upstairs before finding what we went there FOR) around 8. Fortunately, SHE was running late too!
I love it when we're all off-schedule together.
She had a lovely vegetarian meal for us, and we watched Wreck it Ralph! (My favorite movie!) We watched the beginning THREE TIMES, because we kept getting more people interested in seeing it with us. Heh heh.
I wish we had had more time there, but starting late and getting lost and all ... it was not to be.
In the morning, I woke Shani up too early (oops), but we eventually got on the road to meet Caleb at his church.
I wish he and my twin were closer, but Beaverton and Gresham are on opposite ends of Portland, so we can't have them both at the same time. =_= And there was no Ryan this time, and not nearly enough Ria.
Portland needs to be closer.
Anyway, church was good. I really like that church. It's nearly as good as ours. ^_~
My favorite thing the pastor said, was "I can't tell you how many times people have come to me, and justified things they are doing by saying, 'Well, God wants me to be happy.' And I'm kind of like 'Eeeeh ... no, not really.'"
The sermon was on holiness. See, the thing is, God wants us to be holy. Holiness will lead us to happiness eventually, because part of holiness is wholeness, but pursuing happiness will never lead us to holiness or wholeness. It's most definitely a putting the cart before the horse kind of thing, and it doesn't work.
I liked him for saying that, and I was glad.
Anyway, then we had lunch at Caleb's, and it was good! He made fish! I LIKED it! It was a white fish, so apparently, I like white fish, but I do NOT like pink fish. I feel better about myself knowing that I do like some kind of seafood.
I can see some of you saying, "Wait! Fish isn't vegetarian!"
Well, I'm vegetarian mostly for health and personal reasons, but I don't really want to make everybody else do what I do. So, I'm vegetarian when I choose for myself. (Most of the time.) but I will eat what is served me.
I do prefer vegetarian though.
Unless somebody is eating something delicious right in front of me. Then it's just not fair.
We also went to a Salvation Army. Selection was *quite* poor, and prices were expensive. Geez. Not at all what we were expecting out of a thrift store. o_O
Then we came home, and talked a bit more, and then we had to go. :( Shan had rehearsal at 8. *sniff*
It wouldn't have been quite so difficult to take if I knew I would see him over spring break, but he'll be with his Mom's family for most of the time he's down. :(
SERIOUSLY. EVERYBODY JUST COME LIVE WITH ME! STOP BEING SO FAR AWAY, DARN IT!
anyway. Then it was back to the busy week. Ugh. School needs to be OVER. Although, Spring Break for me is looking crazy, crazy, CRAZY busy. @_@ so that's not much of a relief. Anyway, I have things to do, and they are dinging me like crazy, so I will go do them!
Ta~
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