November 27, 2007

• All GLY Things Must Come To An End

  After a week of staying up until dawn each night, laughing, crying and eating far too much, I will fly out of Portland tomorrow with the promise that our group of worldwide friends will meet again next month in Pacifica to commemorate our 10th New Year’s Eve together.  Who would have thought that what started ten years ago as a bunch of connected strangers sitting around a pool in Brazil, eating mangoes and sharing life stories; would evolve into a globetrotting GLY family that continues to grow!  Thanks especially to Marcelo & Emily for their undying hospitality and reciprocal altruism   You guys are the greatest!!  I hope you still feel the same about me after the heating bill comes!

  I got the best e-card from Christine today.  Anyone who can make something rhyme with “Careyfornia” is a lifelong friend in my book!!

   

   A poem for you:

  The pied piper, the voodoo donut lover, My 2nd husband, my converse wearing brother.

  You may smooch Bassam, or asians galore, but my triangle friend it’s you I adore.

  With stories of Quandetta and graciously giving gum; having to do what the group wants isn’t always fun.

  3 holes or 2,  hating ipod phones; Tawny Kitaen, 88′ camrys, and leaving Britney alone.

  Hangin at the beach, singin Christmas tunes; food, friends, joy, and pictures of the moon.

  Jim in Florida, pretending not to expect us; Turkey day as fabulous, even better than Festivus (he he)

  Would love to see you soon and maybe I should warn you, you may be seeing me soon at hotel Careyfornia.

  Love,

  Christine

  I also had a sweet drawing from Patrick (with some help from Mommy methinks) when we got home from dinner tonight:

  

  We had dinner with Perry at McMenamins Kennedy School.  It’s an old Portland school that has been converted into many “classroom” bars, a movie theater, a hotel and a restaurant.  Before that I had lunch with Susan, and she gave me a wonderful countdown gift:

  

  Here are the rest of the photos:

  

  

  When she gave me this, it was set wrong.  Thank goodness it WAS wrong!

  

  Now THIS is how I remember Portland in November!!

  

  LOTS of rain!

  

  I stayed at the hotel connected to this restaurant, 150 nights one year!

  

  

  

   

  

  I couldn’t resist comparing their TV to my cell phone, which I mounted over the fireplace to watch live TV!

  

  

   

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