A visit from the 2110 girls + Mike!

Pauline had been planning a trip to visit Portland at some point this summer, and we were able to coordinate it so that it coincided with Amanda and Mike's West Coast road trip; also, since Jo lives up in Seattle, she took a few days off to come down as well...it turned into a 2110 reunion! What's 2110 you ask? Well...the girls and I (along with Christal who couldn't make it) lived in a house at 2110 Wesley in Evanston during our senior year in college. They were all bridesmaids in our wedding, and I was also a bridesmaid in Amanda and Christal's wedding. Ever since college, we've been able to stay close even though we were all scattered throughout the country. The weekend worked out perfectly as it was the weekend Brad was in Las Vegas for his best friend Paul's bachelor party and it was also Pauline's birthday!


One of the first stops the group wanted to make was to VooDoo Doughnut! So of course, I couldn't say no. They are known for having wacky doughnut creations such as a maple bacon doughnut, a doughnut that looks like a voodoo doll (with jelly inside), and doughnuts topped with Tang, cereal, candy, etc. It was a 45 min. wait...but it was worth it!


Here's a pic of the display case. It made for the hardest decision of the day - which doughnuts to pick??


After VooDoo, we headed to both the Farmer's Market and the Saturday Market (definitely must-dos in Portland if you're ever visiting). While at the Saturday Market, we ran into Matt and Kristina. Portland can be a small city sometimes :)


For Pauline's birthday, Mike gave her his absence - he went to the Portland Beavers baseball game while the girls got a night out to celebrate Pauline's birthday. We met up with Courtney, who lived on our floor in our sophomore year dorm, along with my personal trainer and some of his friends at a club downtown.


The next morning Brad came back to Portland and cooked us all a big breakfast. It's what we do for our visitors :)


After breakfast, the girls and I headed out to do what we do best - shopping! Mike and Brad headed to the International Rose Garden. Before they left, they cleansed their sense of smell with an inhale of Pauline's peonies (that Jo got her from the Farmer's Market).


I know this picture is kind of random. My company picked a select few of us from the office to attend the Portland Business Journal's 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies Awards Ceremony at the Portland Art Museum. We have ranked #1 for 2 years in a row and then last year we ranked #16. This year, we won #19!

Stay tuned...the next blog post will be about our weekend trip to Seattle this past weekend.