It's really hard to believe that I'm a third of the way done with my time here in Portland. I start seeing subjects for my research tomorrow, which I'm really excited about. I'm a little nervous, because I still don't feel 100% comfortable with the protocol that we're using, but I think it'll get easier as I see more subjects.
This past weekend, M, L, and I went up to Seattle for the weekend. We drove up early on Saturday morning, and spent the late morning and afternoon exploring. We started at Seattle Center, and took the monorail downtown so we could check out Pike Place Market, and the original Starbucks. It was really busy, which I expected for a beautiful Saturday in June. I got the Pike Place dipping herbs from Herbn'Farm NW, which were delicious! It was irresistible after trying it. I'm so excited to try them out, although to be honest, I probably won't get a chance until I go back to New Jersey.
[ I haven't been doing a lot of cooking, other than making breakfast in the mornings. We mostly eat out or get takeout from one of the food trucks. On nights that we don't go out/get takeout, I snack or warm up soup. Not the healthiest way of eating, but I'll live, I think. ]
After exploring the market, we checked out the gum wall, which I actually added to. I don't think I did that on any of my previous trips. There's photographic evidence, but it'll have to wait until Megan downloads her camera pictures.
We met my friend E for lunch at the Pike Brewing Company, another first for me. The food was ok, but the beer was good. :) I haven't seen E in about three years, since I left Washington, so it was really fun to catch up with her.
After lunch, we headed back to Seattle Center to go up on the Space Needle! It was a gorgeous day to be up there, since everything was visible: the Olympics, the Cascades, Mt. Ranier. I had forgotten how incredible the scenery is in the Pacific Northwest, and I didn't realize that I missed it.
After coming down from the Space Needle, we had to get ready for the Mariners game!! That was the one thing that I really regretted not doing while I did my AmeriCorps year in Washington. It would have been better if I could have seen the Red Sox, but the Astros were a good substitute. Safeco field is enormous, and our seats were phenomenal. 2nd row off the field, on the first base line. I could have reached out and touched the field, we were that close. It was a fun game to watch, made more enjoyable because you can actually go watch the bullpen. The players were close enough that they could come up and high five the people watching them, should they so choose. The mariners won, and it made me think that I'd really like to go up for another game if I can this summer. I'll have to see if any of their home games align with my free weekends.
Sunday, we woke up, grabbed breakfast in Federal Way (never thought I'd be going back there, it was very bizarre), and then drove back down to Portland. It bodes well, since the three of us are flying down to San Diego for Fourth of July weekend. We now know that we can travel together, so that's a plus.
Overall it was a good weekend, ending with a random concert that I caught in one of the parks. Apparently yesterday was Make Music Day, and there were concerts and performances scheduled all over Portland. I had gone out to do a couple of errands, and heard music on my way back, so I detoured to check it out. It was the Mike Curtis Jazz Project, and it was awesome!! It was definitely a fun way to end the weekend.
Expect a separate post with pictures, since I took almost none this weekend, and plan to steal L & M's.
More soon!
Anna
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