i'm thankful for the alcohol

we spent the tail end of the holiday weekend going to wineries in the countryside. not the france one, the oregon one. this is a rare photo of us, not taken with joren's extended ape-like arm. it was taken by our friend julie, who i sometimes refer to as "the furniture girl". she's nice, and makes really fabulous furniture. if i had a photo of her, i'd put it here. like i said she's nice, but not in the way that i don't means she's also not cute, because she is.

these are the barrels they put you in if you act like you don't know what a "bouquet" is. i, sadly, am in the barrel.

the best thing about the oregon countryside is the lack of french people, who i like, but don't understand. and the free kittens...