a lil' elba in my life

so my dear friend elba

came to visit

and couldn't have picked a better

fall weekend

it was beautiful all weekend long! when a good friend

comes in town

you never know what may happen

i submitted to putting...

o.k her putting eyeliner on me
and curled my hair

friday night we had a delightful time

at happy hour at the portland city grill

with an amazing view of the city lights

saturday we went to the farmer's market

then walked to the burnside bridge

for the saturday market

after posing by my nickname

given by elba... doodles

we also were agile women

for jumping up on posts

it was like our own version

of extreme walking...kind of

at the market elba bought me dangly earrings

yeah i don't really wear dangly earrings

but i do like them

and wore them every day after receiving them

she loves oregon!

especially portland town!

then we went to the temple
then to bagby hot springs...
we didn't take enough pictures
jill and russ joined in the late night adventure!

sunday was the duo of church and food

laughs and talks

i was done up again

curls, eyeliner and the pencil skirt

that i haven't dared to wear yet

she wore the outfit she wouldn't dare wear at home

needless to say

i got compliments all day long

on how nice i looked

one person even told elba

she should move to portland

just to be my stylist...

embarrassing

monday was up the tram...

short hike

my favorite gift shop

and back to the airport

i think she'll be back soon.

very soon!