Strange things...

Last night I had some very strange dreams. One of them was so frightening that I woke up unable to move for several seconds. I had a dream that the house I was living caught on fire and the police department came to put out. Then they had to test all of our clothing to make sure it wasn't going to catch fire as well, while we were wearing it. So the fire department torched me and of course my pants caught on fire. They immediately put it out but it was terrifying! I woke up completely frozen in place but drenched in sweat. Weird.

Weather Wonders :)

I love and respect the weather. I think that the weather gods know this and take it into account. The day we arrived in Portland it was rainy and beautiful. There was relaxing and napping and reading :) The next day was sunny and gorgeous. Perfect day for the beach. Most of the photos taken on the whole trip were taken on the beach. Oregon beaches are absolutely stunning! I would love to visit in the summer. Of course while along the coast line we decided grilled cheese were in order. And what better place to have grilled cheese than at a cheese factory!!!!! The next two days were, again, sunny and glorious. We walked around downtown and ate scrupmtious foods. Enjoyed life :) At Powells (which is a used bookstore that takes up an entire city block!)They had this cool pillar in the Sci-fi area that sci-fi authors signed. Had to snap a few photos. While I was gone there was supposed to be a big blizzard, here at home. Apparently it never happened. The day I got back, however, it stormed! Well stormy-ish. It snowed all night and in the morning it was beautiful and magical!