Jamie wanted to introduce her sister, Jessica, to dear old dad and the city of Portland. So they packed their bags (many for Jamie and one for Jessica) and headed for the great Pacific Northwest.
Patty and I met them at the airport with a chauffeur-looking sign and a couple of long stemmed roses. Portland really is the City of Roses, you know. Everyone who saw our sign thought we were there to meet royalty or at least some movie stars. When J&J spotted us they cracked up at the sign and it proved to be a great "icebreaker" since this was the first time meeting Jessica. Jessica is really a sweet girl and not anything like Jamie made her out to be. Ha, ha.
After dropping off their bags at home everyone was hungry so we headed to one of Jamie's favorite food spots. Pambiche is a Cuban restaurant with a great happy hour menu and wonderful desserts. We took full advantage of both and had a leisurely late lunch. We got to know Jessica better and discussed what the next week in Portland would be like.
After lunch we had to go by Jamie's favorite Portland bakery, Helen Bernhard's, to order our Easter cake and pick up some goodies for the week. Jamie ordered a 2 layer white cake with lemon jelly filling and lemon flavored French creme frosting with Easter related stuff decorating the top. Pictures to follow on day 6 blog.
Patty bought special iced cookies and later that evening we went to Bill and Steven's (our neighbors) so Jessica could meet them. As usual, they were gracious hosts and accepted Jessica right away. She got the royal tour of their house while we shared the cookies and had coffee/tea.
Back home we made up the futon downstairs for Jessica. The cats went off to bed in the garage and it was lights out.
Patty and I met them at the airport with a chauffeur-looking sign and a couple of long stemmed roses. Portland really is the City of Roses, you know. Everyone who saw our sign thought we were there to meet royalty or at least some movie stars. When J&J spotted us they cracked up at the sign and it proved to be a great "icebreaker" since this was the first time meeting Jessica. Jessica is really a sweet girl and not anything like Jamie made her out to be. Ha, ha.
After dropping off their bags at home everyone was hungry so we headed to one of Jamie's favorite food spots. Pambiche is a Cuban restaurant with a great happy hour menu and wonderful desserts. We took full advantage of both and had a leisurely late lunch. We got to know Jessica better and discussed what the next week in Portland would be like.
After lunch we had to go by Jamie's favorite Portland bakery, Helen Bernhard's, to order our Easter cake and pick up some goodies for the week. Jamie ordered a 2 layer white cake with lemon jelly filling and lemon flavored French creme frosting with Easter related stuff decorating the top. Pictures to follow on day 6 blog.
Patty bought special iced cookies and later that evening we went to Bill and Steven's (our neighbors) so Jessica could meet them. As usual, they were gracious hosts and accepted Jessica right away. She got the royal tour of their house while we shared the cookies and had coffee/tea.
Back home we made up the futon downstairs for Jessica. The cats went off to bed in the garage and it was lights out.
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