Last Minute Halloween- Oct 29, 2011

30 minutes to put together a costume, for me= reusing a previous costume.  So sadly, I rallied my tennis outfit and accompanied a sick, trach patient who'd escaped from the hospital to a b-day Halloween costume.  Next year will be better. :)

Mirror Lake- Oct 29, 2011

The Mirror Lake Trail is an easy 2 mile hike to a beautiful lake that reflects Mt. Hood off its placid waters.  Ashley and I took advantage of the beautiful day to head out and enjoy the wonders of Oregon.  Pretty awesome to just be able to head out and hike any time.

Getting Concert Crazy: Matt Nathanson- Oct 23, 2011

In the 3 months that I've lived in Portland I've been to 3 times more concerts than the 4 years that I lived in Cincinnati.  It's been glorious.  We made a last minute decision to hit up the Matt Nathanson concert at one of my favorite venues, Crystal Ballroom and dug in...this time without wigs.

Food Cart Nation- Oct 21, 2011

Portland has become a sanctuary of food carts.  They've popped up all over town and provide a fun variety of foods in one setting.  Like going to a carnival, but just down the street and super casual.  Lisa and I started exploring one of the food cart islands and chose some fancy fries, wood-grilled pizza, and phillies.  Next time, the fancy shakes and crepes.

Doggin' It- Dog Mountain- Oct 16, 2011

It was a gorgeous day in Portland, so we headed to the gorge for some hiking.  Ashley picked out the Dog Mountain trail for us to tackle.  A little daunting that the sign at the trailhead said "most difficult" but we survived the steep climbs and were rewarded with a gorgeous view of the Gorge.  Of course, we rewarded ourselves afterwards with some beer and pizza in Hood River.

Gourmet time- Oct 14, 2011

Sometimes on a Friday night after a long week, you just gotta stay in and hang out with the girls.  Lisa pulled out all the stops with her butternut squash ravioli with fancy sauce and we shed a few tears while watching the classic, "The Notebook."

Wiggin' Out Pub Crawl- Oct 8, 2011

I don't know who's ridiculous idea it was, but it was fun.  I got out some of my pre-boards tenseness by hanging out with some of the crew for a pub crawl- wigs required.  While we looked ridiculous with just the two of us at the Colbie concert before, we fit right in with our crew.  Especially when we hit the transvestite filled dance club, Embers to end the night.

Colbie Callait- Oct 8, 2011

So a couple months ago, Lisa and I bought Colbie Caillat tickets and so when the concert finally came it kinda snuck up on us.  It was awesome though.  She's a great singer songwriter.  Lots of fun listening to her talk about her music.  Though I love her songs, one of the highlights of the night was actually when she sang a Breakeven and Fast  Cars mash-up.  Ton of fun...especially as Lisa and I were inappropriately wearing our pink wigs in anticipation of our later evening shenanigans.  Colbie fans are usually not that ridiculous.