One thing I truly value in a city is public transportation -- specifically, trains. They just make everything so much easier. No parking, no traffic; just easy-breezy, smiling travellers (especially when you run into the funny, drunk ones! But, that's [usually] just during late-night rides through run-down areas or festival/concert venues, and in my opinion, it just makes the ride better. Lessons in humanity, kids!) Anyway, Portland has an excellent system and since our new apartment is just two blocks from the Tigard Station (see it on the black line?), I hope to use it a LOT. On Friday, we took the fam down to the free night at the Portland Children's Museum (Washington Park on the Blue/Red line), but mainly...we fed Kiel's stoke for trains. ;)
Does this kid looked psyched out of his mind, or what?!
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| Old train exhibit in Washington Park |
I should mention we missed our first train, due to traffic, so I was a bit miffed as we started our journey. Maybe that's putting it mildly. I was mad! If you have kids, you may understand my feelings here. I had it all mapped out perfectly. Pick Matt up from work, get to the station, eat our packed dinner en-route or soon after arrival, and have plenty of time (an hour usually does it) to explore before our kids devolved into crazy-little-tantrum-throwing-lunatics. You see, after 5pm we have a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde thing that happens. We can usually handle it, especially at home, but even then, there's no doubt that by 7pm our beautiful, fun children turn into crying, disobedient delinquents. It's just fact. They need a bed. Pronto.
So, when we missed that train, my breath started coming in gasps and my heart started palpitating, while my mind was racing with all the possible consequences. In the end, we obviously decided to still go, but not until after taking a detour home to nosh and shake the cranky mood. The ride went great, the museum was cool, but shall we take a gander at Kielster's expression waiting for the train home?
Um, yeah.
In other news, we are settling in well. We hope to find a church home soon, and will be checking out Colossae Church this week!
Hugs,
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