a very good weekend

Split splat go the raindrops. While I won't deny I miss the sun at times, the rain sounds very comforting when I am going to bed, and on weekends when I can stay in bed, it makes me feel very snuggly.

Holy cow, we had an earthquake. It was a baby one, but the house very definitely shook, it felt like a giant had grabbed hold of the house and was trying to shake it like you shake snowglobes. It wasn't even big enough to knock anything off walls or the desks, but it was still a weird feeling. I think I will keep California as a visiting place, not a living place, thank you very much.

But we had such a nice weekend. Friday, we stayed in and watched Gilmore Girls. Saturday, I was really not looking forward to going to the movies with Danielle, and I was crabby because I hadn't gone grocery shopping yet and therefore didn't have any food I wanted.

But surprise, I had a really good time. We saw Nanny McPhee, and even though it was a very rainy Saturday afternoon, and the theater was packed with kids, they were all really good and not screechy. The movie was funny, Emma Thompson was wonderful.

I came home, napped for a bit, and was feeling generally wishywashy about going to the Girls Night out thing. I reread the bios of some of the people who were going, and they were all older, mostly late 30s, early 40s, and I didn't see myself having a lot in common with them.

So, I ditched girls night, and Tim and I went to Kells, a really great Irish pub in downtown, with live Irish music every night. The music was great, I can't wait to go back during the week, it was packed when we were there. We had so much fun. I feel like I'm starting to discover all these cool areas of Portland, and I can't wait to do more.

I am possibly meeting Ava tomorrow night, and I am meeting Tawny Tuesday night. My ad seems to have attracted very cool, like-minded people, and I am looking forward to getting to know them. Tim is going to go out with Joel to watch hockey, probably while I am gone, and that is good too.

Myra put herself to bed tonight at 6 pm. She is in her crate, mostly asleep, and very happy when we bring her her felix and close her crate door. She is so impossibly cute, and such a good dog. It is so cute when she puts herself to bed.