Wedding in Portland, Oregon

Grant is suffering from his malaise that struck the morning after the wedding, perhaps from partying too hearty, which he did. He managed to come to breakfast with Mary and family at the Daily Feast (I had marvelous porridge of steel-cut oats topped with banana, blueberries, and raspberries), then accompany me around the Art on Pearl show for a little bit. I was really impressed by the level of crafts at the show, including a pair of earrings by Serendipity, which I should have bought. Lots of fiber artists, which we don’t see in Florida. By the time we took the train to the airport and picked up our rental car, all he could do was belch and quietly moan. I certainly hope his claim of a stomach virus is wrong. 

The wedding was wonderful. The bride was radiant; the ceremony abbreviated because the groom cries easily (an endearing trait, in my book); the food, vegan and non, delicious; and the dance floor filled by our family. All of our children and their significant others plus children were there, and we guarantee to have at least 10 of the Schrimsher/Basham clan dancing at all times. Even Remi tried it, although he preferred being held by his dad.


My favorite memory of the wedding was when the official asked, “Evelyn and Alex, do you come to be married of your own free will?”
“Actually…” in Bella’s clear, loud voice, before Mary was able to hush her. The audience burst into laughter.  

Originally, the wedding venue was a resort on Mount Hood, but COVID, staffing issues, and remoteness from PDX airport seemed all too much, so it was changed to a beautiful location closer to town, which meant over the weekend, we were able to walk to lots of interesting places. Saturday night, while the wedding party rehearsed and dined, Spaulding led Molly, Patten, Ryann, and us at almost a forced-march pace to dinner at Higgins. The person with the longest legs should not be in front! I pled for slowing down to no avail. Sunday, we went with Mary and Ryan at Bella’s pace, thank goodness, to breakfast at Cheryl’s (note to self: never order biscuits when not in the South), then on to Voodoo Doughnuts. I’d forgotten my Washington map, so we stopped by Powell’s Books for a replacement. The rest of the day we were able to relax in our suite at the Deluxe Hotel and have children stop by. One quick foray over to Little Shalom for late lunch pitas to tide us over to wedding dinner. Monday, breakfast again with Mary, Ryan, and the the kids, the glance at the art fair, then back to the hotel. We walked more in those three days than we’ve walked in all of August. We’re tired.



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