another post that is child-free

more of our road trip here and here

while matt was sick in bed i had lots of wander around the town time,

so i'd spotted this restaurant out on one of my walks,

so for breakfast we tried this super cute, homey and yummy spot.

 (the owner is originally from the east bay- shocking, since it looks like it could be in oakland)

 matt was taking it easy for his still wonky belly, 

but i enjoyed my delicious breakfast

 we bid adieu to mcminnville, and headed through the willamette valley

which is beautiful and chock full of wineries

 we took in the scenery

 tasted some wine

 and hung out

 back on the road!

this time to portland!

 we stayed at the super hip ace hotel

 

 after hoping some of the cool might rub off on us,

we walked a few blocks over to the massive book metropolis powell's books

 if it was still the mid-80's a young susannah would've been camped out in this aisle 

with her pals nancy drew & the hardy boys

fueled with knowledge, 

we stopped in the ace's bar/restaurant clyde commons

(can you spot our reflection?)

 channeling our best cool kid mugs

 we walked a couple of miles through downtown, over the river 

to the neighborhood 

to dinner at le pigeon

 long wait even with a reservation,

but hey- we had no children with us, and no babysitter to rush home to,

so who cares!

 after a delicious and leisurely meal 

we made the walk home to hipster heaven

 we rocked the ace's continental breakfast,

which was kind of my favorite thing,

and also quite beautiful

(so bear with my photos)

 i loved the spread- totally inspired me to host a brunch at our house rocking the same vibe

 after breakfast we drove about half hour outside of portland to this teeny little town where we rented bikes and hit this awesome trail

 sporty spice

 the trail was beautiful, 

and we even got to ride over old railroad trestles and bridges!

 20 miles of biking this awesomeness &

i was good

(and my bum was so freaking sore considering i never ride a bike)

{i loved this part of the bike trail}

 we followed signs to this little country road, 

where a christian school was holding a massive rummage sale fundraiser.

it was fantastic

(especially since i had had visions of finding some random household items at a spot like this), 

and about an hour later we loaded down our car with all of our treasures!

 roadside stand berries

(so, so, so good)

 and a late lunch at one of portland's food trucks

before meeting some very dear friends for dinner!

sharing a meal with bay area friends, but in portland!

so perfect and fun.

 (my friend court is phenomenal, 

and as a sidenote one of my goals in life is to get her to comment on my blog. 

she is a very faithful reader, but silent. 

even though it will never happen, i still hold out hope! 

comments are fun, people! do you read and then move along? 

join the conversation and say hello in the comments section!)

 matt and chetan, court's husband, get their deep conversation on

after a long day i passed love to my sweet monkeys back at home