a full house

last monday our good friends gabriel & jaclyn arrived in portland. they are in the middle of a grand road trip to alaska and are stopping in portland via the “long route.” first they stopped in denver to stay…

surprising terra

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…

for the love of beer

the week after we went to the coast (maybe 2 weeks ago or so), portland had its holiday ale festival.
deeann and i went to the opening night on thursday and needless to say it was completely packed.…

giving thanks

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…