We traveled to Beaverton area, near Portland, OR , to visit our friends, Bobbie and Dave and Paula Hammond. For 4 days we had a little slice of heaven. Of course, all the adventures we'd been having and places we've seen make me think of heaven too, but I think one of our most glorious times in heaven will not be adventures, but enjoying the company of God's people. We met the Hammonds when we first moved to CA from Florida. We had lots of family here, but they were the first friends we met. They both have so much wisdom and are just a joy to be with. Our time with them, as usual, was blessed. We also received a bonus of getting time with their daughter Paula, and "surprise!" their granddaughter Melissa, who was visiting from Southern, CA. We had a blast berry picking with Melissa and Paula. (OK, it brought back my days working on the blueberry farm, and lets just say I got a little carried away--as a matter of fact, our efforts ended up filling freezers in Bobbie's home as well as Paula's for the next few days!)
Dave and Bobbie moved to Oregon several years ago to be closer to Paula and we have missed them terribly. Our visit was way overdue. We spent time strolling the neighborhood and walking the kids to the park--Oregon was much warmer than Washington, but so green and lush. Our best time was spent in their livingroom or family room just talking and laughing. They are all a blessing to us.
On Saturday, Nathaniel and Mark had to head home for Nat's boyscout camp. The traffic in Portland is so bad that we decided to take the high speed train. Bobbie was so sweet to accompany us on the long train ride to the airport. It certainly beat driving, and the kids thought it was a great adventure.
I am ashamed to say, I don't have many pictures. I had the same occurence in my time with my family in Washington...when I finally sat down to load pictures, I thought, "Where are all the wonderful times with my family that we had???" , then again on this last visit I was asking the same question. Apparently, when I am visiting loved ones, I am focused on visiting and not running around taking pictures. The only reason I have any of Bobbie, Dave, Paula and Melissa is Hannah commandeered my old camera. Next trip, she's in charge of photography!
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