Coming to You Live From The Biggest Bookstore in the World

We are in Portland. It rained for a good part of yesterday when I discovered that my boots, which I assumed were waterproof, were not, in fact, waterproof. You don't think much about the waterproofness of your boots when you are from Southern California, the place where one steady hour of rain causes the schools to close due to the bad weather. However, when you are wading through your own footwear, it becomes apparent that the ability to resist water is a good quailty for boots to possess. Until yesterday, it never occured to me that boots should be practical in addition to fashionable.

Also, we left our pillows at a Howard Johnson motel. The pillows and cases cost more than the room for the night.

Next stop: Fort Lewis for Christmas with my Aunt Pam, Uncle Tim, Cousins Emily and Mack, and Gramma!

Comments

[Stacey]

Are you in Powell's? I went to Portland for a meeting in September, and my cousin who lives there would not stop talking about Powell's, but unfortunately the meeting took away all opportunity to do something fun.

Boots serve totally different purposes outside of California. I finally have snowboots that are black and not too bulky, so I can wear them to work on snowy days and not worry about changing my shoes. I miss flip flops.

[Jen]

I did the same thing once with my pillow. I called the hotel and had them ship them to me. Maybe they could do the same?

[Erin]

Yeah...we're in Seattle. I didn't bring appropriate footwear either!

[Heidi]

"Bring your Pals to Powells!" :-) My old English teacher used to say that and even offered extra credit if you went there. :-) Hope you enjoyed P-Town despite the soggy weather.

Cheers!

[Maribeth]

Merry Christmas Janet! Have a wonderful day and a great year ahead!!

[Toryssa]

I love, love Powell's. And Portland.

The weather WAS really miserable yesterday, but I've been hot all day today. You might not be feelin' that being from southern california though. :)

[Janet]

Powell's is faaaabulous and so is Portland! Next stop: Seattle!