LAST THURSDAY on Alberta St.

first day in Portland.
wow.
great so far.
had to get a new power cord for my computer...my old one completely broke!
ugh.

(i'm staying with my aunt Mariah here...she's awesome)

so we went to get the cord, and then stopped at a sweet Goodwill on the way home!
i got some cords for 5 bucks! and a vintage skirt.
super cool.

then one of my oldest friends, Erika called me to tell me her friend would help me set up for a monthly event they have on Alberta St. called Last Thursdays.
so we zipped home, grabbed my stuff and a table and headed back out.

it was a wonderful nite.
i didn't sell anything.
but just the appreciation was enough.
everyone that stopped said, o wow, this is so different, it's so great to see something different.
which is super encouraging considering where i was!
smack dab in the middle of the artsy fartsy district!

so then Erika stopped by with her adorable puppy!
she's amazing.

one thing that i could not get over, everyone smiled at me.
and it totally caught me off guard!
it was great!
people are so accepting and friendly.

so we stayed set up for a bit longer and then decided to pack up and just walk around.
there was a guy handing out fresh lavender,
which by the way might be my new favorite smell!
he had a huge bundle of it and was just giving out handfuls!
it's by my bed right now.
and smells amazing!
(i hear it relaxes you and is good for sleeping...)

so on that note, i'm out.
i'm super tired and still a tad jetlagged.
(so sorry if this post isn't too too creative.)

tomorrow we head to Seattle for Bumbershoot and whale watching!!

i'll be sure to get on the photos too!

xo.

long time no type...

PINKLIGHT 3
Originally uploaded by STRAYcreative

well.
i won't even try to catch up.
as of now i just arrived in Portland.
i'll be here for 3 weeks!
i'm staying with my aunt.
in the sweet 2nd story of an amazing house.
(pics to come...)

this one is from PinkLight Bazaar 3.
go to myspace.com/pinklightbazaar
to see what that's all about.

i only got 2 hours of sleep last nite.
so now it's nap time.

I'm going to try to keep my blog going for this trip.
that would be awesome.
we already ate at this killer little place the Tin Shed earlier.
I had the most amazing sweet potato french toast.
yummmmmmmm.

hope everyone in internet land is doing good.
sorry i bailed for a bit!

xo.Jess