I spent the morning of day three walking around the Pearl District and the Saturday Market in Portland. The first place I went to was Powell's City of Books. It is an amazing book store! It is huge! There are numerous rooms...named after a color. For example, the orange room contained books about crafting and cooking. The rose room contained books for children and books on how to teach children. I purchased a book about cake decorating and a book I loved when I was a child. Animalia. I thought Pacen might like it. I really didn't go into any other stores in the Pearl District but I did wander around and down to China Town. I was not impressed with China Town. It was dirty and rather scary.
My next stop was at the Portland Saturday Market. I loved it! If I lived in Portland I would probably spend many weekends at the market. It is right next to the river. There is live music and numerous booths containing arts and crafts, food, jewelry, etc. I stumbled upon a booth with the most amazing art pieces. I fell in love with many of the pieces and ended up buying two. The artist is Sienna Morris. She draws her pieces using the numbers of the clock: one through twelve...to "signify time in a fleeting moment". I suggest you check out her work...it is amazing!
I then checked into the Doubletree Hotel and got ready for my cousin's (Kirby) wedding (there was even a swag bag for the wedding, containing a 40 of PBR, peanuts, chex mix, PSU pins, etc.). The wedding was on the roof top of the Urban Center at Portland State University. I ended up riding the MAX to the Urban Center with the bride (Bronwen), her family, the bridesmaids, and my family. The ceremony was very nice and very short. The best kind. :) After the ceremony everyone hung out on the roof sipping champagne. The reception was held at the hotel and it was absolutely amazing! Everything was gorgeous and the band was absolutely fantastic! (If you ever get a chance to hear "The New Groove" band I suggest you take the opportunity!)
The wedding had a rather unique "theme". Mustaches. Each table at the reception had a picture of a famous mustached man. To figure out what table you were seated at you had to find your name on a chocolate mustache on a stick. I was seated at the "Hulk Hogan table". I think my table was probably the most fun! We had so much fun with the mustache's, some fake tattoos that were put on each table (with stickers that said "Keep Portland Weird"), and we laughed a lot. I ate some amazing food, danced my butt off, and hung out with my cousins. It was a great night.
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." ~ Mignon McLaughlin
(I will post pictures after I return home.)
No comments:
Post a Comment