7/7/7

I have been so out of it this week that I have fallen behind in reporting any festivities.

Tuesday:
A friend of mine, B, was in Portland taking care of various things and was able to spend some time with me. On Tuesday, we made the pilgrimage to Burgerville for a snack. I've talked before about how much I love this place. Not only is it damn good but they also rely on Northwest products. Their new seasonal items are Walla Walla onion rings and raspberry shakes. Gulp. You haven't experienced bliss until you have tried these two items. After our little snack, we met E, K and S at the Chapel Pub (McMenamin's location at a former funeral home/wedding parlor). We drank many pitchers of Terminator Stout and had baskets of tots. And, I wonder why I have gained weight?

Wednesday:
I took B to the airport at a very early hour. I then slept most of the day. I woke up in time for the dorm event of the week. We had a bbq on the deck. K did an amazing job cooking up a great spread of food. We welcomed two new members to the dorm - another K and M. (I am trying to be respectful by not including people's names on the blog but this could be hard when people share the same initials). My friend, S, joined us. It had been an incredibly hot day but it was nice in the shade. After we ate, we moved indoors to the common room to watch tv and cool off. We got hooked into the children's movie, Matilda. I've posted photos so you can see how entranced we were in the story. We went back outside when it became dark. We had a great view of fireworks - the West hills, downtown Portland and surrounding neighborhoods. People in Portland take their fireworks very seriously. At one point, we had a hard time guessing when the professional fireworks had started. A neighbor close to us went a little crazy. I checked on Elston a few times and she seemed okay. I was surprised because our apartment was lit up with their fireworks.

Rest of week:
I have spent the rest of the week feeling incredibly tired. I went to the doctor on Thursday and had a round of bloodwork done. I'm increasingly anemic and we need to redo some of my liver tests. They are also wondering why I have had some hand tremors and night sweats. I have another doctor's appointment next Friday so we'll see what they recommend. I decided to take it very easy this weekend. I did go to the farmer's market this morning and loaded up on good things - more raspberries, Marionberries, spinach, onions, Yukon gold potatoes and I had a tasty crepe. I also bought my weekly batch of amazing ravioli. This one contains ingredients from the farmer's market - asparagus, carrots, onions and 3 types of cheeses. Have I mentioned how much I love all of the fresh berries?