spring is here!

Portland is the place to be. Truly, it is. Especially when the sun is out. People around here get a serious lack of vitamin D, so any time the sun is shining, I'm reminded that Portland actually is a big city because everyone comes out to play. I love it. Everyone should live in a place where the whole city ends up laying out in the grass taking pictures of cherry blossoms. I could go on and on about how much I love Portland, but that would be silly, and you'd probably get really bored. So I'll just show some pictures.

Isn't it beautiful? 1) look at all those people and 2) look at that sunshine!!!

Also, we went to the beach yesterday, and it was beautiful! (and cold)!

snowpocolypse 2014

 

This is Portland.

 Can you even believe that this is a view from a city? It looks like we're in the middle of nowhere!

 Snowpocolypse made for lots of impromptu adventures and fun. We went "sledding" with some of our friends. This is Adam sledding with a plastic shovel (quidditch style). It's actually quite effective.

 This is in front of my house!

 Cross country skiing down my street? Sure, why not!

 Adam in front of the busy street right above where we live. Rush hour on a Friday evening!!!

 

Meeka spent lots of quality time attacking snowflakes at the window. (PS, cats don't like to get thrown onto the patio in the snow)

 

and a few from my phone...

 We've had a blast snowpocolypse! We wish you could stay forever! 

PS, first snow day of my life today- church was cancelled! 

Stay warm!

happy new year!

 

How blessed we are that choosing just one picture for each month of the year was tricky.

2013 was wonderful! Here's to a fantastic 2014!

Happy (belated) Birthday, Meeka!

Can't you tell? Meeka just LOVES birthdays!
YAY MEEKA!

Crystal Mountain

Hello all. (If anyone is still out there! I'm the world's worst blogger, and I'm pretty sure I've said this all before!) Hmmm... well I'd love to say that I'm back, and I'm here to stay, but that's just a bold-faced lie. I wish I was super dedicated and it didn't drive me nuts to upload pictures, but it does! What can you do?

So I'll start with our most recent adventure. That seems least daunting.

Crystal Mountain. (It's a great place)
Well, this year was our third wedding anniversary. The traditional gift to give was crystal, and I'm all about tradition, so I wanted to make it work. But crystal? I can think of no manly crystal gift within a preschool teacher budget. I can't really think of any manly crystal gift, but that's beside the point.

So I gave Adam a (quick) trip to crystal mountain! It was great. Mighty cold, and mighty great.
Here are a few of our favorites!

 

1-the base of crystal mountain (this is what cold looks like)

2-we rode a fancy gondola to the top of the mountain 

3-this is what a cloud looks like

4-mt. rainier on a pretty day

5-our cute cabin that we stayed in

an afternoon in the garden

 (Sometimes Meeka gets jealous that she can't come out on the patio)

new home (part 1)

Hello friends! Welcome to my new home!

We just moved to a new place last weekend and we are really liking it so far. It's always sad to leave a good place behind, but we are looking forward to some new great adventures in our quirky house!

This is our first installment of the tour, please be patient as we sort through our bedroom and study. It's a bit of a disaster zone.

Also, fair warning that this post has a ridiculously large amount of pictures.

front door...

 view down hallway...

 guest bathroom...

 looking back at front door...

 view from front door...

 city washer/dryer. we are lucky to have one, but I cant wash much with these guys. :)

 kitchen...

 more kitchen...

 kitchen with a little bit of the dining room and patio...

 dining room (the kitchen is to the right)...

 part of the living room...

 fireplace...

 windows in the living room... meeka's happy place...

 view from dining room...

 patio... soon to be "plantified..."

 neighborhood...

We like it here. :) Thanks for visiting!