Here’s a little vlog about me, Eric, and the joy of changing a tire.
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Yesterday was a long day, not only at work but on the way home. I was heading home last night, going the back way because of traffic, when Eric called me to say he’d been in a car accident. The phone call went something like this:
Eric: Hi, I just got in a car accident.
Jona: You OK? Was it your fault?
Eric: Yeah, I’m fine. This girl just ran into me. I almost hit a fire hydrant, but I’m OK.
Jona: You want me to come pick you up?
Eric: I think I can drive the car home.
Jona: I’m on 99W already so I’ll just come where you are.
Eric: Ok, I’m on First and Lincoln in Newberg.
Jona: On my way.
So I drive there and when I get there the girl that hit him was there and another girl and guy. It looked like it was a “fender bender”. Eric got hit on the front right of his car, hopped the curb and just barely missed the fire hydrant and a metal pole. He did take out the one-way sign though. I was so glad he appeared OK.
Apparently the girl that hit Eric works for an insurance company so when she got in the accident the first thing she did was call this guy from her work and he was there in just a few minutes. I asked Eric if he’d called the police so that we had an incident number. He hadn’t so I had him call. They said the craziest thing. Apparently unless you’re hurt or your car isn’t drivable, the police don’t respond. I thought that was nuts so while Eric called our insurance company I called the police. It went something like this:
Jona: Hi, this is Jona Titus, my husband was just in an accident on first and Lincoln. Can you have an officer come so we can get and incident number for our insurance?
Dispatcher: Is anyone seriously injured, or the car un-drivable?
Jona: No.
Dispatcher: We do not respond to simple accidents. If everyone is Ok and the car is drivable just exchange information and call your insurance.
Jona: Seriously?
Dispatcher: That’s the policy of the Newberg police.
Jona: Um…. OK, I guess.
I could NOT believe it. I mean neither Eric nor the girl got any immediate medical attention because it wasn’t a “serious” accident? There was no police to take an official statement? I was so floored. It was then that I started taking pictures of everything, including the one way sign Eric hit when his car hopped the curb. Good thing I’m a scrapbooker and pack my camera everywhere. I couldnt’ help thinking how wrong the whole situation was and honestly how the city of Newberg opened itself up to liability. I mean, what about Eric and the girl and any pain they may have due to the accident? What if a person goes the wrong way on the one way street?
I was peeved to say the least at the city of Newberg.
Eric drove his car home slowly while I followed him. I was so glad I’d gone down to his accident because the though of his car having issues and breaking down on the way home was not something I would have wanted. It took a while to get home, but we made it.
I was worried… but now I’m even more worried about Eric today. I drove him to pick up the rental car this morning and then he headed to work. He worked until about noon and then went to the doctor because his neck was hurting, he couldn’t concentrate, and wasn’t feeling “right”. The doctor looked him over and told him it was a result of the accident. He’s now on some muscle relaxers, doing a lot of sleeping, and trying to feel better.
Crossing my fingers and hoping Eric feels better soon.
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You know there’s nothing better than spending time with friends you haven’t seen for a while. Tonight Eric and I met up with our friends Eric and Natalie at Toro Bravo for dinner. It was such a nice time. We all had some AMAZING food. Thanks Eric for ordering the Paella because that was the bomb!
What’s even nicer is that the four of us talked about all sorts of things; politics, greenhouse emissions, farming hemp, American history, and more. It’s so nice to have friends that are well rounded and able to hold conversations well. I always learn so much from Natalie and Eric each time we get together. It’s fun too because I can share the things I know a little bit more about too. Thank you both for a great night. We need to do it more.
After dinner and after dinner drinks Eric and I headed to southeast Portland for the infamous Whiffies Pies that I’ve heard about from people I follow on Twitter. All I can say is YUM! I had the marionberry pie and Eric has the pineapple pie. They were both so tasty, nice and warm.. and well… just good.
I snapped a picture of Eric with his pie.
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Don’t know if you’ve heard but the weather in Portland tonight is NUTS!!! We’ve had crazy rain and wind all night. In fact, Eric and I just spent the last 5 hours in the dark, OK, well not in the total dark, we did have flashlights and candles but in the dark pretty much.
About 7pm tonight the power went out in our whole development. I called PGE and found out the there are more than 45,000 people without power tonight. I’d watched on the TV earlier in the night and learned that there were several roads closed because of downed power lines and blown transformers so i wasn’t super surprised when we lost power. What I really didn’t like was that Eric was in Lake O taking a final and I was home alone, in the pitch black with a dog not sure what to make of things. I managed to grab the camp lantern (battery powered) and some flashlights and things and made myself ad home and started reading my book, anything to get my mind off the fact that I was home alone, in the dark and only had my cell phone.
Eric got home a little later and then headed to the grocery store for batteries for the radio, a battery powered alarm clock and a cheap phone. We have phones but they, like most people’s require electricity to work. When Eric got back he offered to make me some Chai tea. I mentioned to him that we didn’t have a way to do it. he reminded me about the joys of a gas stove. He turned it on, used the BBQ lighter to light it and in no time we had hot water for tea. YEAH!!!!
Although tonight was sort of not fun, missed some of our favorite shows, it was a lot of fun. I had lit a whole bunch of candles so we weren’t in the dark. it was nice to have some quiet and just relax a little. Eric got to play his new game on the DS while I read my Jodi Picoult book. It reminded me that we need to sometimes just turn off the TV, shut out the world and just be. I mean it was so nice to just sit together in the same room and just enjoy our hobbies without the whirl of the world.
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I’ve been down here in AZ for about 5 days with Eric, my mother-in-law and father-in-law and LOVING it. I’m being really bad about posting partly because we’re just having too much fun, swimming, reading in the warm sun shopping, the spa, the sun, etc while the boys golf and also because there’s only Internet (wireless) in the lobby which mean little contact with the outside world which isn’t half bad. I’m having such a relaxing time I honestly wish I could stay down here. It’s been in the high 60’s to mid 70’s this whole time. Right now it’s 74 and sunny outside. God I love the sun, I can’t get enough of it. It’s times like this that make me realize how much I hate the rain in Portland.
Today Eric and I are off to visit some of my friends down here while his parents have a quiet night at home. No Pinochle tonight. Oh, that’s another thing, Eric and his parents taught me how to play so we’ve been playing several hands every day so far us “girls” are up two games.
Pictures will come but not until I get home, can’t be bothered posting them right now because every minute here on my computer is another minute I’m not in the sun 
Keep warm all my northern friends and know I’m not jealous of the cold at all..
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Eric and I headed to Ellensburg today. We go every year about this time as Julie and I have a tradition of going to the scrapbook convention in Bellevue every year. We stopped at Eric’s parents first. Neither Bob nor Julie were home so we just left Baylee there while we went to Greg and Hollie’s to see them and the kids. The last time we saw them all was Father’s day weekend in June when they’d just bought the house and showed it to us.
We timed it just right as Beth was just awake and it wasn’t long until Miles had woken up. Those two kids are SO cute and I can’t believe how big they’re getting. Eric and I were stilling in the living room chatting with Greg when Miles came down the stairs turned and headed towards us. Hollie said something like, “Look it’s auntie and uncle” and Miles smiled from ear to ear and came running toward us. Of course it was big hugs all the way around. We sat there and chatted with Greg and played with the kids while Hollie was messing around in the kitchen. Beth is so super cute with her big brown eyes. Beth is so young and we haven’t spent the time with her like we have Miles because Greg and Hollie moved a little less than a year ago so I’m really not sure if she even knows who we are yet. It was a lot of fun though to play with the kids and catch up with Greg and Hollie.
It wasn’t long and Miles asked if we wanted to go upstairs and play video games. Originally he’d ask me if I wanted to play but I asked if Eric could play with him because Eric likes video games and with my tendinitis the repeated thumb usage isn’t good for me. We all headed upstairs to the landing where the kids have this great little play space to play video games and trains. It’s such a fun little place. Miles played a couple of games for a bit while Beth, Greg, Eric and I watched. Then, Eric and Miles were playing. Beth had a blast cruising around upstairs checking things out, jumping on the bed and playing with Miles clothes. Greg was multi-tasking by watching his laptop and hanging out with us while Hollie was downstairs. I had a lot of fun keeping Beth happy while the boys played video games. She’s VERY ticklish so of course I tickled her like crazy. One of the most precious moments was when Greg was on the floor with Beth and tickled her. He had Beth in his arms with her back to him while he hugged her with one hand and tickled her with the other. The best part was their facial expressions. I wished at that moment I had the camera because you could see the love Greg has for Beth and the love she has for her daddy. It was a very precious moment! It is those moments with the kids that mean so much. I want to have a close relationship with both Miles and Beth.
After we’d spent a few hours at Greg and Hollie’s we headed back to Bob and Julie’s to spend a little time, have a cocktail and chill before we all met at the local pasta restaurant for dinner with Greg, Hollie and the kids. I had a great night. I mean, it was so nice to sit with Bob and Julie at home, have a little to drink and catch up on things going on with all of us. It makes me appreciate the “slow times” where you really get the opportunity to talk with each other. Later on we headed to dinner and met up with Greg, Hollie and the kids. It was a great dinner; the kids were so good, better than I think I was at that age. It was nice to sit as a family and have dinner together and catch up. I really love moments like that, gathering together, spending time, chatting about all sorts of things and just appreciating each other. What a great night.
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Happy Anniversary to us! Happy Anniversary to US! Hard to believe that two years ago I married the best person in the whole world. I can’t believe Eric and I are celebrating our 2nd anniversary already. Man I wish I was in Oregon right now (note: I’m in Boston for work). So since I’m not at home to say this I guess I’ll write it hear and share with the world.
ERIC……I LOVE YOU!!! Happy Anniversary! Wish you were here J
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This is the most coolest picture ever. Eric and I went to Pittock Mansion today for an outing. The actual mansion is pretty cool, but the views are much cooler. I think we’re going to have to picnic up there sometime soon. We had decided to go in and take a tour of the place s well. We started with the “official” tour but the lady went on and on about who made everything that Eric and I just went off ourselves. It was more fun that way anyway. I think one of the most interesting things there was the phone/intercom. Basically, servants and delivery people would intercom into a room to let the occupants know either they were there for a delivery, or that the meal was ready. I could believe all the wonderful views in the place. Man, how cool would it be to live there.
Awesome! Awesome
After the mansion we headed to the rose gardens for some great photos and a look at some of the most amazing roses. I’d never been there before today. it was so cool to see all the different roses. I can’t even imagine how many different ones there were. We walked all over that place and then some. Some of the pictures we took turned out really cool, like the close ups on many of the flowers. I still have a lot to learn with my camera because we tried to get this great close up shot of a rose with a few drops of dew and it didn’t come out as well as we’d have liked. Guess that’s a reason for even more of a zoom lens
All in all the day was pretty wonderful. It was nice to enjoy somethings we’d not been to and just have fun with each other and the camera. After the rose garden we headed to southeast Portland to the best tapas place we’ve found i Portland, Bar Pastiche. The food there is great! What’s cool too is their desserts are brought in from Pix, another great place to eat and for desserts. YUM! So now we’re home, Eric’s watching World cup, and I’m blogging… again
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Oh, this is so random but I wanted to share a few things.
Number 1:
The BEST toilet cleaner in the the world Kaboom NEVER SCRUB! About a month ago I found these things at Fred Meyer and being the, “I hate to clean the toilet person” that I am, had to buy one for each toilet.
We have this thing with the water, the bowl gets pink from the water. I don’t know what’s in it but our beautiful toilets get pink like three days after I’ve cleaned them. This is a godsend. What’s super cool is that we don’t have to clean the bowl, there’s not more ring, and the thing lasts for 5 MONTHS woo hoo, no cleaning for me
Number 2:
The best, FREE site to track your eating and training NutriDiary. It even gives you reports. I love that it shows you how much ,cars, etc you’ve had with your food for the day. it tracks your weight, exercise and just about everything else. What’s neat too is that you can get a member ship, which opens up more features for something like $20 a year. That’s cheap! SO what do you get for that, well you can contact a dietitian and she’ll work with you to set up an eating plan just for you. there’s coaching, more storage of your information, more personalization… OK you get the picture.
Number 3:
I’m loving the Internet right now and all that I’m learning. I’m sure I’ve said it before but I’ve got a TON, and I mean a TON of RSS feeds which enable me to keep up with things in the training world, things I’m interested in and of course my hobbies. I used to think that people were crazy to have this whole Internet life and not have a life with people but I’m learning more and more just how powerful and exciting this blogging and sense of community can be helpful professionally and personally. I have a separate blog for work/training related things so that family and friends don’t have to deal with the crap from work or the ideas I’m pursuing. I’ve been blogging internally in the company for a while and have increased my network and met some great people with similar passions to myself. It’s great to find people within my company and outside the company that have similar interests. You know the whole dinner with Anthony Bourdain wouldn’t have happened if not for my increased dive into the intranet
Number 4:
I love my husband, my friends and the people in my life. Today Eric and I are going out to Pittock Mansion and the Rose Gardens. I’ve never been to either but I’m looking forward to it. I’ve got the camera all charged and ready to go. it’s going to be a great day, wish I had my polarized filter and stuff though, oh well. SO why am I writing about the people in my life and being happy? Well, I woke up this morning and just felt really good. I mean I’m happy with my life, happy where I’m at in it, what I’ve accomplished. yada, yada, yada. I just have a real appreciation right now. You know we all go through the good, the bad and the ugly but to come out of all that with your head held high, content and happy where you’re at, not worrying about tomorrow and just living and loving feels great (OK, you can stop laughing at that one). Seriously, I don’t tell my friends and family enough how much I love you, but I do love you and I’m thanks every day for you. Without the people I have in my life, I’d be more neurotic than I am.
Oh, time to go. will post pictures later.
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Eric took me out to Grand Lodge to play Frisbee golf. I’d never played before and he’d heard that it was a lot of fun. So we went to play and did ok considering there were 4 weddings there that day so not all the holes were available. We took the new camera too and had a blast taking pictures, I love that camera, Eric loves that camera, we love that camera. It’s the best of both worlds, you get the ease of digital but you can also go manual and change everything just like a typical SLR. I realized that I don’t really like Frisbee golf. After we went golfing we took a tour of the place and ended up in Bob’s bar downstairs tasting wine, what a shock, and ran into some friends. What’s so totally funny is that the bartender lives over here in Orenco Garden’s too. So of course we all swapped information so we could get together some time. He boyfriend is a massage therapist. SO now I’m hooked up any time I want a massage, just give them a jingle. How cool is that!!!!
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