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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Are you sick of that love quote yet?! Nothing too long to follow, at least not just yet. Life has been crazy, busy, but good. Sometime soon I'll have pages full of pics on here again, but for now, all I have is another quote, because, well... It's completely perfect for this moment.</span></div>
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-81204429806515228442014-02-10T14:53:00.004-08:002014-02-10T14:54:53.302-08:00Snowy Day Snapshots<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Snow started to fall on Thursday morning. I realize that the rest of the country has been dealing with this for weeks now and it's no news flash--but snow just doesn't happen here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For that reason, Portland completely shuts down at the first sign of the stuff. This blizzard was no different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It took me almost FOUR HOURS to make the commute home that afternoon (the usual is forty-five minutes). Thank </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">goodnesss for red wine.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest of the (4-day thank you snow!) weekend has been spent on a snowy walk with Ryan, lunching with my best friend, reading my new book club <a href="http://www.cherylstrayed.com/wild_108676.htm" target="_blank">book</a>, netflixing in my PJs, delving into that Valentine's chocolate that was "for my co-workers" (oops!) and overdosing on tea and zinc to cure my cold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ryan turned thirty at the end of January. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He's been working so hard he barely noticed, but I wasn't willing to let the milestone pass without a bit of a celebration. In between ambulance shifts at the Oregon coast Ryan spent a few days doing his favorite thing: fishing. I joined him in Newport for the weekend where we ate our weight in crab, sampled Rogue Distillery's creations, enjoyed a delicious meal at our favorite seafood joint courtesy of Ryan's mom and soaked up all the rare January sunshine.</span></div>
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-20710607202177572592014-02-05T06:50:00.000-08:002014-02-05T06:50:00.278-08:00How to Make a Marriage Last<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By no means am I a marriage expert, b</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ut I've learned a few things since Ryan and I began life as a married couple nearly four and a half years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The biggest lesson for me about marriage: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Don't sweat the small stuff, and pick your battles.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a hard one for me, as I like to have the last word and have things just my way... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But those things are not as important to me as happiness in my marriage, so I've learned to let the little things go, which I think is important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On our wedding day we asked friends and family to share their advice to us as newlyweds. Some of my favorite responses:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>-Laugh a lot, love a lot, and lower your expectations.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>-Tough times usually come--the perfect time to hold each other closer.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>-Love is a verb, so do it. It doesn't just happen.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(And my personal favorite:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>-Ryan, she is always right!! Just nod your head and say, "Yes dear.' Trust me on this one!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That brings me to this article my mom saved for me awhile back where couples who had been married for an extended period of time shared their own marriage advice.</span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Talk about things that matter.</b> It’s so easy to waste time talking about routine matters of work, family or chores. Happy couples talk about their dreams, fears, hopes and fantasies. They share very private and personal feelings and thus stay emotionally engaged with their partner. With a psychological security based on trust and communication, these couples can truly be themselves and experience that amazing feeling of being safe and accepted in another’s presence.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be nice.</b> We all want to feel special, particularly from our lifelong partner. The experts have found that little things mean a lot in a relationship. Simple things such a genuine compliment, a thoughtful surprise and special attention during tough times really matter. They reflect a caring and concern that mean a lot more than flowers once a year.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Celebrate life.</b> A colleague of mine left work early to take her husband out for dinner to celebrate his recent positive evaluation at work. I voiced some surprise at making such a big deal over such a routine event. My friend gently advised me that their family constantly searches out opportunities to notice and enjoy events that others may view as routine. Successful partners enjoy each other, and they actively look for ways to have fun. They are attentive to the small accomplishments of their partners.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Argue gently.</b> Conflict is inevitable in any relationship. Arguments about making, saving and spending money are the number one sources of tension between partners. Good couples don’t ignore such problems, but deal with them in a respectful way with lots of compromise and communication. They avoid bringing up past hurts but focus on coming up with acceptable solutions for both partners.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; padding: 0px 0px 8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fight boredom.</b> So much of how we live our lives is due to routine and habit. After a while, it is natural to get bored by your partner and seek excitement elsewhere. Committed couples avoid that malaise by taking risks and trying new activities. This adds a vitality and excitement to your relationship and makes it more enjoyable to be around your partner.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Food for thought as many of us resolve to be better in 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My marriage and relationships are a high priority this year. The older I get the more I continue to realize it's the people in our lives who matter most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And also, I will continue to pick my battles and remember not to sweat the small stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Somehow it's already February(?!?!) and I have not yet posted photos from Christmas... Forgive me. Here are some snapshots from the last month of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Hannukah :.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Cutting down our Christmas trees :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Christmas decor :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Cocktails :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Date night at the art museum :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Mom's birthday :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Grandma turns 90 :.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Christmas Eve cookie decorating :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Christmas Eve :.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">{aka that night I got too close to a candle and singed some hair}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Christmas Day :.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">{Christmas sweaters circa <a href="http://newmanadventure.blogspot.com/2011/12/twas-weekend-of-christmas-and-heres.html" target="_blank">Christmas 2011</a> and yes, both mine and Ryan's are the same size}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Gift exchange with my girlfriends :.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">{we share one of our "favorite thing" with everyone, Oprah style}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: Day after Christmas with Ryan's fam :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.: NYE dinner :.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">December was a festive and relaxing way to end the year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2014 is off to a good start so far, with many unknowns and various changes on the horizon. We will do what we always do, and make it a great year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hope your new year is off to a great start!</span><br />
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-86227223657642088712013-12-31T11:34:00.000-08:002013-12-31T11:34:16.473-08:00Wrapping Up Fall<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although it wasn't official until last week, winter has been here for awhile now. Freezing temps, bare trees and dark days long ago replaced the colorful leaves and sunshine I loved and appreciated so much in fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A trip to the coast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanksgiving in Eugene </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">(first time at home for the holiday since 2009!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Thanksgiving round two in Portland</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Date nights</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Celebrating small moments and big milestones with our closest friends</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcoming new family</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A new season has begun and soon we'll start a new year. We have lots to hope for and work for in 2014, and lots and lots to be thankful for too.</span></div>
Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-39712836614600481462013-12-29T13:28:00.001-08:002013-12-29T13:28:30.034-08:00Weekend in Bandon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes I forgot how lucky we are to be Oregonians. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of the country's prettiest beaches and mountains are just a short drive away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back in November Ryan and I ventured to Bandon, a small beach town on the southern coast of the state. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It wasn't a short drive, but it was a beautiful one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pretty scenery, walks through Old Town, a Game Park with baby cats, some of my favorite seafood, the best candy store I've found to date, and cozy beachside fires. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You're not too shabby, Bandon.</span></div>
Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-35449482701862194782013-11-20T15:54:00.003-08:002013-11-20T15:54:48.128-08:00Happy, Thankful<br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You are alive.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You are able to see the sunrise and the sunset.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 1.7em;">You are able to</span><span style="line-height: 1.7em;"> </span>hear birds sing and waves crash<span style="line-height: 1.7em;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You can walk outside and feel the breeze through your hair and the sun’s warmth on your skin.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have tasted the sweetness of chocolate cake.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You didn’t go to sleep hungry last night.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You awoke this morning with a roof over your head.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You had a choice of what clothes to wear.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You haven’t feared for your life today.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 1.7em;">You have</span><span style="line-height: 1.7em;"> </span>overcome some considerable obstacles<span style="line-height: 1.7em;">, and you have learned </span><span id="more-543" style="line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span><span style="line-height: 1.7em;">and survived.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You often worry about what you’re going to do with your life – your career, your family, the next step, etc. – which means you have ambition, passion, drive, and the freedom to make your own decisions.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You live in a country that protects your basic human rights and civil liberties.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You are reasonably strong and healthy – if you got sick today, you could recover.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have a friend or relative who misses you and looks forward to your next visit.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have someone with whom to reminisce about ‘the good old days.’</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have access to clean drinking water.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have access to medical care.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You have access to the Internet.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 1.7em;">You can read.</span></li>
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Life is pretty good.</div>
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-92030292057336672512013-11-03T18:45:00.001-08:002013-11-03T18:45:31.976-08:00Weekend Road Trip<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love three day weekends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Over the summer I had Mondays off every week. While that was pretty great, there's something about those long weekends that only come around sporadically that makes a person appreciate them even more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On a recent three day weekend in October, Ryan and I took a mini road trip from Portland to Seattle and back down to the Oregon coast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have come to realize that it's really not the special occasions that make life wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In fact, it's those random days <i>between</i> birthdays, holidays, and milestones that make up the most wonderful times of our lives. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lately my favorite moments have been Duck games with family and old friends, weekend breakfasts, dates with my bestie, baking with mom, Friday night wine tasting with the girls, fall manicures, and nature's beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday was the first cloudy day we've had in nearly two weeks. That is a RARITY in Portland. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I asked my students in Korea to share their favorite holiday, nearly all of them said fall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Fall?</i> <i>Wrong.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Summer of course, is the best season</i>, I thought to myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But then I lived through a summer in Busan, with its sticky humidity, obnoxious cicadas and ever present <i>mogis</i> (mosquitos). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally September came, providing the relief of cooler but still warm weather, the absence of humidity, and sunshine every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As an Oregonian this is unheard of. Sunshine? Once summer is gone the sun goes with it, and in its place: rain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But not this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ryan and I have missed three years of fall in Portland and this city is trying hard to win us back by giving us the most beautiful October I can remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I found my new favorite season.</span></div>
Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-41915546712245181382013-10-08T16:29:00.001-07:002013-10-08T16:52:22.296-07:00Advice, in Advance<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">Like most people, I have reflected on stages of my life after they've passed and thought about what I could have done differently. Often my regret is simply that I didn't appreciate what I had when I had it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">College comes to mind, when a dilemma consisted of debates with friends over which restaurant in the dorms should be the meeting spot for dinner, which season of Sex and the City should kick off the marathon, or which college bar should be the first stop of the night. (Don't worry mom and dad-I studied too.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think it's natural to live through an event or a time period and reflect on what you would change </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">if only you had known. </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> If given the chance, twenty-nine year old me would grab my twenty-one year old college self by the shoulders and say: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-"Take more risks! Study abroad for a term. Ignore that fear of the unknown and fear of missing out and step outside of your comfort zone." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-"Take a language class. Who cares if it meets five days a week and you want Fridays off?!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-"Enjoy the years living with girlfriends. Sharing clothes and having impromptu chats in the hallway seems easy, but someday you'll have to check seven different calendars to make girl's night happen."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-"Live it up. Stop chasing the future and enjoy <i>the now</i>. Life will not be this simple again for awhile. Maybe ever."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There will undoubtedly be things I will wish I had known as the next decade passes. For that reason, I'm willing to take advice from someone who's been there before me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While I don't relate to every item on this list, many are things that I am constantly working on, and others are things I could definitely stand to remember.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was a Twentysomething</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By Candace Walsh, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/candace-walsh/13-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-twentysomething_b_3890799.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women" target="_blank">via Huffington Post</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear Twentysomething-year-old Me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. When that man you have a crush on asks, "Are you a good girl or a bad girl?" laugh in his face, spin on your heel and ignore his calls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Wear sunscreen. At least around your eyes and above your currently pert upper lip's cupid's bow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Just because you share blood with people doesn't mean you have to give them the time of day if they are hell-bent on making you feel small, misunderstood and wrong. You've given them enough chances. Cut the cord.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Sign up for small automatic savings deposits that kick in every time you get paid. You'll be making down payments on your own future freedom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Rejection is not a sign that you should stop doing what you love. It is married to doing what you love. It should not be kneecapping you. Embrace it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. If you have a problem with a valued friend, bite the bullet and talk about it. Don't just disappear on her or him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Tell the truth. People really do sense it when you lie to them, and it makes them distrust you or themselves. It's the darndest thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. You were raised to think that you should be married well before 30 -- and that everything else you fill your life with adds up to failure if you remain single. That's a giant bucket of steaming dookie. Be choosy. The happiness you're chasing is actually suffusing your life right now. You will look back on this time very wistfully when you've got spit-up in your hair and a husband who expects hot meals, a sparkling-clean house and you to resemble the cutie he married.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Reconnect with your gut. I know you were raised to ignore it, and to first please others. Without a connection to your gut, you have no compass. Listen to it. If it squawks, pay attention. The more you listen to it, the more you'll avoid messy/self-destructive detours and align with your own satisfying path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. You are so beautiful right now. Your skin is amazing. Your metabolism is forgiving. You have epic amounts of energy and curiosity. Do not look to others to fuel up your self-esteem. You're made of awesome. Own it and others will see it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. Go easier on your mother. Every single thing (except for maybe three) that annoys and disappoints you about her will be something you recognize in yourself as you get older. That's one big bakery full of humble pie you're cooking up right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12. Don't be competitive. Be collaborative. There's plenty of room at the table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13. Your dream life is not something that will appear to you, or not, like an elusive, mythical unicorn. You build your own specifically perfect life every time you listen to your gut, shake off rejection, honor friends, embrace choosiness, feed your savings account, recognize your own arrogance and ignore dudes who speak bimbo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">{Feel free to comment with your own bits of advice!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fall is now in full effect, with unseasonably cold and wet weather arriving just in time for the change of seasons. We did our best to soak up every last bit of sunshine while it lasted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">View from our Labor Day boat ride on the Columbia River</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Visiting the new little one of our close friends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Studying español</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last outdoor happy hour drinks of summer</span></div>
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-90360853288442650362013-09-29T12:23:00.003-07:002013-09-29T12:23:32.928-07:00Go Ducks! And College Reminiscing<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Duck football season is here! For the first time in four years, Ryan and I are back home in the great state of Oregon during the most exciting sports season of the year. While in Asia we watched the Ducks streaming on our laptops, on our iPod touch, and in one desperate pinch--from my parents' TV, pushed up to their computer over skype. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year we made the drive to Eugene for the Ducks' opening game. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We were finally there, live and in person at the infamous Autzen Stadium. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tailgating with my girls was as fun as ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even when we couldn't find our spot and had to make cocktails under a tree...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the game we spent some time touring campus, reminiscing about the years where we formed the friendships we still have today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">August has always been my favorite month. The weather is pretty much guaranteed to be warm, (which is not something can you say about most months in Oregon) there is always a wedding that brings together family and/or friends, my family goes on their annual camping trip, the Ducks play their first football game, Ryan and I get to celebrate our anniversary, and at the end of the month, I have a birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In August people realize that summer is coming to a close, so those long warm nights are not taken for granted. This August was definitely one to remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">+Belated Happy (31st!) Anniversary to mom and dad</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">+Celebrating at a friend's gorgeous wedding</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">+Brunch amidst Ryan's crazy August schedule to celebrate <a href="http://newmanadventure.blogspot.com/2013/08/four-years.html" target="_blank">four years of marriage</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We haven't spent an autumn at home since 2009. How much has changed since then! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every year the extended family on my mom's side takes a camping trip on the Washington coast. We've had this tradition since I was a little girl, and I have many fond memories of s'mores, sunsets, swimming, and campfires. There was no swimming this year, and we were missing many of the family members, but the memories were just as fond.</span></div>
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<br />Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-78918988581565018052013-08-16T11:49:00.000-07:002013-08-16T11:49:04.692-07:00Pretty happy...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After a week fighting fires in rural eastern Oregon Ryan is back and ready to pack up his tent yet again--this time for a weekend of camping with my extended family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I see s'mores, beach walks, campfires and probably rain, in our future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Concert in the park</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Homemade Happy Hour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Birthday shenanigans</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Kimchi Tacos</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Bridal shower</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+The Great Gatsby and cocktails with my girls</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Sunday brunch</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Relaxing evenings with friends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Brewer's Festival on the waterfront</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Dining al fresco with family</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+Blueberry picking and homemade tart</span><br />
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-7293936950431070132013-08-08T22:34:00.002-07:002013-08-08T22:34:21.412-07:00Four Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-45154803145124180122013-07-29T23:39:00.000-07:002013-07-29T23:39:00.470-07:00Over the Weekend I Learned...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That a plan for a weekend away in <a href="http://newmanadventure.blogspot.com/2013/06/weekend-in-newport.html" target="_blank">Newport</a> can quickly turn into a weekend home alone when your husband is an on-call wild land firefighter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That 28 (<i>ok, ok practically 29</i>) doesn't make you too old for a slumber party with the girls...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but it does make you too old to fall down in the street (in front of roughly 150 people) and scrape your knee, foot and elbow </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(which I<i> did</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That <a href="http://www.pdxpedicab.com/Portland_Pedicab/Home.html" target="_blank">pedi-cabs</a> are a great mode of transport </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That summer in the Pacific Northwest really is almost perfect </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That <a href="http://punchbowlsocial.com/pdx" target="_blank">a bar in a mall</a> is not as weird as I thought it would be </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Gatsby-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0743273567" target="_blank">this (very short) book</a> is proving impossible to finish...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but that I've got to get it done by Wednesday in time to see the movie! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That the <a href="http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/" target="_blank">Brewer's Festival</a> is just as fun as I remembered it being...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and is great for people watching!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That huckleberry beer is not as delicious as it sounds...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but that pineapple vodka with jalapeno sweet and sour mix is even more delicious than you would think </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That it's perfectly acceptable to stay in PJs until 3:00 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1416765/" target="_blank">this show</a> really is as good as everyone says...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(and may cause people to stay in their PJs until 3:00 pm) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and that <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette/" target="_blank">this show</a> gets worse every week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That I still really don't know how to work the coffee maker without Ryan here to operate it for me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but luckily there are way too many coffee shops in Portland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That <a href="http://www.luclackitchen.com/" target="_blank">this place</a> rivals my <a href="http://www.saucebox.com/" target="_blank">favorite spot</a> for happy hour in town...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I need to get back there asap </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That three-day weekends are great, but four-day weekends are wonderful </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That dinners at home with family are just as good as any fancy meal out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(or even better) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-That I really miss my honey when he's gone...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but that I have <b>the best</b> girlfriends and family to spend time with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I am truly lucky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Only four more days until next weekend :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Really hoping my honey is home!</span></div>
Norah {Busan and Beyond}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18054637469808138628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141815914128841632.post-91161346620654824462013-07-26T00:10:00.001-07:002013-07-26T00:11:09.470-07:00The Streets of Portland: North Williams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Many of Portland's neighborhoods have bloomed during the time we spent abroad. The transformation of unkempt streets, abandoned buildings and deteriorating homes into welcoming, funky, and popular areas is incredible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clothing boutiques, thrift shops, home decor stores and ice cream parlors are popping up one strip of Williams Avenue in north Portland. Trendy restaurants and cocktail bars now serve everything from Jewish food to Peruvian eats. We went for brunch <a href="http://tastyntasty.com/sons/" target="_blank">here</a> recently and took a walk around Williams to see what we could see.</span></div>
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