A True Life Four Christmases

When you come from a "broken family" it is always difficult when the holiday's come around to decide which side of the family a person is going to spend time with that year, but what happens when you have two "broken families" to contend with? Do you simply chose one and leave the others out, or do you try to accomodate for all? Well this year we attempted the impossible (if not only for the fact that there simply is not enough energy to contend with four families over a single weekend) and did just that.

Dinner and Dominos with his dad on Christmas Eve

Prime Rib and Home Videos with my mom on Christmas Day

Potatoes and Presents with his mom on the day after

Christmas Cake and Conversation with my dad on the day after the day after Christmas

Sadly, when something is boring in real life, it seems even more boring down on paper so instead of boring you with details I will simply leave it at that.

Next year I am thinking of hopping on a plane for sure!

A Sunday Afternoon Downtown PDX

This last Sunday I found myself with the day off and nothing to do. It was a beautiful day, so I packed a lunch and got the little family into the car. Where were we going? Well, that was undetermined. I just drove.
And, like what normally happens when I just drive, I ended up downtown Portland.
I was unaware that the Rose Festival was going on, so the three of us walked the waterfront, explored Saturday market and ended the outing with a stop at one of my favorite Gelato shops (absolute fav is Parsis' on Fremont).

(its rather difficult to get a shadow shot of a dog, especially one that wants to walk in front of me at all times. From left to right: Le Char-Char, Me, E)

Four Generations

This last Sunday we had the rare occasion of getting a majority of our family together to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday party (read about that here).
This is a shot of four generations of the Warren Family. Aren't we beautiful??? Say yes!