That's what friends are for...

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Friday morning we woke up at Kirsten and Chris' house in Newburg, Oregon and Kirsten was preparing a delicious b-fast of huevos rancheros.  Heavenly!!!!
It was a nice hot sunny day and Erik and I practiced our set outside.  I got a bit of a tan (ok burn) on one of my shoulders.  That evening as groups of people began arriving for the show,  I wondered if anyone would like our folky, quirky music.  There was a supportive energy while we played.  Then we hooked up a karaoke machine and sang until 3am.    Kirsten was a fabulous host and i love her so!  Unfortunately I can't say the same about her dog.   I tried to love him and snuggle with him and give him bits of chicken and belly rubs and out of nowhere, he bit my nose.  Leaving scratchy, bloody marks.  Clearly there is not a supportive energy between us two, but it was so good to see kir!   We rented a car ($10 a day, ask me how!) and we stayed in eugene, Oregon from the 21-24 may.
Going to Eugene means getting to have all my most favorite foods!
I finally got to have the infamous pad Thai from bangkok grill at the saturday market. It had been 8 years since I'd last had it and I was excited for Erik to try it and it did not disappoint. Best pad Thai ever. Perfectly cooked rice noodles, pickled radish and sprinkled peanuts combine to make the #1 top dish my life has ever known. It's a bold but true statement.    We stayed at my dad's place and he has all sorts of safety rules and routines...... I'm not use to living a life like that anymore.  he does it because he wants everyone to be safe and to prevent bad things from happening, which is sweet, but also was a reminder to me that i don't want to live my life worrying about what might happen.  (even though I do...). So, I felt rather stressed out and summoned up massive amounts of resistance...

In order to catch our flight to los Angeles we had  to get up at the ungodly hour of 3:30 am. That should be a crime, btw.  But we got here yesterday and it is amazing.  I'm feeling more relaxed and it's sunny! Feels like I've been waiting for 8 months to feel the sun again (oh wait, that's real).  we are eating delicious food,  and I get to see my BFF Minnie and her hilarious boyfriend, Dan.
We are here for a week have 3 shows in a row starting tomorrow.  It sooo beautiful here and I got to walk by bob barkers old house.
There are so many coconut and watermelon treats and I feel like this part of the trip is going to be very healing.