A Failed Attempt

1. Decide you need to stop being lazy after hours of watching Netflix.

2. Get excited about going to the farmers market in downtown Portland.

3. Get really excited because you love the farmers market and you love Portland!

4. Walk to the MAX.

5. Buy ticket.

6. Board.

7. Watch as two people fight about who is more disabled and deserves the priority seating.

8. Notice that the ride is unusually jerky today.

9. Sigh as the MAX stops unexpectedly - between stops.

10. Watch as the lights go out.

11. Listen as they announce that a supervisor is on his way to look at it.

12. Get off when ordered to.

13. Wait as they try to get the train out of the way so another one can come.

14. See that the next one has no empty seats, even before one person from your train boards.

15. Cross the street.

16. Get on train going in opposite direction.

17. Arrive home.

18. Consider it a failed mission.

19. Be sad for the two hours of your life wasted.

20. Go back to watching Netflix.

Time to Get Serious!

After an extended break from blogging, I am ready to begin again. I'll post some highlights from the past year which may or may not be in order. I can't even remember at this point.


1. Boeing

Daniel was fortunate enough to get an internship with Boeing for the summer. He is working in their Human Resources department in Portland, Oregon. Unfortunately, this means that we have been living in separate states all summer. Boo!


2. Friends

We have made some great friends this year. Jessica and Dave were nice enough to let us tag along to Las Vegas with them. We had lots of fun - mostly eating. Apparently, I do not have any pictures of Dave. Sorry, Dave! We will have to fix that.



We also went on a fun adventure to The Crater in Heber with Skylar and Tiffany. If you get the chance, you should go. It is kind of like a hot spring, but it is in this crater with a dome on top. We also walked out on the frozen lake. It was freezing! And the sun was very bright - this is the only picture of me and Daniel where his eyes are not closed.




I also had some wonderful friends from Freshman year move back into town.
Hooray! But this time they have two beautiful little girls - and I love those girls. We have so much fun playing together. None of these are good pictures, I know... I guess the last picture that I have of me and their mom is from about 3 years ago. Sad.





3. The Car Crash

Daniel was in a car accident! Yikes. Someone turned left in front of him (Grr!), and Daniel ended up with a broken wrist and thumb. After 4 or 5 casts and three months, his cast is finally off! Poor guy. And poor car. He did get a new car, but he also got his first gray hair. We first noticed it at the doctor's office right after the accident.





Look for Part 2 coming soon...