Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Lotus Maria and I took a trip to Portland to spend some time with Kaiya and Rachel. I was hoping to escape the freezing San Francisco weather and was promised summer. I was lied to and deceived, though my friend Courtney swears it was 85 degrees the week before I arrived. But even with the Portland gray we had a great time. Lotus had a wonderful time with her cousin and I am lucky enough to have two dear friends in Portland that didn't mind doing kid stuff.
Portland is a great city, especially for kids and new moms. There are tons of parks and a wonderful children's museum. People in Portland are very nice and don't give you dirty looks for taking up space on the sidewalk with your stroller as they do in SF. It also very easy to park in Portland, which was very important since I was driving around my dad's minivan with two car seats in it. Who would have ever pictured that? Damn that thing guzzles gas
We packed our trip with tons of fun. We visited our cousins, went to the Rose Festival, celebrated Rachel’s birthday and played and played. I think Lotus was sad to leave her cousin and Tia Rachel, but happy to get home to her dad.
