I am not much for new year’s resolutions, but I hoping that this will be the last time I do a mega-wrapping-up-a-season-of-life-because-I-got-so-behind-on-everything-giant-photodump-post. Our lives are full and fun, and I want so badly to remember everything (and if I don’t photograph it or write it down, it’s like it never happened), so here’s to being a little bit…
long live the three-day weekend.
As someone who feels the average weekend flies by far too quickly, I love three-day weekends with all of my heart. This Memorial Day weekend was full of hiking, biking, and eating almost every meal outside. It’s what we call summertime perfection.
this season in portland.
So…it appears I kind of dropped the ball on this whole blogging thing. I started taking 17 hours of prerequisite classes for grad school (including two science labs) in January, which proved to require a lot of time and attention, leaving little extra room for blogging (but plenty of time to watch 3 seasons of…
a year in Portland.
According to my Timehop (that fun time capsule of embarrassment), it’s been a little over a year since we moved to the big city, which means that one year ago, I was staring down this scene: In the past year, we’ve rearranged the apartment at least 3 times (you can see what it once looked…
washington park.
Attention, Portlandians! This is what Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden look like in October. It’s this magical place where summer and fall are happening simultaneously. The trees are magnificently colored, and somehow, the roses are still in bloom. I jogged up to Washington Park on this drizzly morning (okay, I mostly walked…
the portland donut crawl (part 1).
Let’s face it. The Ringers love donuts. And we live in a pretty donut-happy city. A quick search shows dozens of restaurants and shops selling donuts around Portland. Unfortunately, none of these places are in our Northwestern neck of the woods, so there’s almost always driving involved when it comes to satisfying my ever-present donut…
international rose test garden.
I was out running some errands the other day (walking some errands, actually, since I’m attempting to live a car-free lifestyle whenever possible due to my fear of Portland traffic), when I remembered that Eric had stumbled upon a rose garden on a recent run. So I kept on walking, and what do you know?…
marquam trail to council crest.
It is a seriously gorgeous day in Portland. I feared these might be over with the arrival of Autumn, but things are wild and sunny around here for the next week. And this made today the perfect day to hike somewhere with a view. Or so I thought. Apparently a beautifully clear sky in the…
touring oregon with the smiths (portland).
Our last excursion with my parents was a trip to Portland. Eric and I have hit the apartment hunt pretty hard, and we had a few appointments to see some contenders, so we made a day of it. We’re still not very good Portland tour guides, as we don’t live there yet and still have…
nickel creek.
This post is probably more aptly titled “the day I met Nickel Creek…and other awkward stories.” Let’s start from the beginning. Nickel Creek is a straight up awesome bluegrass band that has been together for 25 years (minus that recent 6 year hiatus: the dark years). They started performing together as 8 and 12-year-olds, which…
a day trip to portland.
People around here love Portland. I’ve never had a super awesome Portland experience, as it generally rains the entire time we’re there, but we keep giving it another chance to impress. Most of our Portland trips have brought us downtown, which isn’t exactly the most pleasant part of Portland (although it is home to Powell’s…