Erin surprised me with a birthday weekend. It started out by dropping Harley off at the Adorable Pet Lodge and then driving South until we landed in Portland. A great little lunch spot was followed by some window shopping and day dreaming about purchasing new furniture for our new house. Then we made our way to Barefort Sage. Oh my goodness you guys, Barefoot Sage is heaven on earth. Hour foot/ calf massages. Erin couldn't have picked a more relaxing start for our quick get away weekend.
Portland is totally weird. I wish I was serious about photography or video because if I was, I would have had a heyday. Everything was so funny and peculiar and charming and beautiful. Everything. Except for maybe the old movie reel titles. Regardless, we will certainly be spending more time down there.
We stayed near Mississippi Avenue - a perfect little Airb&b close enough to walk to the lively strip. Art, drinks, food, live music on every corner - and a lot of laughter. We started with coffee and a pastry and then ordered one thing before moving to the next place. It was a fun way to have a 5 course meal and visit a lot of different places. We obviously had our last course at a food truck - it seems you have to do that in Portland!
I tried my hardest to soak in every moment with Erin. I have so much appreciation for her and for our relationship. It hasn't always been easy. I have put her through a lot in our short but very long 5 years - a lot of confusion and yo yoing - thank God she is a patient woman!
Erin and I talked about how random it is that out of all the people in the world we are doing life together. When we met we were in relationships with other people and before we got together it could have been so easy for one of us to make a decision to go for another or move someone else instead of here. Sometimes I look at Erin and think, 'Holy shit, I am married to Erin McKinnon.' She was the person I'd call when I wanted a fun night out or when I needed someone to talk to. Now we are married and she's about to have our baby. It's wild. There are so many things that could have put us on a different path - but all of our decisions have led us exactly where we are. We gave each other a high-five and a fist bump and let out a grateful sigh - we are both so grateful that our paths led us to each other. Erin is the perfect person for me to do life with for probably 1 million reasons. I look forward to see where our individual and collective paths go next.
We finished the weekend with a walk in the sun and a quick shopping spree at Nike. The cutest thing in the store, and maybe the entire world, were the baby Nikes. Obviously.
Now we are home. We are getting Poppy's room set up. We are preparing our birth plan. We are agonizing over making the right decision re Poppy's given name. We are talking about the next turn in our path. We feel ready for whatever is to come.
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