today i finished my first marathon. it was a blast to run with a few thousand people all around this beautiful city of portland, get cheered on by many of my friends and even my parents, and have the…
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…
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…
this past weekend was no ordinary weekend for deeann and i. it wasn’t a normal weekend for our close friends ren & rebecca. this past saturday they were married at her parents acreage in wisconsin, surrounded by 50 of…
before our recent trip home we picked up a new little toy. this little toy allows us to take video and share it with you all. just what we need, right?
a lot of people knew we were…
last week we had our first visitors(not including terra and pete, who helped move us out here). deeanns parents came out for about 6 days to see our new home.
we showed them around town, ate at a…
today was a good day. of course sleeping in always makes for a good morning, prepping a big thanksgiving meal is also a good start to the day.
we got up and went for a walk through the south…
we are finally settled in(for the most part) to our new apartment. over the past few days of travel, back and forth from furniture stores, and just learning the city and public transit, we have really been enjoying our new…