Category Archives: Just Having Fun

Lopez

If you have never been to the San Juan Islands in Washington State, do not delay, make your plans now. Seriously. It is a stunning and serene area that we love. John and I have been coming here for nearly … Continue reading

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Delve in to 2012

Delve in to 2012 was the best rhyming motto we could come up with for the new year and we did our best to delve into fun at our New Year’s Eve party. This New Year’s Eve was celebrated in … Continue reading

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Pete’s Birthday

**This is the first in, hopefully, a series of posts to get myself caught up on the summer and documenting our lives, now with baby in tow. ** Not sure when this tradition started but for many years we have … Continue reading

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Grilled Cheese Grill

As you can see, everyone was happy with the choice to head to Portland on Sunday for grilled cheese sandwiches. We have been hearing about this food cart called the “Grilled Cheese Grill” and have been intending to check it … Continue reading

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VW Campervan

Since we first hired a campervan in New Zealand, we have been talking about what it would be like to own one and debating on if a campervan was the right choice or a tent trailer. In New Zealand there … Continue reading

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The Oregon State Fair

As is tradition, we spent Labor Day with family and friends at the Oregon State Fair. It’s always a fun time seeing the farm animals, voting at the Photography Exhibit, eating as much deep fried food as you can manage, … Continue reading

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North Cascades

As promised (never mind it was more than two months ago), we are getting around to posting photos from our backpacking trip in the North Cascades. This is a stunning and possibly overlooked national park area that we can’t wait … Continue reading

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Blue Lake Triathlon

After the “Try-Tri” and the Albany Triathlon, Laura and I were fully prepared to take on the Blue Lake Triathlon. Despite the three months of preparation and training I still found myself a bit nervous the day or two before … Continue reading

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Eugene

The week leading up to Memorial Day Weekend seemed to be a stressful one. John came home on Monday and said he really needed to get away from the house for the weekend. We had been working a lot in … Continue reading

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Try-Tri

With ten weeks of training down and two weeks remaining, my triathlon training/competing partner, Laura, and I decided we needed to try a “tri” before our race on June 5. The part we were most curious to practice was the … Continue reading

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