Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 5 and Souvenirs

Oh Portland, city of my heart, in the state of my heart. Only in you will a random telephone pole on a random city corner have stunning roses twined around its base.

Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 4

Ahh, the last full day of our Oregon trip dawned, and it was bittersweet. Our breakfast was the second round of delicious Blue Star donuts we picked up the day before, along with fresh pears from Ruby's garden.

Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 3

The city is magic, but Oregon nature? It truly overwhelms me, in the very best of ways.

Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 2

It was our first full day in Portland, the second day of our trip. And what a gorgeous view to walk out to that morning!

Magical Oregon Trip September 2019 - Day 1

 

A year ago this month, I returned to Oregon for the first time in thirteen years, both so that I could go on a spiritual retreat after a year and a half of hell in my personal life, and also so that I could discover whether my love of Oregon from my teens and early twenties was still alive. I discovered quite quickly it was.

This year's journey only further solidified to me that not only do I love Oregon, but it is, as in all true healthy relationships, a love that is fully reciprocated. As Shveta and I planned our trip, the number of beautiful synchronicities, the details that slid smoothly into place, were inarguable.