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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 7:16 pm
Travelodge Portland E Gresham Troutdale, OR This Travelodge is located approximately 10 miles from Portland International Airport and 15 miles from downtown. Is this a good area??
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 7:17 pm
RN, Julieboo, I think you should just consider this nausea as morning sickness. I'm betting it's a good sign! Best wishes for your trip!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 8:01 pm
RN That's my understanding, NT. I checked JetBlue, but they don't seem to fly into Portland (they do fly out of O'Hare. I just checked Alaskaair and it seems to be higher.. they do fly from all Chicago airports and to Portland. I put in Friday to Tuesday and then you get a cheaper return... but the lowest is $417 RT with departing $282 and returning $139 . Looks like they all require a plane change in Seattle or in Los Angeles. (I know you won't but if you did change in LA and have even a few minutes, I'd drive right up to meet you all Lowest RT is $417 but that is Friday, returning Tuesday. Returning Monday is higher. If you depart on Thursday, returned on Tuesday the cheapest RT on Alaska would be $324 ($189 and $135)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 8:14 pm
That is $324 each Now Southwest, IF you flew on Thursday and Tuesday, right now from Midway direct to Portland and back direct $517 for both of you (are both of you going?) that's with all fees, or half that for one of you.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 8:19 pm
rn: julie, first off...i'm so, so happy for you. i'm going to check out tripadvisor.com and see if i can find any comments on the hotel you asked about. generally i find that site to be good; however, i didn't agree w/most the reviews given for the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel. (check w/me if anyone plans on staying there...and do not eat at rest. in hotel, Twisters). okay, julie, i'll check out the hotel and be back later.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 9:03 pm
Julieboo, if you haven't already booked it, Travelodge is usually not such a hot hotel. You are better off with Sleep Inn, Quality Inn, or Comfort Inn, which are all in the same hotel chain but higher up the food chain. That rate Costacat is showing for Embassy Suites looks outstanding for Embassy Suites. You will almost never go wrong with Embassy Suites.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 9:06 pm
rn julie, from your earlier post/question: Travelodge Portland E Gresham Troutdale, OR This Travelodge is located approximately 10 miles from Portland International Airport and 15 miles from downtown. Is this a good area?? ------------------------------------ i checked trip advisor for comments on the hotel. i found 2 comments: one bad/one average. HOWEVER, SORRY...i'm not sure if this link is the hotel you asked about. this is what i found, again sorry if it's the wrong hotel (all the info. doesn't match yours...but closest i found): http://tinyurl.com/2n6zyq ---------------- a tip that might sound silly, but fine. since you are "rushed" and don't really have time to check out a hotel: to be safe, just pack 2 pillows, cases, sheets, towels. if you end up in a "dive"...at least you can spend the night using your things. you can still stay the night and work out the rest "later".
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 9:10 pm
eta: i posted above before i read juju's post. i agree w/juju. i recall comfort inn being fine. however, i don't know anything about lodging in portland area.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 9:42 pm
i googled cheapest hotels portland, oregon. here's a link to one site. doesn't look so good. (if you check out the "stars" for each). http://tinyurl.com/yvd69g http://tinyurl.com/yvd69g i'm going to see if there is a holiday inn express in the area. when dh and i stayed in Corvallis Montana in 2002 (prices probably have gone up obviously), we stayed at HI express. then, it was $89 per night. however, it was really nice. nothing like the HI express in my area. i noticed the price per night for "your place" travelodge (under $60). you might not be able to get that price somewhere else; but, you might get close to it if you about a weekly rate.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 10:10 pm
Julie, I assume you are of course meeting the baby and the birth mother, but are you going through an agency? Is there a social worker or adoption worker? If so, perhaps they have places that they can recommend?
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 10:34 pm
rn, julie, doubt this will be much help. i couldn't find what i wanted. i know nothing about using orbitz. but here's another link (orbitz) to hotels in area: just so you can get more of an idea of hotels/prices for the dates you want: http://tinyurl.com/24bu6n from that link, i did check out one hotel for reviews because the price was lower than most (and close to travel lodge). lots of reviews. only read a few. above average, maybe.: http://tinyurl.com/2w3cz9 -------------------- anyway, julie, i've got to go for the night. need to work out the paper work/details on some "stuff" going on in my life, unfortunately. i'd rather be here, though, hearing about all your exciting news. :>) i'll be thinking about you and will be sending you all kinds of good thoughts.
+ + ------ also, if you call and make a reservation, you might mention your reason for your stay. i would think the manager would give you a special rate.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 6:01 am
RN, THanks to all of you!!!! I gotta make some calls and see what the agency says. Feel free to drop by my folder with any other suggestions anyone mite have. THANKS!! A TON!!! I am still so nasueous. (But in a good way!) Looks liek I will book with Southwest and then see what hotel deals I can get separelty...
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 7:03 am
RN: Sis and I took Scout yesterday to the vet. We stayed with him, petted him and loved on him the entire time. The sedative they gave him almost did the job without the euthanasia. He almost stopped breathing. Then, they administered the other shot, and he just drifted off. I was really a mess. Sis, being a registered vet tech, was a bit tougher, as she'd done that 100's of times, but she cried some too. She said it was very hard as she was there the night he was born and watched him be born then, 14 years later, she had to watch him die. Very sad. My mom's other lab looked all over for Scout yesterday evening. It was a very hard night. Thank you all for the well wishes and good thoughts. I know that we will see him again someday and that he is running and playing with Poochie in Heaven.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 7:52 am
RN - (((Escapee)))
Rainbow Bridge
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:19 am
Oh Escapee! I know it was such a hard thing to do. But your Scout knows you were there and loving him, and he's probably frolicking all over the palce right now on the other side 'o that bridge. (I hope he looks up Satan and Buster -- two of my favorite lab children!)
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:23 am
RN: Is it lunchtime yet?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:28 am
Right now, it just was for me. I just ate a burrito. With tofu. Want one? Escapee, I'm sorry for the loss of your family pet.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:32 am
Right now ... Scoot, shush ... don't tell the boss but I've skipped out on work today. I'm getting my car fixed for when my future boss wants me to start my new job and I need to commute. 
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:34 am
RN: Ummm..no Hermie! Bluck!!! RN: Nick....lol....you go girl 
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 9:35 am
RN life sucks.
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 10:54 am
RN I have muscle pain in my back and neck and it really SUCKS
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Marej
Member
09-20-2002
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 11:24 am
RN..I love the new song by Joe Nicols, "I'll Wait For You."
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 11:54 am
RN I have to turn away immediately when that song comes on but I love it too.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 12:04 pm
RN, have y'all seen the video? Video
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 12:06 pm
RN: Marej I like that song too. Makes me cry. That and Emmerson Drive's Moments. I am becoming quite the softy in my old age.
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