Places to go, people to see
Some of my fondest memories from my teen years feature my trips to Lake Billy Chinook with one of my then-boyfriend's best friends, Matt, and his parents. Matt's parent's own some property that sits above the lake and they would park their motorhome there for the summer, making weekend trips with Matt and his friends to go wakeboarding. Being a chiropractor, Matt's dad does very well financially and they pay fine attention to their toys - a boat, two jet skis, the motorhome, atvs, motorcycles. Going to the lake with them was always a privilege, and not just because we got to play with all their toys, but because Matt's parents are great people that know how to have a good time. And, I had a monstrous crush on Matt. I had a crush on Matt from the moment I saw him my freshman year in high school. I was thrilled when my boyfriend, with whom I hooked up with my sophomore year, turned out to be really good friends with him. Of course I always kept that crush to myself - what my boyfriend didn't know didn't hurt him.
I miss those weekends at the lake. Matt is currently in New York doing his dental residency where he excels in implants. When finished, he plans on moving to Washington and I hope to re-establish our friendship. He's a genuine person. In the meantime, I have kept in touch with his parents, actually running in to them at a sushi restaurant in Portland a year and a half ago. Just the day the before I had been thinking about how I missed them and wanted to get in touch with them. I was overjoyed to re-connect. Now, I'm planning to go visit them sometime this week.
I'm down in Bend right now, staying at my dad's house while he and my step-mom are in Arizona. Usually when I go to Bend it's just for the weekend to visit my parents, so I don't make any other plans. Since I'm here for a week and have plenty of time on my hands, especially while Neil is working at the Redmond Fire Department, I've reached out to several people here that I hope to connect with, including that old boyfriend - and his parents. I want them to meet Neil, if they haven't already, and Riley.
I'm getting together with my cousin Ryan and his fiance tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to it. The last time I saw him was at my wedding, nearly a year ago, and I didn't even get to talk to him before he left. He is a helicopter pilot and is gone a lot to help fight forest fires but he happens to be on a break right now.
Thinking of seeing all these people from my past is bringing up a lot of memories. It actually makes me excited to be back in Bend, where I previously have somewhat dreaded my visits. I can't say exactly why. I guess I just shut myself off to it when I moved to Portland. I look forward to re-discovering it with my son. My view of it seems different now that I'm a mom.
Our first visit will be today when I take Riley to see a friend of my mom's who is a naturopathic doctor. He has offered to look at Riley's ears for me. He still has a low-grade fever and a runny nose and I'm concerned that his congestion has turned into an ear infection. His ears don't seem to be bothering him but I've seen him playing with them more than usual and just want to be sure. It's very generous of my mom's friend to see him on his day off and I am grateful for his generosity.
Riley is playing with my left ear as I try to type this with one hand - he just woke up from a nap. And, the doctor just called, so I better sign off.
Love,
Aislinn
I miss those weekends at the lake. Matt is currently in New York doing his dental residency where he excels in implants. When finished, he plans on moving to Washington and I hope to re-establish our friendship. He's a genuine person. In the meantime, I have kept in touch with his parents, actually running in to them at a sushi restaurant in Portland a year and a half ago. Just the day the before I had been thinking about how I missed them and wanted to get in touch with them. I was overjoyed to re-connect. Now, I'm planning to go visit them sometime this week.
I'm down in Bend right now, staying at my dad's house while he and my step-mom are in Arizona. Usually when I go to Bend it's just for the weekend to visit my parents, so I don't make any other plans. Since I'm here for a week and have plenty of time on my hands, especially while Neil is working at the Redmond Fire Department, I've reached out to several people here that I hope to connect with, including that old boyfriend - and his parents. I want them to meet Neil, if they haven't already, and Riley.
I'm getting together with my cousin Ryan and his fiance tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to it. The last time I saw him was at my wedding, nearly a year ago, and I didn't even get to talk to him before he left. He is a helicopter pilot and is gone a lot to help fight forest fires but he happens to be on a break right now.
Thinking of seeing all these people from my past is bringing up a lot of memories. It actually makes me excited to be back in Bend, where I previously have somewhat dreaded my visits. I can't say exactly why. I guess I just shut myself off to it when I moved to Portland. I look forward to re-discovering it with my son. My view of it seems different now that I'm a mom.
Our first visit will be today when I take Riley to see a friend of my mom's who is a naturopathic doctor. He has offered to look at Riley's ears for me. He still has a low-grade fever and a runny nose and I'm concerned that his congestion has turned into an ear infection. His ears don't seem to be bothering him but I've seen him playing with them more than usual and just want to be sure. It's very generous of my mom's friend to see him on his day off and I am grateful for his generosity.
Riley is playing with my left ear as I try to type this with one hand - he just woke up from a nap. And, the doctor just called, so I better sign off.
Love,
Aislinn
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