parents in portland

May 13th, 2009Tags: , , , ,
| beauty, family, garden, green, green living, mountains, portland, visitors | chris | 0 comments


today my parents left portland after a nice long visit. my mom came two weeks ago for a conference that was here and my dad joined her a few days later. during their visit we went for various hikes in and around portland, ate at a few of my favorite eateries, did a good handful of gardening, and attended my graduation from le cordon bleu, portland.

they have visited from iowa three times now and this visit easily had the best weather. spots of slight showers but lots of sun. a few clear days for beautiful views of mt. st. helens, rainer, and hood. we stopped in the rebuilding center a few times for some stuff for the back garden … a few things for hanging the hammock, boards for some small raised beds, and some odds and ends for make-shift fountains and bird baths.

it was a great visit.

ahren & anna visit p-town

September 2nd, 2008Tags: ,
| family, good stuff, oregon coast, visitors | chris | 0 comments

my brother and his girlfriend came to portland this past week. we had a great time showing them around town, hiking, visiting the coast, and just hanging out playing games. check out pictures from their visit in my summer set on flickr. here is a little video of the time we had.


Ahren & Anna Visit P-Town from Chris Grebner on Vimeo.

bro in town

August 23rd, 2008Tags: ,
| family, good stuff, visitors | chris | 0 comments


my brother, ahren, and his girlfriend, anna, is coming to town on monday. we are really looking forward to having them in town. it seems like the last 2 or 3 years every time i see them it is for a quick weekend or even day visit. they’ll be landing monday late morning and leaving sunday morning, so we’ll have them for almost a week. probably the most time i’ve spent with them in a few years.

we’ve got a few plans: camping, eating, drinking from a different local brewery every night of the week, showing them my school and everything else that makes portland portland.

stay tuned for pictures and videos. i’m sure they’ll be good.