my weekend: April 2005

Huge red rhodies! Portland is bursting with blooms this time of year. I love it!

White rhodies and bluebells.

Pink rhododendrons in the rain. Saturday afternoon in the Hilberts' backyard.

Dave on stage at Sassy Jacks.

Gina plays pool at Sassy Jacks on Friday.

Me on Friday night at Dave's show...what am I looking at???

I'm done shopping for ugly clothes

Hello everyone!

I had a very nice relaxing weekend. Friday night Elaine and Gina picked me up to go out to dinner together. The new pizza place we wanted to check out was being checked out by too many other people so we decide to pass on the long line and go to our old favorite Pho Van. It was delicious as always. After dinner we went back to the girls house and Elaine started working again. Gina and I hung for a bit before walking down to Sassy Jacks to see Dave play. It was a solo set which I haven't seen him do in a while and he was really cranking out the songs. He sounded great and the show was fun.

Saturday I had plans to go on a hike with Camille and Jess but the weather was too rainy. Instead I watched the documentary "Dig" which follows around 2 bands for seven (yes 7!) years. It was interesting and made me feel like an incredibly well-adjusted person. I then went to Goodwill and bought some more hideous clothes for the Frisbee Masters which is this weekend. I actually found a shirt that has purple and blue unicorns on it! Later in the afternoon I went over to Gina's house. We drove downtown and met up with Elaine who had a work training all weekend downtown at the Heathman Hotel. We walked to the Dragonfish for drinks before Elaine had to go back to the hotel. Gina and I then went shopping at Columbia Sportwear and REI. We stopped for coffee and then went back to her house. We watched a really terrible movie called "Good Advice". So terrible. I went home after that and read my book before going to sleep.

Sunday I read the paper and did the crossword puzzle. I made a bunch of cards. In the afternoon I met up with Gina and we went to get our hair trimmed. Afterwards she treated me to fish and chips and a pint at the Horse Brass Pub. We played a little cribbage too. We went back to her house and I played games with Erin and Dave (Skip Bo and Rummycub). Dave and I then watched a Nature show on the jungle which was really interesting.

So that was my weekend! Nothing too exciting but it was relaxing and nice. I'm really looking forward to this weekend at the Frisbee Masters. It should a blast and I'm sure I'll take tons of pictures. Please let me know how your weekend was and what you've been doing!

xoxo,
carolyn

One of my favorite pictures of Fluffy. I'm looking at her looking at me. From February 2005

My last picture of Fluff...Friday morning sleeping in my bed.

Sunday evening...rainbows galore on crazy pink rhododendrons

John recovering Elaine's disc from the Clackamas River in the pouring rain....we're dedicated.

Daisy's so cute in the flowers! At McIver.

Mossy trees at McIver.

Someone spent a lot of time and energy working on this frisbee golf course. McIver State Park.

Sprinkling on the Clackamas River.

At McIver State Park-Elaine and Dave in a huge green field. Sunday morning

Fluffy at my old apartment. I wanted to name her Sapphire because of her blue eyes (I was 12 years old! what do you expect!?) but Fluffy was the name that stuck.

Fluff in the kitchen at my new place. She would always seem to sit inside of one of the squares.

the end of an era

Hello everyone!

My weekend started off pretty horrible. On Friday morning I took Fluffy to the Humane Society where I had her put to sleep. I've had Fluff since I was 12 years old so she's been my companion for a very long time. She was about a year old when we got her so she was going on 18 years old....a very old lady cat. She had kidney problems which lead her to drink a lot more water than normal and thus go to the bathroom a lot more often...unfortunately she was getting too old and tired to always make it to the litter box every time. It was such a hard decision which I'd been facing for a long time. I called Mom before I left and she made me feel better. She also told me the Egyptian symbol for joy was a basketful of kittens. (awwww Mom!)

Elaine picked me up as I didn't think I could drive myself there and back. We brought Fluff in and they asked me some questions. I took her out of her carrier and held her and told her I loved her and thanked her for being such a good kitty to me for so long and that I would see her again. I put her back in her carrier, asked Elaine to put her up on the counter and we left. I cried and cried and felt just horrible. When I got home I cleaned up Fluffy's litter box (I had donated all of her food and other stuff to the Humane Society). I took a long, hot shower and then fully expected Fluffy to be standing outside the bathroom door like she always was. I suspect I'll keep "seeing" her out of the corner of my eye for some time. I'm so sad to not have my kitty anymore. I won't be getting another cat anytime soon since Camille, my roommate, is allergic to cats. It really is the end of the era. We'd lived in 3 states together and slept together countless nights. I do miss Fluffers.

I took the day off of work on Friday so I could deal with all of this. In the afternoon I met up with Elaine again and she treated me to sushi for lunch at Ichidai. We went back to her house and watched a movie. Later we met up with Gina at Thatchers for some beers before going back to their house to make dinner. I went home early and slept hard. Fluffy was in my dream just hanging out next to me.

Saturday I watched a documentary in the morning called "The Corporation". It was very disturbing. So corporations have been given the rights of a person though if they were a person they have all the personality traits of a pyschopath. yikes.

In the afternoon Gina and I went to Goodwill to search for hideous ugly clothes. We're going to the Frisbee Masters (for frisbee golf) in a few weeks and ugly polyester clothing is required on the course. We also stopped by the paper store so I could buy more supplies for making cards. We stopped at a tavern on Hawthorne for a beer and a few rounds of Ms Pacman. Gina whooped me since she's a Pacman expert.
Back at her house we made yummy spaghetti for dinner and watched GlobeTrekker on tv. We then went down to a bar I'd never been to before called the A & L with a group of friends to play darts and pool. I didn't feel like staying out late so I was home early and in bed.

Sunday I got an early call from Elaine inviting me to go frisbee golfing. Elaine, Dave and I drove out to McIver state park where we met up with Bryan and John. The park is huge and the Clackamas River runs through part of it. We all worn rain gear (which for me included snowboarding pants...hey my legs were warm and dry!). We got sprinkled on then the sun shined down on us then it was a torrential downpour. Elaine and I both have waterproof shoes which for some reason decided they were no longer waterproof. The course is 27 holes and really beautiful. I took lots of pictures and a had a great time despite my squishy shoes. Elaine lost a disc in the river but John fished it out for her...brrrrr! After golf we were starving so Elaine, Dave and I ate lunch at a restaurant in Estacada on the way back home. Back at their house we laid on the sofas exhausted and watched Supertroopers in all it's stupid, funny glory. haha

After showering and running some errands I went back to Gina's to eat leftover spaghetti for dinner (mmmm the sauce was even better the next day) and then Gina and I played some Skip-Bo. So that was my weekend. Please let me know how you are and what you've been doing! I'll post some pictures today including some of dear old Fluff.

xoxo,
carolyn