Mutt Mama

I was going to start a new blog. Even wrote the first two posts, so I guess I did start the new blog. However, after sleeping on it, I decided that I didn't like the name so much. But I do like All is Full of Love, and my reasons for starting Mutt Mama and All is Full of Love are pretty similar... love and sharing. So, I'm reopening All is Full of Love.

Curious about those initial posts on Mutt Mama? Well, here's the first one.


Hello and welcome to my new blog, Mutt Mama. If you're a reader of my old blog, Hybrid Hopes, don't worry, I'll keep that one up. I'll just be focusing THIS one on my trials and experiments in motherhood.

New role, new blog.

Maybe even a disciplined blog. I'll have a certain amount of extra time for a while, after the baby's born. I hear you all tsking under your breath. Some of you. I work 70 hours a week, every other week, so historically my blog gets ignored for 50% of the year. So yeah, I'm serious. Just like I know the tasks of motherhood are serious. And time consuming.

I just want you, dear internet, to know I plan on being around more.

And have more tutorials.

Food

Food has been ordered. Here is what we got:
Moros and Christianos: rice and beans
Picadillo Cubano: Seasoned beef hash
Pollo Criollo: Chicken
Lechon Asado: Roasted Pork
Yuca con mojo: It is a root that is kinda like potato in flavor. It is delicious
For cakes we got a chocolate type called the Domino and A vanilla cake with Guava cream cheese.
For full descriptions please go to www.pambiche.com
We feel that this should be a good amount of food and are eager to taste all of our friends and families dishes as well.

Rsvp

Hey all! Things are going pretty good. We are trying to lock down food for reception and that should be done soon. I just wanted to post this reminder to RSVP as soon as possible as we are getting close to one month before the big day. Another thing that would be awesome for those that are flying in is what day and time you will be coming. We may be able to pick you up but due to how hectic things will most likely be, some of you may need to find a another way to hotels/our house. When we get all of the flight times down we can coordinate all the details better. For those unable to make it we understand that it is tough times with the economy in such bad shape and look forward to spending time together with you in the future. Take care all
Andy

WOOT! Our wedding rings came in the mail today.

We tried them on, and debated whether or not to start wearing them immediately. We decided to wait for the ceremony... that way we have double the times of excitement.

Wooo!!!

You can check a similar ring out right here.

More places to stay

A few other options than hotels......
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/vac/1055513898.html (this is right near where the wedding/reception is)
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/vac/1054924180.html

or for most likely the cheaper/alternative route
http://www.portlandhostel.org/
Single rooms are about 50ish bucks but dorm beds are 20ish.

This one is in the NE but not too far.
http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/oregon-portland-blue-plum-inn.html

The Jupiter hotel might be a bit on the expensive end but it seems pretty hip
www.jupiterhotel.com

So some of these may work better than others. If anyone has any questions about specifics don't hesitate to contact us.

Where to stay: Hotels and Guesthouses

A few folks have been asking us where they should stay.

Firstly, lemme tell you about our area of Portland.

Portland is divided up into North, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest. Our favorite, and where we live, is the Southeast section of Portland. We live just south of the Woodstock neighborhood, in a district called Brentwood-Darlington.

Nearby west/east streets include Flavel and Johnson Creek to the south, and Duke, Woodstock, Steele, Harold, Holgate to the north of us. We're not far from Powell either, and Powell is kind of midway between us and the wedding events. We're on 68th Street, and the closer you get to the river, the lower the number. The further from the river, the higher the number, and the closer you are to a suburb named Gresham.

The wedding events will be around the Hawthorne and Division areas, near 50th and 60th Streets. This area is about 20 minutes from our house.

Hopefully, if these hotels and guestrooms are full or not to your liking, that description of the area will help you with location based hotel decisions.

On to our list!

Briarwood Suites
7740 SE Powell Blvd
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 788-9394‎
briarwoodsuites.com
Pet Friendly, per the reviews I found via google here.
This is on 77th and Powell, which is not the greatest area, but it's definitely not the worst.

Motel 6 Portland Central
3104 SE Powell Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-0600‎
motel6.com
Reviews here

The Bluebird Guesthouse
3517 SE Division St
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-4333‎
bluebirdguesthouse.com
Great reviews and in a great location. Book early!

Courtyard Portland Southeast
9300 SE Sunnybrook Blvd.
Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-2900‎
(503) 654-6754‎ - Fax
marriott.com
This is actually in Clackamas, Oregon, which is where Steph works. It's a 10-15 minute drive from our house, and near highway 205. A pretty straight shot from the airport to the hotel, it would only take you 20-30 minutes to make the drive once you got your rental car at the airport. It had good reviews. It's maybe 40 minutes away from Steph's uncle's home in Gresham, so not the best location if you want to visit those folks too.

Holiday Inn Express, Portland
9707 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 252-7400‎
(503) 254-8441‎ - Fax
hipdx.com
decent reviews, on 97th and Stark.

Andy will be posting more hotels and guesthouses. Stay tuned.

RSVP Here!!!!

Please RSVP by April 23rd with the following information:

Name(s):___________________________________________

• ___accepts with pleasure
  
• ___declines with regret
  
• ___accepts with regret
  
• ___declines with pleasure

___# of vegetarians ___# of vegans

Methods:
via website (welcome to our site, dearies!!)
via email
via telephone
via snailmail.

{we choose to assume that if you've found our site, you have other methods of communication with us and will not be posting our phone numbers up here...}