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Celebrating in February 2023

2/28/2023

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So Many Celebrations!

This is mostly what we celebrated in February.
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We spent 2 weeks in Oregon. Charlie turned 2!

Valentine Girl

We celebrated Valentine's Day...
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Which also happened to be Charlie's second birthday.

Kitty Party

Birthday celebrating lasted through the weekend.
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Charlie tested out her new slide before her little friends came over for her Kitty Party.

Mardi Gras!

A few days later, we made sure to fit in a Mardi Gras celebration.
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We all enjoyed beads. A few of us enjoyed King Cake and Sazeracs. Actually the cake was awful, but it looked festive.
 
Family at the Zoo

​We celebrated President's Day with a trip to the "Oregon Zoo". It was cold and gray but the zoo was lively.
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Charlie enjoyed the fake animals, more than the live ones.
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Most of all she enjoyed the people! We managed to have a (logistically tricky)  reunion, with 12 relatives who drove many hours for a zoo meet-up! Cheers for a gathering of aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins!

Portland Art Museum

Another evening was spent celebrating art! Our dear friend Milissa works at the Portland Art Museum and gave us a warm welcome!
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Charlie explored the museum in her own special way. She experienced the floor, using all body parts and she tested the acoustics with her voice. Finally a multimedia exhibit captured Charlie's full attention. The music and colors were mesmerizing. Before we left the room she said softly, "Good bye colors. I love you."
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We celebrated afterwards at the iconic Jake's Famous Crawfish, which has been around since 1892! 

Celebrating an Old Friend

Don and I slipped away, one morning and drove across the Columbia River into Washington. It was cloudy, but we could view Mount Hood on the drive.
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We met up with my old college pal and her husband at their home. Claire is the one who introduced Don and me, in 1977!

Lunch and a Hike

After a fun lunch outing we hiked near their home. Don and Michael gabbed...
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Claire and I followed behind, reminiscing and laughing. There's never enough time!

​Celebrating Snow!


Portland's second biggest snowfall ever, hit during our stay. Charlie was more than happy to bundle up and head out.
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Charlie did not want to try the sled.
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But she was happy to eat some snow!

Celebrating at the Lighthouse!

The day after the big snow, much of Portland was closed down. But Don and I had reservations for a night at the Heceta Lighthouse!
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Our 4-wheel drive rental got us to the iconic lighthouse by late afternoon. By evening we were enjoying wine and cheese at the Lighthouse Keeper's House B&B, with my sis and sis-in-law.
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Before it got dark, we walked up to the lighthouse. Had it all to ourselves!

​The view from our room was stunning.
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The 7-course breakfast was scrumptious! It was hard to drive away from the cozy white house!
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​One Last Stop... Astoria

We had one more day before heading back to Portland. The snowy drive was gorgeous, but closures slowed us down. We arrived in Astoria by 5.
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We had dinner at a fun place across the street from The Elliott. Next morning was cold, when we explored the waterfront. Once again... needed more time!

​Last Days

The Portland area had more snow, so the last days of our visit were spent hanging out and being cozy at home. No problem with that!
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Saying good-bye to a 2-year old is a lot different than saying good-bye to an infant. Kisses... "Bye Bye Pop Pop. Bye Bye Gramma"
What a special visit. What a memorable February. 
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