catch up

so a wow...two weeks ago i went to the utah

in preparation for the favorite to be married,

jaimie went through the temple the jordan river was beautiful

and it was special to be there with my whole family

next we joined the family reunion crew

at snowbird...

it was gorgeous

and we were all grateful

our family is currently full of adults

we don't have to wait in hot lines for a slide we don't HAVE to go on

it was pretty chillaxing later we joined the rest of the crew

for grub-n-good laughs

here's roger embarrassing susie

it happens...

funny stories and i even heard that my great grandpa was a horse whisperer

before he became a drunk,

as one relative said,

what a group of great people that rose above

genetics and culture of alcoholism

it was great to see relatives that i don't talk to or see that often

i think we're quite fun and funny

then onto night festivities:

shooting the tube

say no to crack!

water pressure at the tube is so much better in july

than in sept!

it was a quick trip

but so nice to see so many i love!

portland night ride

howling at the moon on a nighttime adventure like no other...

pretty accurate

the start was after 9 p.m. under the broadway bridge

there was a full jammin' drum line with flaggers with lighted flags...
how could one not be so excited?
costumes were encouraged



we crossed the bridge with glownecklaces and lights demanding passage on the roadways

mississippi was slowing down from their daily festivities

and the club scene was starting to bump

the 5 naked guys on unicycles definately spiced up the ride
when they passed us going the opposite way of traffic

as for me,

i was trying to keep up with this guy in my pink pony shirt

if you know or own a pony shirt
you're aware that not just anyone can be part of the gang
but with neon green running shorts

over his riding shorts

he was pretty irresistable

i on the other hand was peddling my heart out

and sweating under that blue wig

stops for popcorn and unimpressive bike clips started the first rest
but my rest #2 they got their act together
and provided a "candy land" tent
a via 1970s dance party
and professional hula hoop dancers with nothing other than
lighted hola hoops...
they were impressive

fun night to fancy the portland
again...
bringing my regular camera would have been too smart
luckily cell phones are decently awesome

laurie's rockin' blues b-day

when the blues festival lands on your birthday

it will be a good year

cheers to you laurie!

portland is growing on me

voodoo visit

spencer flew in for a case

but yet,

couldn't visit p-town

w/o an adequate visit to voodoo doughnuts

we decided to aim bad feelings with the pretzel pin
more explicit photos not shown

hopefully none of you felt such pains last monday night...

4th of july recap

i learned not to drive to the coast on a holiday weekend

but found a primitive place to camp then woke up to a fun filled 4th!

sea kayaking depoe bayteam players:

anna

chelseadaveruss with the lovely rosyand yours truly

pretty dang excellent
finished the excursion by eating at the sea hag

then i was off to the molalla buckaroo rodeo
if that ain't american
i don't know what is

make new friends but keep the old

one is silver and the other gold... so my good friend fm high school, steph, came to visit me
a little over a week ago
it was a ball...
it's nice to be with old friends
who remember how you are
have i changed through the years? sure thing
but when you get back together
it's like ol' times

we went to the beach....

took her to bagby

two peas in a pod

it was a superb

i stayed up too late

gossiped like good ol' times

caught up and played hard

who's next to visit?

in case you were wondering

i know some of you may wonder how to run/win a marathon

let me explain...

first you need to recieve the prep package

thank you danielle

next you need to have a runner photo above your bed

this ensures that your mind will imagine running throughout the night

lucky for me this is even a sticker

next be ready with a sweatband of your favorite color

obviously my favorite color is orange

also follow up with chafing neon x-large running shorts

when you train in these

they prep your legs for chafing on race day

and use body glide on race day

excessively

i didn't i had to get lubed up

at a medic station during the race

that woman with a popsicle stick

with of who knows what

vasoline?

she was my angel of mercy

new fancy socks

although on the day before the race

i got talked into the double lining sock

that was supposed to NOT give blisters

i'm a convert... borrow your sister's ipod

(thanks favorite!)

or if you're like the rest of the world

use your ipod for good beats

and to remind you that hip hop music is righteousget used to foreign objects on your shoes

in the race they track your time with this

hello 1984!

with all these helpful hints you can win

like me...

don't be jealous

just go run your own marathon!