After such an eventful week last week, I wasn't sure how this week could compare. Well, with the obvious exception of my first MARATHON that happened on Saturday, that is! You can read about it and see pictures
here.
The weather in September in the Pacific Northwest is incredibly beautiful! I love where we live. The huge evergreen trees that surround us are always so pretty. When the wind picks up, I can hear it rushing in the trees across the street and it sounds a little like rushing water. I got a couple pictures this week of him getting on the bus, and you can see how beautiful the big trees are in the background.
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| Luke getting on the bus on a beautiful September morning! |
Logan and I went out this week to do some errands. We stopped by Fred Meyer and checked out some coffee tables, as we continue to brainstorm about home renovations and how the furniture will all be arranged. We stopped at Baskin Robbins for some ice cream cones as well! Tasty treat with a fun kid.
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| Logan acting as a point of reference for the size of this coffee table |
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| Enjoying a little lick of Dad's ice cream cone! |
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| Showing off that cute grin, minus one tooth, of course. |
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| Awkward selfie |
This was a big week for our family back in Utah, as Jordan few to Peru to enter the Lima MTC as his mission began. He'll be in the MTC for approximately six weeks before flying to Iquitos which is near (in?) the Amazon, bordering Brazil.
Mom sent me this picture of Jordan and herself just outside the gates near the Salt Lake Temple from their trip there. She told me it was such a nice experience to be in the temple with him and get to have that sacred time together there. I'm confident he will be an effective missionary and have some really wonderful experiences as he learns Spanish and prepares to teach the people there.
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| Mom and Jordan at the Salt Lake Temple |
On Saturday after the marathon, we met up with David and Sara (and Lauren) to go try a cool floating burger joint off of Airport Way in NE Portland. It's called "The Deck" and is seasonal, as the owners float it back up the river during the winter months.
When we met up with them near the Shell station by WA-14, we were shocked to see them step out of their car fully decked out in formal attire. Sara had her prom dress on and David was dressed in a suit and tie, complete with the coat. We were a little surprised and a lot confused, as they were the ones that had told us the dress code was "casual." After some confused looks and questions, they laughed and explained it was a last-minute decision to play a joke on us, as they had their formals in the car or near the car from some other thing that had been going on.
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| Holdaways and Lenzes at the Deck |
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| A little post-marathon selfie |
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| Close-up detail of my race shirt, another trophy! |
On Sunday evening we had the sister missionaries over again. Sister Rasmussen (my "cousin") often brings her ukulele. She demonstrated a cool technique that adds a little percussion to a regular strumming pattern. I think it's called "chunking," but it's something that I hope to learn to do once I get a ukulele and get going on my 30x30 goal of learning to play.
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| For future reference, Lanikai is a good ukulele brand apparently |
msh
