Running the Rainbow

Trying to organize and execute this vacation felt like it was nearly impossible. It was supposed to happen in October but Connor made States for mountain biking. Then I scheduled it for Thanksgiving break, thinking that the kids would be on vacation from school and sports. Then, Connor had wrestle offs which determine whether he makes varsity or junior varsity. Then Camilla got a fever. We overcame those two obstacles, but then our driver didn’t show up to take us to the airport. Then Connor messaged me that he had no one to drive him to mountain bike practice. Just before the flight was scheduled to take off, Grandma Maria got Connor to wrestling. We quickly got on the plane to go. Kindergarten Cop, Twilight, Free Willy were all filmed in Oregon. The air feels so clean and wet in Oregon. The first thing I noticed in Portland were tents with tarps all over on sidewalks, hills, and in front of businesses. It was chilly but nothing like Colorado. It reall...