Movie Marathon Gone Horribly Wrong! :p

Today was quite the eventful one! After taking an extra shift at the bakery on my day off, I wandered around North Portland, exploring the neighborhoods surrounding my home. I have known for several weeks that there is a park near our school campus, called Peninsula Park, and that it has a large fountain and rose garden. Never having visited this park, I found myself meandering in that general direction with the purpose of seeing said roses and cooling off in the fountain. I discovered from a sign posted in the park, that there are about 1000 rose bushes planted in this garden, and many different varieties. Let me tell you; the scent in that park was simply delicious! The garden is very beautiful, laid out in green grass paths around the rose beds, and the fountain in the center. I sat by the fountain, and even waded in it, for quite some time before heading home. It was very refreshing!

Then it was off to the casa!

I have two housemates, Tiffany and Kim. Tiffany is a year younger than I, but in many ways much wiser than her age would suggest. She is my partner in crime, my little sister, and one of the most loving people I've met. Kim is our landlady and owner of the dogs and cat that bring us much entertainment, and is very friendly and easy to get along with. Together the three of us have a happy little household that stays surprisingly clean and drama-free.

Tonight Tiff and I decided to have a 'Pirates of the Caribean' movie marathon. We purchased ice cream and candy yesterday, and had anticipated this 6 hour event all day! However, it turned out quite diferently than we had originally planned on! Prior to starting our movies, we decided to take the dogs out for a walk, as they seemed to need some time outside, suggested by pacing and staring at the door. Normally our walks with the dogs are quite calm and they behave very well, but for some reason we had trouble getting Berkeley, the female and younger dog, to walk along with us. She insisted on chomping down any grass within her reach, eating it in a frenzy, reminding me of a hungry sheep. We figured that she must be having digestion problems and left it at that. Once at home, we got ready with out bowls of ice cream, piles of blankets and pillows (OK, it was me with the piles of blankets!) and began our marathon. That is when the trouble started! Halfway into the first movie, the disk began to skip, and we discovered that it was covered in scratches! Same with the second movie! And during this frustrating time, Berkeley began having stomach problems and ended up vomiting all that grass up on the dining room rug. Needless to say, but I will regardless, it was quite frustrating!

And yet I was somehow entertained by it all and at the same time felt very concerned for poor Berkeley with her stomach problems.

Lessons learned today?
-There is beauty waiting around every corner, if you learn to see it.
-When you borrow movies from a library, check the disks before planning a movie marathon.
-Dogs have stomach aches too!

With that, I close this post!

peace and love!