Love & Rainbows

When in doubt, go out.

Pop quiz, hotshot parents. It’s 9am on a Sunday morning in the middle of winter and you have a babysitter. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO? Well, if you love the outdoors and don’t want to spend any…

Flashback Friday

This one goes out to my parents, who celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary last week. Well done you two!

Twue wuv in Stumptown

Portland is home to good friends, I’ve said it before but this trip out west, there was much more in store. We signed up for adventure and slept on a boat, saving some dough and loving the float. Off to…

Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today.

This weekend, I’m marrying two friends. Thanks to the Universal Life Church, both for the online ordination and for providing me with this button to display on my “MySpace page or website”. (Also, if it’s good enough for Conan, it’s…

Race Report: Bolder Boulder 10K 2012

I had vengenance on my mind the morning of the race. I needed redemption. My husband and I ran the Bolder Boulder pretty slowly last year (cut me some slack…I was only 8 weeks post-op) so I felt like I…

Six going on Sixty

Six years ago, we fell for each other over a large pot of hot oil. That was a few days after we met at the comedy club but a few days before our real first date.(Why, oh why, wasn’t I…

That new bike smell

Dewey and Jessica have known me since I was nineteen. Anyone that has known me that long, and still talks to me, is a true friend. Suffice it to say, these two have a permanent place in my heart. So…

The Constant (and Geeky) Gardener

My husband’s green thumb amazes me. I try to keep up. And by try to keep up, I mean that I water while he’s away and hope to God I won’t kill anything. (We started gardening together last year. And…

Don’t stop Belizean

When people ask about my honeymoon, words fail me. Thoughts and images must suffice as complete sentences are lacking. pineapple, papayas, plantains, Placencia and pina coladas scuba-diving with nurse sharks, moray eels and sea turtles no work, no laptops, no…

One down, another sixty to go

Happy anniversary my love. It’s been a wonderful year… but can we go on our honeymoon now? (Not that we’re that excited about it or anything…) Many thanks to Shane Rich and his oncemany project for this amazing anniversary shoot….