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Happy Noi Year! Babe loved his New Year’s Dinner here!

20 Tuesday May 2014

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We decided to start the New Year with a bang in our new town! 😉 So, we stayed a couple nights at Oxford Hotel… which was a dream and we didn’t have to leave the hotel too often.

Though on New Year’s Day, we went out and about to see what was open for eats and sips, then took a little walk in Drake Park. We stopped at Noi, downtown on Franklin and Bond, for early dinner.

Hubs had been wanting to take us to Noi ever since he’d eaten lunch their during his interview in Fall. He’s been talking about the ‘Fried Basil on the Garlic Chicken’ ever since!

What a better day to do so then on New Year’s with babe in tow!?

We love for Bean to experience new eats and cool culture… thus, we don’t really shy away from ‘fancy’ restaurants just because we have a toddler tagging along! Though we do tend to do so during a more low-key lunch versus a more active dinner time.

Turns out Noi Thai was, indeed, a super nice Thai place… and very welcoming to little dude!
They even have a ‘kid’s plate’, literally, they have the dang cutest little place setting for kids that they break out for the little foodies! Cute little place-setting with colorful bears on it and a kid’s spoon!
They, also, have a Kid’s Menu.

On this, our first dinner of 2014, Bean enjoyed coconut milk soup, rice, chicken, and fried basil!

Mama and Daddy enjoyed Coconut Milk Soup, Crab Fried Rice, Crispy Garlic Chicken, Khi Mao Noodles… delish!!
As well, they indicate Gluten-Free and Vegan for those dishes that hold these distinctions!

Mmmm… can’t wait to go back! Why yes, YES, it was difficult to write this post… now I’m totally craving Thai!

Enjoy and Happy 2014!

Happy Noi Year

This is gonna be Awesome….!?

16 Wednesday Apr 2014

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It is! That’s what I want anyway… I want my inaugural post on MamaBendia to be Awesome, Wonderful, Stupendous, Interesting, Magical…! 🙂

Huh!? Maybe I should just get it out there, instead of waiting for the magic to pop into my head and out through my keyboard!

What I really want is for this blog is to be interesting and helpful…
a place for me to share with you and for you to share with me!
I’d love to share my thoughts and joys of mommin’ in hopes of helping other new parents… though I’m anxious that I won’t be able to get my thoughts and emotions out, for fear of becoming too emotional… ha!

I’d like to write about how I was near 39 years old (!) when we were surprised by the excitement of a pregnancy!
That my little dude is a true joy (seriously, a true joy!) but, man, I didn’t know this mommin’ thing was actually kind of difficult!
That my little guy walked at 9.5mths and that sort of added to the difficulty, hee hee!
That I was scared as crap to give birth!
That my baby’s birth was, actually, quite ‘easy’ and miraculous and amazing!
That I sometimes get bored being a stay-at-home mom!
That I sometimes only want to just sit on the floor and watch my boy explore, learn, and babble at me!

That my baby’s huge, cheeky smile and accompanying laugh is easily the best thing I get to see and hear all day long… it’s so amazing I sometimes just want to cry from the sheer joy if it!

That… that…

That, of the three blogs I keep right now, this… this is the one I want to nurture, as I nurture my little guy… for it to grow into something wonderful and amazing!

Hey… I think maybe I’ll be able to do this afterall!

What I’ve realized, writing for my other blogs, is that the direction leans towards sharing information…
I greatly enjoy writing reviews and here I’d like to continue that in the hopes that I might share information about something that can help another parent.

All of this focused on the topic of Mommin’ from (near and/or around) Bend, Ore!
Hmmm, just kind of Mommin’ in General… ya know, all the hard work we do and how we do it and why!
So, you don’t really have to be a Bend Parent to find enjoyment and resource out of my blog!
(Wellll, actually, I really like to travel… so I’ll probably throw in posts here and there relating to a place one might be able to get to easily from Bend! Or how about just Travelin’ with Baby!? 🙂 )

If you’ll take this ride with me… I’ve got a seat for you!

Thanks for the read,

Mama (E’lan) Bendia signing off… For now!

My wee family, during 2013 Holidays, making a home in Downtown Bend, Ore.

My wee family, during 2013 Holidays, making a home in Downtown Bend, Ore.