Portland or BUST!!

This trip was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! I got to see some great friends. Chelsie, her cute little pregnant belly, Mike (her hubby), and Sara. My little Sara got married. I even got all teary eyed at the wedding ceremony. I almost got teary eyed before I left. It seemed weird to leave Isaak since the longest time I've been away from him was about five hours--unless you count when we are sleeping. But it was actually a really great trip. It was short, but it was exactly what I needed. The second day of the trip. Don't worry I am driving, but I was stopped at a stoplight. The first night was pretty surprising. I got in and Chelsie picked me up at the airport. Thanks again Chelsie. We went back to their cute home and Sara decided she was going to come by before going home. Well she ended up needing some stuff at the store, so I decided to go and get it for her. Yikes--First problem-I had no idea where I was. I didn't even know how to get back to Chelsie's house. I remembered seeing some stores on the way out. So I went. As I drove down the road I got really excited because I realized I had no idea where I was going, but I was going. I found all the stuff Sara needed, plus two cute new shirts, a new pair of PJ's for Isaak and some Popeyes spicy shrimp. When I got back to Chelsie's house I felt like I had conquered Portland.

So I did come for a reason--Sara's wedding at the Porland Temple, which is an absolutely beautiful temple. It's so green and there are so many flowers. It's like a little Oasis. It's one of my new favorite temples. Temples are awesome.

Pretty Sara Girl after the wedding. She looked so beautiful. Really doesn't she???? PS--we made her bouquet the night before her wedding. It doesn't look too shabby, eh?

On my third day I went to the Vancouver Farmers market and had a great time making my tongue and fingers purple with Marionberries. YUMMMM!!

Double Yum. A taco with all the fixings. Sorry about all the pics--I was wondering around by myself, but by random surprise- I ran into Sara and her new husband at the farmers market buying flowers for her reception. How funny.

A nice foreigner took this picture for me. He didn't want to do it, but I think he felt bad that I was by myself so he conceded. I was at Washington Park in Portland. It's an amazing park-you can look over the entire city. I spent a little bit of time at the International Rose Garden. All of the pics below are from the garden. It again was beautiful.

I forgot to upload a picture of Cory and Isaak waiting for me at the Airport. They were quite the sight for sore eyes. I was so excited to see them. It was fun to spend time by myself and rediscover what it's like to be alone, especially shopping without having to worry about going fast or holding a little one while trying on a pair of pants. I loved it, but I loved seeing me boys too. I can't wait to return. I would love to live in Portland, Vancouver or one of the towns by there. I absolutely adore the area. Now how to find Cory a job there...............