Oregon

July 7, 2019

We really needed our little sleep in this morning.  Breakfast was beautiful again: white china and linen napkins with fresh fruit, a million jellies and butters, eggs, French toast, pastries, juice, coffee, and so much more. They set the table inside today because it was a little chilly on the patio yesterday. Adam mentioned his aching back and they let us use this CBD balm that instantly made him feel better.  We packed up, I noticed the had folded a load of laundry I had started- these guys are so wonderful! We said our goodbyes and headed back for the border.  I love Canada.  It took us quite a while to get to Portland.  We had big dreams of what we would do once we got there but it just wasn’t in the cards.  We checked in to our Embassy Suites, bit the $43 parking bullet, and settled in to the nightly reception.  I drank approximately one bottle of Cabernet while texting with Nikki and watching the kids play in the indoor pool.  It is nice that we get little mini vacations inside our vacation.  We aren’t pushing ourselves to do things for the sake of it or staying out late every night to make the absolute most of each minute. I had an excellent time getting tipsy and watching the kids play. I ordered two grass fed burgers with salad and braised greens from the upscale comfort food spot in the lobby and we pow-wowed on the floor of the hotel room before showering and heading to bed.

July 8, 2019

I love Embassy Suites for so many reasons.  On the list is the consistently large free buffet breakfast.  The kids get all of the “special drinks” they want, I get a mushroom and spinach omelet, and Adam gets turkey bacon.  We took full advantage of that before searching for Judah’s shoes for a full thirty minutes.  They are gone, forever.  We piled in the van that the valet had kindly parked directly in front of the ancient remodeled historic hotel.  He no doubt noticed the duct taped door and set of drawers in our trunk. I’m 100% positive that most people who see this think we are homeless. The sad part is that so many families actually are.

We had a very uneventful drive through beautiful Oregon. We stopped briefly in Eugene to get the fastest oil change ever at Jiffy Lube and stock up on the bougiest groceries ever at Natural Grocers. We ate sandwiches in their meeting space with our kombucha and bananas while poring over our $130 receipt trying to figure out how this sum was possible.  Adam bought some CBD balm for his shoulder that had worked wonders.  Oregon is FULL of dispensaries.  Its so crazy that pot is legal in only half of the country.  We are listening to Becoming by Michelle Obama.  I just love love love them both.  Their story is beautiful and so are they- inside and out. We arrived in Weed, CA around 6 pm and are sleeping under the watchful eye of the giant Mt. Shasta.  Our villa is adorable and features a princess sleeping nook for B and all of her Sarahs. Judah is sleeping alone in a big room and can’t believe it- its going to be very hard when we get home and Elia is with her grandparents and not there to keep him company as he drifts to sleep.  Adam is in there with him now trying to get him down.  Luca and Dom are in our master bedroom reading under the soft light as a click away on my laptop.  This is as great a day as all of the others- I adore these babies.