Last week I turned 23. Woot! Typically I’m not the biggest fan of birthdays because it’s a lot of hoopla focused on you and that makes me uncomfortable. But this year was great, mainly because I have great people in my life.
It all started the night before my birthday. My roommates, Wendy & Alison, had me open my gift a day early. And I must say it was one of the coolest gifts I’ve ever received. They managed to reconstruct an awesome version of the Price is Right game Punch-A-Bunch. So crafty. There were nine holes of gifts I got to punch in, each filled with either toys or cards stating experiences to be had. After punching a bunch, the roomies explained that they would be taking me on a day of adventures in Portland.
That day was Saturday. The day began with OMSI (The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), which was yet another item on my Oregon Bucket List. I’d never been there before and had always heard of people with kids going there or friends of mine having gone on field trips as a child. I was apprehensive it’d be really awesome for kids and only slightly awesome for me, who is basically just an aged child. But good news-- it was awesome for everyone! There were all these hands on brain teasers in one section and then really interesting exhibits in another area. The most intriguing exhibit was one about the cycle of pregnancy. A scientist had collected actual fetuses (all of which had died of natural causes and been donated to the cause) from each stage of pregnancy and described what they had developed at each point, like organs, nails, hair, facial reactions to sounds, etc. It was ridiculously neat. After trekking around OMSI, we’d worked up an appetite and the roomies treated me to lunch at Lucky Lab (a brew pub dealio) and then scrumptious ice cream at the trendy Salt & Straw. Overall an excellent day and a spectacular birthday.
Oh! And speaking of great friends, on my actual birthday my friends Avery, Robin, Wendy, Alison, and even Anna from Washington were kind enough to join me for happy hour at the delicious Block 15 after work. Seriously, great friends.
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