exploring our new hometown :)

since i had today off, jarrod and i thought what a great day to go exploring? and so that is what we did.
we started the day off at the best buy near PDX bc jarrod had an interview there at noon. guess what?! HE GOT THE JOB!!! yay!!! everyone sing and dance!!! haha. once he told me (while we were in ross- only a short walk away from best buy) i started jumping up and down. he was not as excited as me, on the outside, but i know he's truly glad he has a job again. he was going a bit stir-crazy there w/out anything to do or people to talk to (besides me. he was so excited when he got to go to trader joe's with brandi bc he finally got to talk to another person! haha). that has all changed now. his first day of work is sunday,, and although it's strange to look forward to work, i know he truly be happy to be back. :)
anywho, how can you top exciting news like that? i don't know if i can, but i'll try. haha. so, after ross we ventured to the Hawthorne District (Brandi's suggestion. she's very helpful!) where we ate lunch at the Cup and Saucer Cafe (http://cupandsaucercafe.com/) where i had the "World Famous Garden Scramble." YES it did have VEGETABLES in it, and LOTS. it was DELICIOUS. here's a pic: 

it had zucchini, broccoli, red peppers, and spinach and garden sausage (no idea what that means...). i can't believe how FREAKIN DELICIOUS it was! haha. the toast was whole wheat- they gave us raspberry jam, tasty. there's some potatoes hidden under the toast-yum. haha.

 so, after lunch we explored a few stores down the street. one was jackpot records (http://www.jackpotrecords.com/). then we came upon this awesome vintage clothing store, the Red Light Clothing Exchange (http://redlightclothingexchange.com/). the clothes were like costumes, but for every day use! it was WILD but AWESOME. i bought a cute purse there.

i also saw this AMAZING skirt:

but SADLY, it was a medium. :(

 needless to say, we'll be visiting that store for fun, and clothes, again soon and often. haha. after the red light we went across the street to a vintage furniture store...and that stuff was old. hahah. like....60s-70s style. it was interesting... we went to ben and jerry's after that. (my replacement for blue bell, since there's a ben and jerry's pretty much around every corner. yum) ben and jerry's was our last stop on hawthorne. what a good time. :)
once we left hawthorne, we decided to give the Rhododendron Gardens (http://www.rhodies.org/xtal/csg_index.htm) another shot. (since it was only sprinkling by this point.) the gardens were lovely! and very peaceful. the soft patter of the rain added to the feel. it was beautiful. :) here are some pics (from my cell phone bc someone forgot their professional camera. eh hmm)

pretty, aren't they? :)
after the gardens we went to see the new pirates of the caribbean at my work. i enjoyed it. :) now, we're back home. we may watch some true blood in a bit.
that was our day. quite an adventure. i truly enjoyed every minute of it.
life is good. :D
-sarah-