To celebrate my Mom’s birthday and catch my girlfiend’s wedding, my parents, Ellis and I drove down for a weekend (almost) in Portland. The trip ended up being a bit of a whirlwind and we didn’t actually spend anytime in the city.

Our first stop was the Kennedy school house for lunch. I have always wanted to take my parents here. They posed in front of the Honors Bar, just as I did 7 years ago when I first visited.

Jen’s wedding was beautiful. It was in her neighbors backyard and the weather turned out perfect. It was so good to see her and the family and reconnect after all these years!


On Sunday, we did some outlet shopping (look at that cute pumpkin!) and then drove to Woodburn to meet up with some old friends of my parents. Ellis did great with all the driving but we were happy to arrive home around 11:30pm and wake up in our own bed/crib.