Here I am hanging out at the Eastport Plaza Starbucks in Portland, OR. I drove down from Renton this afternoon to meet up with my family for an early birthday celebration. Well, it’s not really a major thing, just a little get together with the family and a chance for me to get out of town for a day. I meet up with them every year, so it’s sort of like a tradition for me. Regardless of what I’m doing where I am living, I still take a day to come into town to spend a bit of time with the important people in my life.
The drive down was pretty easy. Lots of traffic, but smooth going. The weather is gorgeous today. Sunny, a few puffs of clouds, and very hot. I’m actually at Starbucks mostly to cool off with the AC (and take advantage of the Wi-Fi). Outside temperature is about 85 degrees, which makes it about 10 degrees warmer in the car. :P
I just finished having lunch with my mom and grandmother at a really cool Chinese seafood restaurant on Powell. I can’t remember what it’s called, but I do remember the word “Om” on the t-shirts of the employees. This restaurant with the mystery name had incredibly good food. The three of us ordered 6 different dishes – far more food than we would normally get – ranging from fresh giant prawns to stirfried clams to a stew beef to simple vegetables. There was so much food that we had to pack up 4 large to-go boxes for me to take home.
Later tonight I’m going to be meeting up with my sister Debbie, my dad, and my stepmom for dinner. I wonder what Debbie is going to get me for my birthday. I mentioned an Xbox on my mandatory birthday list (something she demands every year), so that might show up tonight. Who knows. She usually manages to get something cool all the time. Such a great sister.
Only bad thing about today is Mei couldn’t make it down with me. She wasn’t feeling well this morning, and we decided that it would be best if she stayed home to rest up a bit. A whole day of driving, eating, and hanging with my family can be quite exhausting. Not something you want to do if you’re even slightly queezy.
It’s actually weird spending the whole day without Mei. I’ve become so accustomed to having her around for at least half of the day that anything longer feels odd. I talked to on the phone a few times already, and she sounds like she’s feeling better. I think part of that might have been because she decided to head to Nordstroms to walk around for a bit. Shopping usually makes her feel a lot better. :P
Speaking of shopping, I got some extra spending cash from my mom and grandmother this afternoon. I could do the responsible thing and use it to pay bills and other expenses. Right. Whatever. I’m going to spend on it fun stuff. Don’t know what it will be yet, but I’m sure I’ll find something. :)
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