We received our first wedding gift today! It was a lovely shower curtain :)
4 weeks ago
7.29.2008
7.11.2008
Things to Do Around the Portland/Canby Area
The Japanese GardenFor our guests who are going up to Oregon for our reception there, we have some suggestions of things to do and see! (compliments of Ellen, Lane's sister. I've never been to most of these places so I used her wording verbatim!)
Peanut Butter and Ellie's: Super fun restaurant for families - healthy and fun kid's menu with a lot of fun activities for kids. Great food for parents too!
Portland Zoo: (just outside Portland) - the zoo is a great one! Stomps all over San Francisco's - literally. There are no elephants in SF - Portland has one of the best elephant programs in the country!
OMSI: One of the nation's top ten science museums, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is a world-class tourist attraction and educational resource - Current Exibit: DINOSAURS!!!
McMenamins: Hotels/Restaurants/Theaters (There are several locations in and around Portland - I have yet to find a McMenamins I don't like!!!!)
The location that serves as one of McMenamins' favorite neighborhood theater. Swedish Evangelical Mission established its church here in the 1890s - Now it's the Mission Theater that serves food! OR go eat a burger and watch a movie at to the Bagdad Theater. In 1927, Universal Pictures spent the enormous sum of $100,000 to create a splendid and state-of-the-art theater, complete with an expansive stage, gurgling fountain, grand colonnade, and Middle-Eastern decor, right down to the usherettes' Arabian-styled uniforms. Even Leon Strashun, conductor of the Bagdad's orchestra, was a musician of great renown, having studied under Tchaikovsky. The place was proclaimed "a triumph of artistry and craftsmanship."
Powell's Books: A City of Books! Truly one of the world's best and largest book stores. (Downtown Portland off Burnside)
Japanese Garden: At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. Through the careful use of plants, stones, and water, areas of serene and quiet beauty emerge. These peaceful spots in the Garden lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. ($8 for adults)
Portland Rose Garden: Portland's roses are world-renowned for housing a diverse and expansive collection of rare, unique, and beautiful roses. It is also the oldest public garden of its kind in the States.
Silver Creek Falls: A temperate rainforest in Oregon.
Broadway in Portland: See an off-Broadway show!
23rd Avenue: Lane took me here last summer, and it is so fun to walk around and look in all of the different shops! They have joke shops, souvenir shops, and of course, clothing stores!
Portland Saturday Market: Get some food and see some art.
I hope these will prove helpful in enjoying your time in Oregon!
McMenamins: Hotels/Restaurants/Theaters (There are several locations in and around Portland - I have yet to find a McMenamins I don't like!!!!)
The location that serves as one of McMenamins' favorite neighborhood theater. Swedish Evangelical Mission established its church here in the 1890s - Now it's the Mission Theater that serves food! OR go eat a burger and watch a movie at to the Bagdad Theater. In 1927, Universal Pictures spent the enormous sum of $100,000 to create a splendid and state-of-the-art theater, complete with an expansive stage, gurgling fountain, grand colonnade, and Middle-Eastern decor, right down to the usherettes' Arabian-styled uniforms. Even Leon Strashun, conductor of the Bagdad's orchestra, was a musician of great renown, having studied under Tchaikovsky. The place was proclaimed "a triumph of artistry and craftsmanship."
Powell's Books: A City of Books! Truly one of the world's best and largest book stores. (Downtown Portland off Burnside)
Japanese Garden: At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. Through the careful use of plants, stones, and water, areas of serene and quiet beauty emerge. These peaceful spots in the Garden lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. ($8 for adults)
Portland Rose Garden: Portland's roses are world-renowned for housing a diverse and expansive collection of rare, unique, and beautiful roses. It is also the oldest public garden of its kind in the States.Silver Creek Falls: A temperate rainforest in Oregon.
Broadway in Portland: See an off-Broadway show!
23rd Avenue: Lane took me here last summer, and it is so fun to walk around and look in all of the different shops! They have joke shops, souvenir shops, and of course, clothing stores!
Portland Saturday Market: Get some food and see some art.
I hope these will prove helpful in enjoying your time in Oregon!
7.08.2008
We Are Officially Registered!
We know you all have been waiting with bated breath to find out where we're registered (apparently, we've had some calls regarding this issue) so without further ado, these are our picks (which will be updated as the days progress):
Target
Bed Bath & Beyond
Kohl's
Macy's
We are so glad you received our invitations and hope you check back on our blog, as we will be updating it frequently with news that you, our loyal readers, will hopefully find helpful!
7.04.2008
Our California Vacation
At Pier 39. It was windy and cold! (but still fun)
Lane and I met up in California-he flew in from Portland to meet all of my relatives. One day we went to San Francisco and went to Alcatraz Island, then Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39. We stayed with Lane's uncle, his partner, and their two daughters at their house in San Francisco, which was so cool! It was built in the 1920s (I think...at least sometime around then) and it was 4 stories tall. The next day we went to Union Square and shopped around, visited Ghiradelli Square and had a milkshake, and of course took the trolley around town. It was such a fun visit and we hope we can go back soon!
At the Alcatraz Prison yard
At the Alcatraz Prison yard
Lane loves Civil War stuff, so he took a picture by this display
We liked this sign
We were inmates at the Alcatraz Prison
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