I just booked our plane tickets to go to Portland at the end of July. My mom and dad will join Matthew and me, and we'll be visiting my brother and his fiance. It will be the first time Matthew and Claire will have met, and it's also the weekend of the Oregon Brewers Festival. Beer-woo!

The problem is that now all I can think about is going to Portland. I desperately need a vacation, and I haven't left the city much this year (maybe a week in total) since Christmas. Plus I miss my brother and haven't seen Claire in ages. At least work will be quieter after tomorrow, but still two months is waaaay too long to wait. :)