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We headed over to Bend, OR this weekend for a relay race called the Bend Beer Chase.  Emily got us started at 6:20am.

First beers ~6:45

Despite the heat, fun was had by all, with plenty of cold beverages keeping us cool.

Lots of great views during the run.

Thanks to all the runners, friends, designated drivers, and volunteers for such an awesome weekend.  Special thanks to Emily for organizing everything and making it happen!  Our team, cascadia drinking alliance, got 51st out of 167 teams!

Went for a long weekend to Minneapolis to see the family there.  Had a great time and packed a lot into the weekend.  Went to a Minnesota Twins baseball game and although it was cold and they lost it was still a good time!

We got to pay our respects to Prince by going out to Paisley Park.  Quite a showing of people and tributes there.

We also went to the Bakken Museum which explores the mysteries of our electrical world.  They had a bunch of cool exhibits in a pretty cool building.  One of my favorites is this machine that essentially would shock you for a penny (now it is included with the price of admission).

Emily and I took an evening and walked around downtown Minneapolis for a bit.  Saw lots of interesting things along Hennepin Avenue and along the Mississippi river including this Bob Dylan mural and dam.

We also went bowling where my Mom beat me in the first game!

We got a couple of jogs in while we were there and we might have taken a break in the coolest playground I can remember with real chutes and ladders!

After a real fun weekend it was back to Oregon on Monday.  Mt. Hood was looking good on approach.

 

I got to have nice long visit with my family in Charleston a couple weeks ago.  My first visit to my folks new home in the south.

Brian, Dad, and I went fishing out on the oyster flats in the rain the day I arrived.

Brian took care of the fly fishing.

Dad and I took care of the actually catching fish.

The weather felt familiar for the first few days (cold and rainy), but we got some nicer days towards the end of the week.  We made it out to Capers Island for a picnic.  A different sort of snag forest than I am used too.

 

We had a guest appearance from our good friends, Diana and James.  I dragged them down from North Carolina to run a 10k with Kim and me.  Here is our before shot.

 

A couple shots from the run over the cooper river.

worst selfie ever (but kind of hilarious).

after shot at Minero’s for post race lunch.

My folks and Rocky were nice enough to pick us up in Charleston by boat, so we would not have to take the bus home (the bridge into Charleston was closed for the run).

After the weekend, the crowds cleared out at the Comfort Inn, and Kim, Rocky, my Mom, and I got to go see the Angel live oak.  Pictures do not do justice to what a massive and pretty tree this is.

It was a great trip and I was very sad to say farewell, but it was nice to get home to these two.

Thanks for holding down the fort and taking care of our growing posse of ladies, Bret!

Happy Valentine’s Day all.  We had a great weekend.  We got to see lots of friends and family, we went for a nice hike in Tillamook State Forest, and I ran a 25km run.

Oregon is really green and lovely after all the rain we’ve been getting.

Oval loved the hike, she would have enjoyed the run to if she could have joined me.

 

The mud run run really lived up to its name.  I didn’t get any after pictures, but I was definitely pretty caked in mud.  I never fell on my butt, but there were some real slippery spots, so it was slow going a lot of the time.  I worked off the chocolate cover strawberries Bret greeted me at the end with for sure 🙂

I can’t believe it has been a whole year since we picked this sweet puppy up from a van in the best buy parking lot in Eugene.  It was love at first sight for sure and we love having this crazy, sweet, and very energetic puppy in our little family.

The progression of giant ears

and today!

Love this little monkey.

Before shot…  all geared up and ready to zipline!

a couple of other shots

relaxing with these folks

monkeys and butterflies

the trees don’t love the monkeys so much

Lots of time at the beautiful beaches

We got back and went down to California for a visit with Bret’s Dad.  We got some beautiful, but cold weather.

Then we got to spend a day with these two before heading back to Oregon.