Elder Hall Prop Swap

On Sunday morning, I spent a few hours at Elder Hall for a prop swap and Small Maker's Marketplace. These are the goods I came home with. 

Blue plates are by Martina Thornhill

Large wood bowl and spoon are from Dogwood PDX

White bowl is by Dina No

Gemstone from Salem Saturday Market

cup & bar

I visited Cup & Bar twice recently and it's one of my new favorite Portland coffee shops. One of my favorite parts of their menu are the different kinds of toast. I had the avocado toast and the cinnamon and vanilla sugar toast. Both were exceptional! Next time I go, I want to try the chocolate. I saw another customer who had the chocolate tasting and it looked beautiful and rich. I have my go-to coffee shops but I'm always on the hunt for new ones, it seems like there are new shops popping up all the time.
Where are your fave coffee shops? 

salty goodness

Jacobsen Salt

I love sweets but I also love my savory treats. 

Happy Friday!

FEAST 2014

Cheers to FEAST 2014!

I had the opportunity to attend FEAST for one of the Oregon Bounty Grand Tastings.

I've wanted to go to FEAST for a few years and it just didn't work out in the past. 

I'm so glad it worked out this year! Everything I ate and drank was amazing. 

My favorite area was the Bon Appétit tent with Olympic Provisions, Jacobsen Salt, Salt & Straw, Cacao, Bethel Heights. And the Stumptown Cold Brew. So good!

Next year I'm hoping I can make it to the Night Market and the Brunch Village too. 

bee local

honey honey, I love honey!

Thanks for the sweet treat Bee Local. 

schoolhouse electric + ristretto roasters

If you follow me on instagram, you probably already saw this last photo with a brief recap of my weekend. Here's a less brief recap.

Like I said, I went to Portland to see friends, do some shopping, see family and eat good food.

I met up with Allegra for coffee, it's so fun to meet insta friends and find out how much you have in common in real life!

I saw my BFF Abby, always necessary to catch up with her. 

I stopped by West Elm and ordered a couch! I received a hand-me-down love seat from my Aunt years ago and that's what we've been using ever since we moved in, over a year and a half ago! So excited for a real couch! It'll be here in three weeks. Let the decorating begin.

I stopped by Madewell for a few essentials, new jeans {they have a promo, if you donate a pair of old jeans, any brand, you get $20 off a new pair. Yes, please. It goes through the end of the year}, a sweater and an upgrade to my keys, a new keychain. 

That night I had dinner with my aunt. After a long brainstorming session, we decided on Olympic Provisions in SE. It was definitely a hit! We got a charcuterie board with three additional small plates and it was so delicious. I can't wait to go again and try even more things! We ended our night with dessert at Papa Haydn in Sellwood, another place I had never been before. I loved sitting outside. And getting pumpkin spiced bread pudding. It was so fun to hang out with my Aunt, I loved it.

On Sunday morning, I met up with Rachel at Ristretto Roasters in Schoolhouse Electric. Again, so fun to meet insta blog friends in real life! I had such a great time chatting, already looking forward to the next time. And Schoolhouse. So amazing, I could live there and be a very happy woman. 

Once Jeff and I were both home in Salem, we stopped by Starbucks and got his car washed. I loved sitting in the sun while we waited for his car. It was a great weekend! 

Wednesday coffee wishes

a decaf americano from barista

I'm drinking decaf these days. 

Some people know this about me, but caffeine has never really affected me. I don't know what it feels like to have a caffeine buzz, it doesn't wake me up, it doesn't make me shaky, nothing. a few months ago I went to the doctor because I was having some chest pain and {obviously thought I was having a heart attack} she asked if I was drinking more coffee than normal, and yes, I was. She said a lot of women get chest pain when they drink caffeine. I thought, it couldn't possibly be that easy? Just stop drinking caffeine and my chest won't hurt? I started drinking decaf and then one time I forgot and got regular coffee and my chest hurt for the next few days. That was that, no more caffeine for me.

Since I didn't drink coffee to wake me up, it isn't a big loss, I just have to remember to order decaf.

So, at the ripe age of 26, I'm a decaf drinker now! And my chest feels a lot better.

anniversary celebration

we celebrated our first anniversary in Portland by

// seeing The Art of The Louvre's Tuileries Garden exhibit at Portland Art Museum

// coffee and a nutella puff at heart coffee

// annual photo booth photos at ace hotel

// watched the oregon game {not pictured}

// dinner and wine tasting at coopers hall

// brunch at urban farmer

Thank you for all the well wishes!