Last weekend, we drove to Portland, OR first to spend the weekend with Craig and Kristin and see Pink Martini in concert at the Portland Zoo. It was a great time for all of us, especially now that we're neighbors. The drive to Portland take close to 2.5-3 hours. I found myself getting anxious once we hit I-5. Two hours would be much nicer of a commute to visit Craig and Kristin, but we can't complain.
The Pink Martini Concert was a highlight of the weekend. They played songs in alphabetical order and I was thrilled they played the Balero. It's a fabulous piece of music and the band plays it perfectly. They are a diverse band, and it's hard describe what type of music they play. We thought big band international would be the best way to describe them.
Kristin made a fabulous picnic dinner for us, consisting of grilled chicken, green/yellow beans, sliced vegetables, and a tomato bread salad. And we couldn't forget the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
Larry picked up Gail at the airport on Saturday while I visited the Farmer's Market with Craig, Kristin, and Abbey (their dog). It was an eventful day for the pets, as this was Abbey's first encounter with another dog staying in her house, other than her sister Biscuit. Gail's puppy Kit, seemed to be a bit afraid of Abbey at first, but then warmed to her and they played in the backyard with each other nicely. The biggest test, was the cat LeStat. We kept him in his kennel while Abbey sniffed him out and was a bit puzzled at first. We let LeStat out in the upstairs bathroom and Abbey had a chance to meet him again. This time she licked him. The introductions were entertaining. Check out the pictures...
Sunday, we drove Gail home to Whidbey Island. Kit did fabulously in the car, and after we gave LeStat some NutriCalm, he fell asleep and stopped meowing. That was getting annoying after an hour. As we entered Seattle's city limits, we got a spectacular show of the Blue Angels taking off from Boeing Field for the Sea Fair Air Show. It was exhilarating to see the trail of smoke and hear the powerful engines. Needless to say, all three of us were thrilled by the small show next the highway we drove.
Kit unfortunately experienced his first car/sea sickness in the drive to Oak Harbor after crossing the Sound by ferry. It was a beautiful, sunny, summer day on the ferry! Before dinner, we took Kit to a beach nearby Gail's house, so he could have his first beach experience. He did well, after eating a bunch of sand. And he loves watching waves crash on the beach and eating dry seaweed. We had enough time to stop in Greenbank and purchase our favorite Loganberry pie. It was delicious for dessert!
Our drive back to Bend on Monday was long, too long. Seven hours didn't seem all that bad when talking about the commute, but doing the drive back to back is too tedious. Especially contending with Seattle traffic every day of the week. But we were happy to have the weekend with our family. It's a blessing to live so close to family!
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