Today, August 13th, is the first time since July 19th that I have had the pleasure of spending time with just Mia. Now don’t get me wrong, I have been having A LOT of fun the past twenty five days but man oh man has it been busy and slightly exhausting. On July 19th, after…
Rhodes Trip – Anthony Lakes
Back in February I decided to plan ahead. I had some vacation time on the books that expires as of June 30th (and no idea when I was going to be able to use it between January & early June). Toss those vacation days in with a new federal holiday and I decided to make…
So Much Better
And just like that the weather turned and outdoor fun has been a constant thing lately. Bike rides (lots of bike rides), a little running, walking some alpaca and even a camping trip have all been on the menu since our April trip to Sisters. Mia had her birthday recently and I really wanted to…
That’s More Like It
After bitching about the weather in my last post things have started to slowly improve. Mia and I had pre-booked an April weekend in Sisters months ago. Regardless of the weather on the west side of the Cascades you can be fairly certain that it will be dry on the east side. Ironically enough the…
Nuthin Much
Please consider much of this post a chance to bitch about work, weather and everything else that conspires to keep me from doing all the stuff I’d rather be accomplishing. As we close in on the middle of April I have to make one thing very clear, the weather this year has sucked. I am…
Bromantic Weekend – Bend, OR
Back at the end of November I asked Dean if he wanted to spend a long weekend down in Bend, OR riding fat bikes. I have President’s Day off from work every year and I thought it would be fun to head down for a long weekend to ride bikes and potentially XC ski. With…
ON & OFF RHODES 