whoops!

sorry guys!

i got called out on not updating my blog * but who has time when there is so much to see and do!

so today i drove into seattle after 4 AMAZING days in portland. my god i love that city!

heres so highlights of the past few days:

after leaving san fran (thank you katie moore and charlotte for hosting me) i headed up the 1 towards eureka. and if you have not driven the 1 through marin and sonoma you really should because it is heartbreakingly beautiful. i think it is in the running for farms areas to work on.

i spent the night in eureka and hmm theres not much to say about that--

i then continued on the 1 towards portland passing through the redwoods. i cried of course because who wouldnt? they remind me of a trip i took when i was little with my family and im still as much in awe today as i was then. how could one not believe there is something bigger than themselves when they see something as beautiful and majestic?

once i hit crescent city i got onto the 199 towards grants pass (or maybe the 199 is called grants pass?) again super gorgeous. once i got into oregon i took a picture of myself under the 'welcome to oregon sign' but it took me like 20 mins to figure out the timer on my camera so dont expect many pics of me from the trip...

i arrived in portland friday evening and was lucky enough to stay with pat and cindy ferguson. pat is my uncle jeff's cousin and they live in laurel hurst (looks very similar to the area of pasadena near mjs sans the pretentious people). we went to this awesome community garage sale saturday morning and i bought a sweet sweater. their family--especially their grandson freddy--is so sweet and loving and helped set the standard for the rest of my trip (keep that in mind future hosts! haha i kid! but, seriously...)

portland is an ideal town. its big but with that small town feel. it has great food and views and everything is green. also everyone is super mellow and genuinely kind. basically i might not come back to LA.

i was lucky enough to see a couple friends while there--john cruicshank from LMU and my friend julian from UBC. Julian played host to show me around town. he knew all the spots id be really into and zipping around in his golf yellow 2002 bmw put my prius to shame. we ate at evoe on hawthorne; got coffee at stumptown on belmont; drank tecate at rom tons (is that what its called?); didnt fit in at kells; got photo happy in crema; picked flowers in the rose garden; sat in a tree in washington park; etc, etc, etc. i also got to try some native beers at dueschants brewery which was yum! but i still hate IPA. seriously, smells like b.o.

i left this morning for seattle and am now enjoying time with jessie and her new puppy chilli.
but im way tired and will write more soon.

i really am having a wonderful time on my adventure thus far. i romanticized for weeks about how this trip would be and what i created in my head is lame compared to what im actually experiencing. i really wish you all could be with me but im sure youd get tired of hearing me hit repeat on 'train in vain' for the 10th time...

burn burn burn
kate

*i regret that i am not a strong enough writer to accurately share my experiences in words (i need a ghost writer--charlotte?) once i have some real time to sit and fiddle with this i promise to upload some pics