portland // day 1

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portland // ace hotel : 

we left around 3am. we stopped for sunrise at mt shasta. we sang in the car, slept in the car, got sick of being in the car & ended up arriving to portland around 1pm. we checked in, parked the car, took a minute to enjoy our room, put on a record & tried to power nap before getting ready for dinner. we were too excited to sleep for the most part and gave in to getting ready for dinner a bit earlier than intended. i don't ever want to forget how happy we were going down for dinner or the perfect light in the lobby, and the food, i can't forget the food. 

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clyde common : 

beautiful. the interior & the plates. we had the pork & shiitake lumpia for a snack, the house salad to start & the duck breast (him) as well as the oregon beef (for me). i don't ever want to forget him taking food photos & me sneaking photos of him doing it after i took my own. dessert was a peanut butter whip with chocolate mini brownies, the most incredible chocolate. i don't ever want to forget how fast we annihilated that dessert while laughing at each other // fighting over who would get the last bite. we both had two cocktails. jamaica recommended i try their dark & stormy and i had to order an old fashioned for my round two, typical me. perfectly potent. i don't ever want to forget the slightly drunk photobooth moments after dinner and that sunset from our room.

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portland // day 1