Fun-filled summery weekend

Signs for the Tualatin Farmers Market caught Brad's attention during his daily motorcycle rides to work. He thought it would be a fun Friday evening activity, so we jumped on our bikes and peddled the couple of miles to check it out.

A live band was playing across the lake, and we were surveying the food options when we spotted this lovely family:
My cousin Amy and her crew! They moved just two weeks ago to Tualatin from Colorado and were also spending the summer evening checking out the market.

We had an impromptu family reunion and spent quite a while catching up. It was such a fun surprise!

Saturday was a typical weekend day full of chores and relaxing. But in the evening we met Brad's parents at Cafe Allegro in downtown Tigard to celebrate their 41st anniversary.

I did not take any pictures. Blogger fail!

Brad had more fun summer activities up his sleeve, and we drove to Portland after church to explore the Portland Sunday Parkways event. It's sort of like a mini Bridge Pedal when they shut down the roads and let bikes take over.

The rotating event was held this month in Southeast Portland. We decided to leave the bikes at home and just go by foot, starting by checking out the Hawthorne Street Fair. Brad grabbed a $2 pulled-pork sandwich from the street:
He said it was very yummy!
Among the sights was this old guy playing some rockabilly and blues on the corner. He was great - I almost bought his CD!
We eventually made our way onto the actual parkways route, which was dotted with lemonade stands, neighbors with garden hoses and musicians. I almost bought some homemade vegetarian sushi from a couple kids set up on a street corner but Brad was scared of food poisoning.

A recorder band:
A happy tree:
It was a very fun day, and we are really excited to go to next month's event in Northeast Portland. This time we'll bring our bikes for sure! Join us :)

When the temperature cooled (a bit), it was time to run... our last "long" run of our training.
As the sun set, we ran 4 miles in our neighborhood - 39:16 minutes, a 9:49 average.
I'm a bit burned out on the running, and it was a great feeling to know that my training is nearly over and I can choose to focus on other activities if I want.

I hope your weekend was full of exciting fun, too!!