Sunday, December 10th., 2023…… We slept in this morning and woke
up to another rainy day! We decided not
to walk the dogs because it was coming down pretty hard. So, Cat fed them while
I went out to get us breakfast and coffee. A little later, she braved the
weather and headed off to church. When she got back, it was time to leave for
our next play. This one is back in Eugene and is called Oh Christmas Tea. We
drove down (carefully in the rain) and got parked. We would be in the small
theater this time as they had another venue in the main theater. So, we left
earlier knowing parking would be tough. We wanted to go across the street to
eat but needed to get parked first. So, Cathye got out and went over to place
an order to go. Meanwhile, I parked the car. The lady directing everyone up the
ramp saw the Honda and came up and said she was giving me a special spot if I
could back in. Of course I did and we would be among the first out! Yaay! I
walked down and met Cat who was just coming back. She said their computers were
down and it would be 45 minutes before they could serve anyone. Whoops! So, we
went in and found some chips and cookies and had a drink in the lobby. As
mentioned, we were in the smaller of the two theaters and went in and got
seated. We were on the right side of the main aisle and our row only had 5
seats. We were on the aisle. The other three stayed empty until the show
started. Then we had to disrupt everyone when the loud couple excused their way
in to our row. Yet one more thing happened! The show started and was maybe 2
minutes in when another last-minute comer went down. She was right in front of
the stage and did not get up. The show stopped and it would be 20 minutes or so
when the EMTs came in and took care of her. Of course our wayward couple, who
had got up again and left, waited until the show was going again before they
came back to the seats and did it again!
But to get back to the show! We
saw Oh Christmas Tea, which was a play with only two guys in it. They were
following a script but did a lot of improv and interacted with the audience and
it was hilarious! We were glad we came!
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After the show, we managed to get
out – since we had great parking! - and drove back through the rain. I had
called Penny and asked her to come feed the dogs and let them out so we didn’t
have to rush home. We changed clothes and rested for a few minutes before
heading off to our sd lessons. Afterwards, we went to Pizza Hut with everyone
and had a bite to eat. Funny, this Pizza Hut doesn’t serve beer or any alcohol
(license issues) or salad (?)! But we
found the little personal pan pizzas are just right for us. We got back home and let the girls out again
and then hit the spa before bed.
Monday, December 11th., 2023…… Rains have let up a bit today so
we had a nice dry morning walk with the girls. After feeding them, we started a
load of their doggie towels in the washer then headed off to the gym and then
on to Kevin’s for breakfast. On the way
home, we stopped at Safeway to get some things for our luncheon on Wednesday.
The rest of the day was spent just hanging out in the house. I did finally get
a call from the procedure desk about getting me in for my cardioversion. Well,
even though I was still upset, I didn’t let loose on them! Especially since they said there was no
special instruction from the cardiologist to get me in asap! Another reason to
drop that guy! Anyway, since I’m back in normal sinus rhythm, I don’t need the
procedure. We hung around the house for the rest of the day and caught up on
some tv programs. We have another DirecTV-blocked station situation going on
again. Last time it was CBS. This time it’s the affiliate owners of the NBC
family of shows. This means that The Voice is now blocked out for Cathye. She
was not happy! But I found it was available streaming on Peacock, which we have
on one tv, so she could get caught up again. Happy wife – happy life! Dinner,
tv, spa and then bed.
Tuesday, December 12th., 2023…… This afternoon Cat has her dental
checkup. She is going to a new dentist so we’ll see how she likes him. Because
it was so close to our sd class, she drove and would meet me at the senior
center. During class, I got a call from my cardiologist. The schedulers
reported to him that I was back to normal sinus rhythm again but they wanted me
to go in to the hospital for an ekg to verify. So, I stopped on the way home
and got that done. Later, it was dinner
and tv and spa.
Wednesday, December 13th., 2023…… Cold and cloudy but no rain – so
we are happy! We got the dogs out and
then fed and then we ate our breakfast. Then we went around the house,
straightening up a bit. David and Omalea
were coming over today for lunch and to visit. They live west of us outside of
Philomath up in the foothills of the Coastal Mountains, about 30 miles or so
from us, so we don’t see them very often. It was nice to spend a couple of
hours visiting and catching up. Later, we did a bit of packing. We go up to
Portland on Friday for an overnighter. We will see Josh and Tait and have plans
with them. More later…
Thursday, December 14th., 2023…… Busy day today. We have the gym and breakfast, we take the girls to the
groomer, we both have massages, and we are heading down to Eugene tonight for
another play. We got a text that Emily was under the weather and didn’t want to
risk anything so the massages were rescheduled. We got the girls in and ran a
few errands (I am looking for some new black jeans) then got the call to pick
up the pups. All in the same trip so that was great! We got back and had some
time to rest before we got dressed and headed down to the Hult for our play.
Hey, guess what! When we got to the lot I could see that MY parking space was
available again! And they let me park
there again! We hit the lobby and got
drinks from the bar, then went over to the souvenir tables and got a glimpse of
what the night would be like! These guys were definitely pros at drag! Some
were obvious but a few were lovely. We quickly discovered that there is
definitely a cult following for this lifestyle!
90% of the entire audience consisted of LBGTQ friendly activists. We saw
all types of ‘interesting’ folks to say the least! The place went crazy when the show started.
We expected to see a play of some kind so we were disappointed that they
showcased each performer on their own. It was interesting but not our cup of
tea. Especially with all of the comments about ‘if you’re not one of us, you
ain’t nothin’! I took some pics ….
We stayed until intermission then got out of there and headed back home. Interesting night but disappointing for us. Oh well, sometimes you get shows that aren’t that entertaining!
Friday, December 15th., 2023…… We were up and going early this morning. We weren’t heading up to
Portland until about noon, but we still had some items to pack and load in the
car. Cat is giving Tait some craft items for her new apartment plus a box of
Christmas ornaments and stuff and we got those ready and loaded. Penny would be
coming over later to stay and would let the dogs out. But Corey is also working
here today so he can do that and Penny can take her time. We made the drive up
and detoured a bit. I wanted to show Cathye the community of Lake Oswego
because she had never been. We drove around the lake and she was blown away
with all of the expensive over-the-top homes on the lake!
We got to our hotel around 3:00pm and valeted the car and got checked in. We rested a bit and then waited for the kids. We took some pics from our floor down to the lobby and also some in our room. ....
Since we had reservations for dinner in the hotel, both were working their day then commuting to us when they got off work. While we were waiting form them, we took a short walk across the street to the square and walked around there a bit...
We went down to the Farmer's Table for our dinner reservations. It was one of the best meals we have had in a long time! Everything was a separate entrée, and each item was way overpriced! Cathye had the scallops, Tait had salmon. Both Josh and I had the flatiron steak. We chose mac and cheese, sauteed mushrooms, puree potatoes, and carrots for the table to share. With drinks, the tab totaled over $313.00 (plus tip). Was it worth the money? – definitely not, but it was delicious! We got the car out and headed off to our next adventure – we were going to the Portland Zoo Lights! All I can say is that they know how to do it right! The entire place was lit up! We rode the zoo train then did the extensive walk around the park. The animals were in for the night (except the elephants)....
but it was magical even without
seeing the others!
We had an 8:30pm reservation at the zoo so we got out just before closing and drove the kids back
to Tait’s place where Josh was bunking for the night. We would see them again
in the morning. We got back and went right to bed after a long but really fun
day!
Saturday, December 16th., 2023…… Plan today was to get the kids and go to breakfast, then go tour the Pittock Mansion. We checked out of our hotel, and headed out. We got a quick tour of Tait’s new place, then left to eat. We chose The Little Grill just a few blocks from her place and had a nice meal.
Then we made the 20 min. drive to
the Mansion. Henry Pittock came here on the Oregon Trail and went to work as a
typesetter for the local newspaper. He ended up owning the whole paper and made
his fortune. He had the ‘mansion on the hill’ built in 1903, complete with the
latest in everything. After they died, it came into disrepair. Citizens of
Portland rallied and assisted the city and the house was refurbished and opened
to the public as a museum. The tour was self-guided and was very interesting.
Here are pics from the day….
We took the kids back to Tait’s
and said our goodbyes. They would be coming down for Christmas eve. We got back home around 4:00pm. So, we had
time to rest before going to our Club dance tonight. But we were both super
tired. Plus, I started coughing and had a terrible headache so we passed on the
dance and just stayed home and rested from the trip.
It was a fun trip!
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