Nate Nate

We'll have a better post with pictures up next week, hopefully, but I wanted to throw something on here before we leave for Chicago tomorrow. Nate was in town Friday to Monday, which was fantastic. It was one of the walkingest weekends of my life, but really good times. Days were made of good food in large quantities, breakfast out every day, a blazers game, saturday market, arcade, billiards, donuts, videogames, and still more walking around. We made it through pretty much everywhere downtown, most of Hawthorne, and a little bit of Mississippi/Alberta. Weather held out well around 55 with infrequent rain.

This was kind of our first run through of hosting someone besides parents, which lent an interesting perspective. I think both of us are feeling pretty comfortable these days in getting around town under the scrutiny of a third party, finding good eats, and filling time with fun stuff. Nate seemed pretty approving of our new apartment and Portland in general. Food carts are a big winner in getting people on board, at least among our friends. You can get a ton of great and varied foods for super cheap.

Anyway, good times were had. We didn't do amazing, but we will have some pictures up later, which is a positive step. Anyone who wants to come out here, we now have space and are happy to show you around.