On December 29th my sister and I drove back up to Portland. We looked at some beautiful Christmas lights (the picture is of an old house in Portland that they decorate with over 1,000,000 lights-very amazing place) and then hung out with my friends Betsy & Bryan. My sister stayed for a while that evening and we played Rock Band on the XBox-it was really fun, even though I didn't know all of the songs.
The rest of the weekend I stayed with and visited my friends Scott & Janelle (and Loene and Samuel!) and Doran & Vineeta. We watched movies, looked at pictures, talked, laughed and just generally had a great time! On Sunday I went to church and saw lots of other friends including Kent & Becky and Gale. I enjoyed catching up with everybody, and just relaxing in a familiar place.
On the way across town I took the picture I included of Pioneer Courthouse Square with the giant Christmas tree and the semi-famous Umbrella Man statue. Then I met my friends/Portland bosses Edmund & Carol for breakfast. They brought me up to date with what's going on with the school in Portland (LCIO/PBC) and I did the same with my experiences here.
And now.... the chickens. Why so many picture of chickens? Well, first of all, I just think chickens are funny. I don't know why, but they make me laugh; something about the way they walk or behave--I think they're very silly animals (well, and delicious too, now that I'm thinking about it!). These specific chickens are the pets / mini-farm / egg producers / (neighborhood attraction?) of my friends Jim, Marie, Kerry, Lucas and Nicolas (the official chicken lover). They invited me to their house for New Years Day with their family, and I spent a fun day with them. Thanks for including me in your family!
And thanks again to everyone in Portland for all the hospitality!
January 2nd I flew to San Jose, California to spend time with my cousins and uncle & aunt, for the last part of my vacation, which I'll save for next time.
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