sherriknits

When we lived in Portland over 30 years ago (wow!) we lived very close to the famous Roake’s hot dog stand. When I was pregnant with Rhianna, I CRAVED those things. I was often quesy and we’d go thru the list of things to eat and frequently, all that sounded good to me was a coney dog from Roake’s. I know, that’s horrible. I tried to be careful with what I ate, but no matter how bad I felt, those always settled well. The place hasn’t changed a bit.

When you order, they give you a card….today we were queen of diamonds.

I’ve never tried one of their burgers because the dogs are just always calling my name. You gotta try them to “get it”.

After we ate, we headed up the highway to Mt. Hood. It was fun, but I don’t love high places so I got a little light-headed. Kenny made me start chewing gum and it helped….I know better.

I didn’t manage to capture much of the beauty we saw…mostly because I was trying to not freak out. lol

This is where we parked the car, right at the foot of the mountain. We could see skiers up there.

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See them streaming down? You’ll notice everything from shorts and t-shirts to totally covered from head to foot with layers and layers. It was crazy to see. Kids carrying snowboards and no shirts to the full garb.

On the way back down, we were better able to see the lake off in the distance.

Then tonight, we went to dinner at Pietros Pizza.

We used to go here every other Friday night on payday. Rhianna would scream and cry (her whole first year of life) and I would lay her on my knees and try to act normal as i rocked her and ate our favorite pizza.

Tastes the same….and it’s so fun to share the memories!

(I promise I won’t try to get a job taking pictures of food!)

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