A Long Walk

We've spent some time here in Portland and the city is growing on Amber with every step. We bought a bed and some other living room furniture, so the place is a little more comfortable. Most importantly, however, we bought a television. Sure, we can sleep comfortably at night on a real mattress fill with springs and padding rather than one filled with air, but we have a TV! Best Buy and Comcast have made my day.

Oh, and we've begun exploring the city. We stopped downtown for the Saturday/Sunday Market and visited the acclaimed Voodoo Doughnuts. I ordered the Voodoo Doll (shown below) while Amber played it safe and had a doughnut coated in mini M&Ms. Both tasted extremely delectable but were insanely sugary. I think eating that little doll made me diabetic; maybe Voodoo and OneTouch should sign some sort of partnership and expand nationwide.

Anyway, we spent nearly five hours walking downtown, through the Pearl District, an area of the city full of expensive condos and high-priced, specialty boutiques, this morning. The other day, filling some of our free time and venturing beyond the immediate neighborhood, we navigated the shelves of Powell's Book City on Burnside, the largest bookstore in Portland and, perhaps, the WORLD. A great bookstore in the heart of the city that stacks countless titles at very reasonable prices. Sounds like an ad, I know, but the book city deserves some e-ttention.

There's a lot more to explore about the city and we are both itching to get out on the few sunny days we'll see in the next few months.