Parents’ Weekend – Part 2

Ivi finds a prospective eating venue in southeast Portland.  This turns out to be an highly-rated though somewhat obscure Ethiopian restaurant occupying the second floor of a building that seems to be above a garage on a side street.  Small, intimate, utensil-free, seems to be popular with people of all stripes.  Ethiopian beer must be an acquired taste.   After eating, we check out a lot full of food carts representing several nationalities and ethnicities.   On the way back, Dad surveys the traffic from the back seat, spotting a 370Z as the highlight.

Parents’ Weekend – Part 1

So we decide to connect with Ivi for Lewis & Clark’s Homecoming/Parents Weekend, leaving in early morning on October 4th for Portland (via Walla Walla).  We find Ivi, check into a nearby motel, the ladies shop while Dad naps, then we plan our evening dinner.  Ivi suggests ethnic food and begins an online search.  Can you handle the drama and excitement?

And, by the way, this is the first time we have seen Ivi since her burn accident and ER visit less than a week ago.  Happily, all is progressing well beneath that left hand bandage.