Ah - Portland
I am so glad to be back home from Portland.
Although it is nice to see the family folks on Jim's side, it is also exhausting by the end of a 1-2 day stint. It is all the drama that every family has that gets me.
But every family has its own little drama field.
They are very much different folks than our own family - in many ways. And then at times they are not so different from my own family...
The undertone of communication is different.
The life lessons for each person is obviously different.
But the same patterns of behavior in certain branches is actually strikingly the same.
So weird.
WE also met up with a couple of Jim's friend in Portland itself (his mom and Grandma live in Woodburn which is south of Portland). Needless to say it was fun with them, but I was mildly regretful of my choice for dinner. I chose a fish sandwich that turned out to be kind of blah.
I had wished I had eaten chicken wings instead :P
None the less. Out and on the road and back home had us relaxing in our own peaceful dwelling once again.
Now I have work to get back to, and life to try not to think too hard about. And coffee to retrieve. Because I deserve it.
-Angela
Although it is nice to see the family folks on Jim's side, it is also exhausting by the end of a 1-2 day stint. It is all the drama that every family has that gets me.
But every family has its own little drama field.
They are very much different folks than our own family - in many ways. And then at times they are not so different from my own family...
The undertone of communication is different.
The life lessons for each person is obviously different.
But the same patterns of behavior in certain branches is actually strikingly the same.
So weird.
WE also met up with a couple of Jim's friend in Portland itself (his mom and Grandma live in Woodburn which is south of Portland). Needless to say it was fun with them, but I was mildly regretful of my choice for dinner. I chose a fish sandwich that turned out to be kind of blah.
I had wished I had eaten chicken wings instead :P
None the less. Out and on the road and back home had us relaxing in our own peaceful dwelling once again.
Now I have work to get back to, and life to try not to think too hard about. And coffee to retrieve. Because I deserve it.
-Angela