biker babe

It's Kropp!

puppy love

Soup, meet Dasher

Dasher was making an appearence across the street and we took Soup to visit.

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Soup, Fedora, Kropp. Jerty. The music that the DJ plays.

A Foxy Christmas

Late in the Season

Call Me Colorful

Happy Halloweeeeen!!!

Happy Halloween! Jordy and I were having an organic beer from the beer cart (new and unlicensed) when we got a call to go to a Halloween bar crawl in the NE with our friend Mike. We had 30 minutes to meet him at Coalition Brewery with our costumes. Problem was, we had no costume. We ran to Barely Worn, a thrift shop down the street, and tried on a few things, none of which fit. Jordy was fishing through the racks when he came across two beautiful Dashiki’s, one his size and one mine. Perfect. We paid 7 dollars for both of them and grabbed two necklaces for 5 dollars. 12 bucks and 30 minutes later, we were at Coalition before Mike. We were smart and pre bar crawled, getting to each bar before the other crawlers so we didn’t have to wait in lines. What wasn’t smart was the quantity of beers I slammed trying to keep up with the boys. The beers, mixed with a grilled cheese sandwich that could give The Penguin a fair fight and my night was over. Today Jordan said it's now No vem beer. No beer.

Forest Park

There is an amazing place for us to hike just a few minutes from our house. This spot is called Forest Park and it is the nations largest urban park. When we vacationed in Portland (03/10) we rented bikes and went straight to the park to ride the bikes. In March, I was overwhelmed with the beauty. It was so easy to breath and I had never felt so alive. Jordan has some great videos of me riding the bike in the park. I felt like I was 10 again. So free and happy. It's just as great in October. Which brings me to say that Fall in Portland is wonderful. It is so bright and colorful. This city is littered with trees of all sorts and the leaves are changing and falling right now. Back to Forest Park: Here are some photos from our hike. I love you, Forest Park.

3529 SE 61st Ave

x-country

CLT to PDX

Driving across country was full of life. The Subaru found it's way to Portland, no problems. Opa's atlas was the source of direction and the dogs were our source of entertainment. We had perfect weather the entire trip. Even the cold rainy day in Fairfield, Iowa was wonderful,relaxing and comfortable. We camped one night, just outside of Jackson, Wyoming. Our camp was set on the banks of a beautiful lake in the mountains. It was a quiet spot and the sky was glittered with stars, some shooting. The Milky Way was bright. Even though we were told to "keep warm", the chilled air surprised us when we woke up. The good thing was, we did wake up and we did so peacefully. The talk of bears and discussing "the plan" if a bear attacked us had Fedora and I freaked. I had myself convinced that a bear was going to kill all of us. Photos from our trip are plentiful. Here are a few.