Day two in Portland was like many other day twos of trips my friends and I take – we spend a good portion of the time reminiscing about the day before. Much of this reminiscing involves reviewing social media updates/shares and our cameras in an attempt to ‘Hansel and Gretel’ our way back ‘home.’ Much like Hansel and Gretel, a lot of our ‘crumbs’ are missing.
This was definitely the case for Live Longer and I. Fortunately, only our memories were impaired and not our bellies/livers. As it turned out, we had a pretty good first day – loads of beverages, snacks, shopping, walking, a little bit of dancing, more beverages, fried chicken and pork, and more walking. All of this was sprinkled with a little bit of Oregon rain and a whole lot of debauchery.
Like any good folklore, our adventures are fraught with non-conformity, attempts to escape responsibility and consequences, ‘poison,’ and, upon occasion, end up being a cautionary tale involving one or more devilish characters. In addition, we often wake up on/in an unfamiliar sleeping apparatus.
We may not live happily ever after, but we will definitely live and laugh heartily, often times donning little red shoes and dancing until we’re dead….tired.