Dog Days of January

January has been unusually dry, I think the news said we’ve only had half the average rainfall this month. We’ve also had a good number of sunny days.

On Sunday we had a needed sleep-in day, then gave dog a Dog-centered day. We went to one of the nice dog parks (5.5 fenced acres) where he got to spend 45 minutes romping with other dogs and get just a little muddy (it might have been dry that day but that doesn’t mean it has been a rain-free month). Then we went on a 2 hour hike in Forest Park. We were hoping Dog would be a little worn out after the dog park (he normally is on the sleepy side after such an outing) and not tug during our hike. But true to form he tugged more often than we liked on our hike.

Now our St. Louis friends might be thinking hike? Forest Park? See Portland’s Forest Park is literally a 5,000+ acre forest. It is beatiful, fairly quiet (though you can still hear traffic in some areas) and just the right amount of nature for me, close, accesible but not overwhelming.

Ah, I needed that

Today I went volunteering and then on a hunt for the right trim for a small bag I made last night. On my way home I got a call from Husband a good hour earlier than normal, “I’m ready for you to pick me up”. I had planned on hitting the grocery store to pick up the necessary ingredients for Kung Pao Tofu (we are working on eating less meat). Much to my surprise he recommended going out for Thai food. We debated where to go; should we take the easy way out and go to one of the two places close to home that are just eh, or try the place close to home that also serves sushi (now that just scares me). We ended up deciding to drive the 20 minutes into Portland and went to Thai Noon.

Yum. We needed a good dinner out. It was just the right amount of everything for us (good food, not upscale, not too far away). We needed a good thai dinner out. Thai egg rolls, Drunken Noodles, Spicy Green Beans and a yummy house-made cocktail with basil, ginger, fresh lime juice and gin. Now to veg out watching Scrubs.