Fred Meyer offers online shopping service and order pick-up with ClickList program. I can’t believe summer is almost already over. We still have a week left of summer break but soccer practice has already begun, and the the onslaught of back-to-school events are already flooding my inbox. Between prepping for back to school, returning from vacation, and…
Oregon
Inner Peace, Forest Baths, and the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
These days, the world seems a little bit topsy turvy, inside out, crazy town, doesn’t it? I’ve been trying to find the right words, to find some peace, and to figure out what my role is in this whole madness. And it hit me: my role, right now, is right here. With my family, with…
Travel Bliss: 2015 Year in Review
Happy last day of 2015, everyone! Yesterday, I shared a look back at the FOOD + DRINK BLISS of 2015, and today we’re looking back at the TRAVEL BLISS of 2015. Where did your travels take you this year? In 2015, Urban Bliss Life travels took me and my friends/family to: Fraser Valley BC, Canada…
Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt at Besaw’s
I’m curious: when you were a kid, did your parents pretend there was a real Easter Bunny who hid eggs and brought baskets of candy? I grew up in a very religious family that made a huge deal out of Easter, and yet, not once do I remember my parents or any of my aunts…
The Nines Hotel, Portland, Oregon
Being a guest in your own town is sometimes quite delicious. The Nines is the perfect modern luxury hotel. Every inch of the hotel has been well-planned and well-executed. Here, a corner is transformed into a luscious place of rest. The suites are expansive and the decor I would describe as dressed-up modern. The hotel…