Conor is always happy to be home in the great Northwest and his Facebook status updates have been cracking me up. Here are a few of his "Only in Portland" themed cell phone shots/captions. Gotta love it.
"Rabid collegiate fans with non-intimidating mascots..."
"Your garbage bin is 1/3 the size of the recycling..."
"Fred Meyers: where else can you find micro brews, organic sweet potatoes, deck furniture,
and bike carriers for your car?"
- Seriously, he is fiercely proud of this store!!
and bike carriers for your car?"
- Seriously, he is fiercely proud of this store!!
"No rainouts, on actual grass fields. Foreign concept in California..."
- Conor's alma mater, Grant High School
"Stanich's - hasn't changed a bit."
-Kids made us proud as they chomped down on the famous neighborhood burgers.
"Playgrounds and bike riding in the rain"
- NW people don't let a little wet/cold weather hold them back!
"Poetry posts...?"
-Yes, these are 100% real and all over the place!
"Bars in elementary schools..."
- They actually converted a school into a restaurant, hotel, bar, & movie theater!
-Yes, these are 100% real and all over the place!
"Bars in elementary schools..."- They actually converted a school into a restaurant, hotel, bar, & movie theater!
"Blunt Honesty"
- Love the quirky touches all over town!
- Love the quirky touches all over town!
I hope you all had a great holiday season. We hit the road back to Cali tomorrow morning. The kiddos made out like bandits this Christmas and I can't wait to share all the pictures and fun we've had up here in the great NW. It's been a blast and great to have some much needed McNulty family time.
I love the Fred Myers in Portland we have not been for years. I will with Kendryk in the coming years but I think I can only take her on the trip!
ReplyDeleteAnd on a Grant note every time the purolator truck comes she asks if they are bring Russell! Mabye I should not have told her that!
Love the Pacific NW and the Portland area in particular. Those pics are priceless!
ReplyDeletePoetry posts?? Lol! THat is a new one!!
ReplyDeleteLove that sign, too!!
hello! i'm a new jerseyan who has been a blog reader for about 2 1/2 years. i was in portland last year for the 1st time and walked on that very soccer field! i went out to visit family friends who organize a st. patrick's day parade every year for the neighborhood and it kicks off at grant. what a small world! i never realized that that is conor's alma mater - did he/his family go to the madeleine, by any chance? we went to mass there and it seemed like a lovely parish! hope you had a very merry christmas and happy new year!
ReplyDeleteHey Anon!
ReplyDeleteSt. Patty's day is a fav holiday in the McNulty house! I'm sure they've been to a parade or two over the years. THAT is AWESOME! And yes, Madeleine, is the family church as well. We spent xmas ever there! A bunch of the pictures I just posted are from the neighborhood... I love it up there!!!
Thanks for the funny and sweet comments everyone. Barb, you make me laugh!
XOXO
Gen
I'm from Portland and you captured it beautifully. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove the recycle bin towering over the garbage bin. :)