One week to go!

Pretty soon we wont be using the countdown titles anymore. Moving in the normally-mild summer weather turned high 90s in a borrowed $400 1985 Nissan hard body pick up truck without air conditioning is a great way to get used to diversity in the heat. I wont deny there was some unfortunate sweating. On the 7th of September at 96 degrees even the radio left us for cooler weather. Left me to serenade poor Brian with my repertoire of songs, though I think he secretly loves it. The apartment is completely empty! We have nowhere to sit except on the floor. The dogs definitely disapprove of this, especially Rosie, as she is always looking for the most comfortable spot in the joint.

Don't get me wrong, we have been working very hard. But all work and no play make Brian and Lindsay, well, kinda cranky. So thanks to our friend Jason who showed us his "secret" swimming spot on the Clackamas. Both the boys jumped off the cliffs while I chickened out a little and deemed the smaller rocks much more suitable. It was a good day for beer drinking and pot-smoking, well not for us but the for the high school boys who also knew about the "secret spot" anyways! For us it was a great day for our faces in the sunshine and our toes in the cold river.

The party last Sunday went swimmingly... both Brian and I feel very loved in Portland. Many friends from different parts of our lives came out to wish us well. They also drank a good portion of the two kegs that we later found were 10% alcohol from the Rogue guy. That explained a lot, especially how Brian, while looking for the scooter keys that I had hid from him fell asleep with a good 15 people left in the apartment. We love our friends!! You guys rock our world and we are going to miss you!!

The preparation continues... though right now we are taking another little break with some ribs, beers and John Dalys, enjoying what little time we have left in our great city.

The new Portlandia on IFC was filming across the way from our storage unit at the infamous Montage restaurant! I really wanted to be on the show, but I don't have a bird tattoo. Yet!

The girls and Brian taking a post-party snooze!

Just about how we feel.