Where's Abby (+ Dylan and dogs)

We've only been here for three weeks, but it has been one heck of a full, wonderful time. I am a powerhouse of a mover, so whenever I move the house is nearly done the day of.  It wound up being great getting in earlier than planned as we were able to spend the weekend just cruising around the city, getting to know our neighborhoo d and getting the apartment all cozy. So in the first week, we explored Alberta, Laurelhurt, Unthank, Overlook, Irving, Peninsula Park, ad Mt. Tabor parks. I had one of the best nights at the summer kick off ride with Pedalpalooza , a summer bike event where there's like hundreds of different bike rides around town-- groups organize different themes and routes to gather and just ride. We started at Laurelhurst park with a DJ and a great crowd and headed out with our 80s themed ride. A "cork" (a guy on skates with awesome moves) rode ahead to stop traffic so we could just ride freely on the roads of PDX as we followed a heart shaped speakers.

On the road again! Oregon Trail Round 2 from May 16-May 24, 2024 New Orleans was our first stop on this trip. On our first trip out in May 2020, we skipped NOLA as this weirdo new pandemis was wreaking havoc in that little Cajun town. But this time around, we had a great stay at the Creole Garden hotel with the most colorful patio. We had a lovely rainy walk to dinner and an entertaining walk down Bourbon with everyone's intuitions just thrown to the wind. What a place.  San Antonio was next, where it was certainly a pretty little riverwalk and we got some delicious street tacos, but was kind of one of those blooper kinda nights. It was a loong drive, we were starving, we made a rash decision for street tacos and realized we missed out on the tex mex we were so stoked on. No rice. No beans. No chips and salsa... Ugh. We couldn't get over it haha... the dogs got hot and we couldn't find water, our skin was wackily dry and uncomfortable, we thought we'd left our toiletry