That quote was by: Gilbert A Chesterton. Not that anything or anyone is raining on my parade, it's just been raining A LOT lately (which i love) and i really liked that quote.
So, i had today off and decided we should do some exploring since everything has pretty much been put in its place and jarrod and i both had free time. We went to this restaurant for lunch, the Arleta Library Bakery and Cafe (http://www.arletalibrary.com/) bc our roomie/landlady mentioned that it was good and it has been featured on Food Networks Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It was pretty good. :) i had the gooey grilled cheese sandwich on italian bread. yum, yum, yum. jarrod had The Witless, which was pretty much a turkey sandwich with bacon. The cool thing was they used red beets instead of tomatoes bc they only use local ingredients and tomatoes are out of season right now. there was a lot of organic stuff mentioned on the menu, so that was cool. i like that it was local, and tasty! :) it was a really nice place overall. the cook was wearing strange attire: a black t-shirt, polka dot pajama pants, and black crocs (forgot to mention he had dreadlocks, and he was white. haha) but he was really nice and so were the rest of the staff. i wouldn't mind eating there again.
after we had lunch, we were gonna go visit the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (also suggested to us by Brandi, our roomie). Sadly, that visit did not happen bc as soon as we walked out of that little cafe, it started POURING rain. so there went that plan. since it was raining we decided we'd go to the Best Buy by PDX (the airport) to see if they had any computer chairs we'd be interested in. no luck, but that's alright, i found some chairs in the garage to hold us over until we find a chair we want.
after best buy, we went to a place called the Grotto (http://www.thegrotto.org/) which was this really old sanctuary type place. it was pretty cool (weather wise, as well. i don't think it's made it to the 60s since last week. lol. it's a tad chilly around here). it's pretty much a huge garden and as you walk around, you see stories of the bible being played out through statues and such. it was really nice until it started raining, then it got really cold! haha. we trekked on though, and by the end of the walk, our pant legs were pretty much soaked, but i'll say it was worth it bc that place was so peaceful. i really enjoyed that. :)
here, i can post some pics that jarrod took of The Grotto:
jarrod was testing out his photographic abilities. haha.
that's pretty much been our day so far. i think in a bit we may go eat some asian food around here (bc we live in china town) and then tonight, the Festival of Roses begins with some fireworks down by the river (if it's not raining, i assume. haha). All in all, it's been a good day off. :)
that's all for now.
-sarah-
p.s. it's sunny outside right now...the weather here is kind of confused as well, but never with temperature, just with whether or not it wants to rain or be sunny. fine by me. haha.
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