Aaaaand - the t-shirt I had to wear to get the free tickets. (Some of you will know I went to UW - I totally realize this is a bit blasphemous - but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!)
Monday, December 27, 2010
My First Football Game - UW vs. the Ducks
I went to my first football game this fall. That's right - first football game. Ever. We have some friends who are huge Ducks fans - and they had an extra pair of tickets to the UW/U of O game earlier this fall. Here's a shot from our box way up high in the stands
Aaaaand - the t-shirt I had to wear to get the free tickets. (Some of you will know I went to UW - I totally realize this is a bit blasphemous - but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!)
Aaaaand - the t-shirt I had to wear to get the free tickets. (Some of you will know I went to UW - I totally realize this is a bit blasphemous - but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!)
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas!!! (and some Christmas Eve pics too!)
For Christmas Eve Thor and I went out snowshoeing up near Mt. Hood - we went to Trillium Lake, and it was packed with people! We immediately abandoned the trail in favor of heading off into the woods by ourselves with the dogs (Laea - and our friend, Emily's, dog Coop). We spent a good portion of the walk throwing snow balls for the dogs - which Laea especially liked to snap at in the air.
A snowball in my mitten - and Laea anxiously awaiting the throw.
But Coop got to it first and started to eat it out of my mitten. That's what Laea gets for being patient!
Thor - smiling to be headed on our way back to the car. We both had a bit of a cold over the weekend so we weren't up for doing too much trail breaking through the snow.
We capped off the adventure with a soak in our backyard (Thank you Sheri!) - it was a nice way to round out the afternoon before heading out for Christmas Eve dinner at our friends, Margi & Scott's, house.
A shot of the tree all lit up.
I got a new bike for Christmas (yay!) - so despite our colds Thor and I rallied and headed out for an afternoon of mountain biking with our friend Laurie. The weather report had called for rain, but it was clear and unusually warm for December - the riding was perfect!
Here I am with my new bike - I think I'm demonstrating how to go off a jump here (please note I'm showing exceptionally poor form here, and I don't, actually, know how to go off jumps!)
Thor & I on Christmas Day - 2010! Here's to many more Christmas adventures together!
Laea - poised for the next great snowball.
Thor getting ready to throw a stick for Coop & Laea.
A snowball in my mitten - and Laea anxiously awaiting the throw.
But Coop got to it first and started to eat it out of my mitten. That's what Laea gets for being patient!
Thor - smiling to be headed on our way back to the car. We both had a bit of a cold over the weekend so we weren't up for doing too much trail breaking through the snow.
We capped off the adventure with a soak in our backyard (Thank you Sheri!) - it was a nice way to round out the afternoon before heading out for Christmas Eve dinner at our friends, Margi & Scott's, house.
Merry Christmas! We woke up and lit a fire to toast up the room while we opened presents.
A shot of the tree all lit up.
I got a new bike for Christmas (yay!) - so despite our colds Thor and I rallied and headed out for an afternoon of mountain biking with our friend Laurie. The weather report had called for rain, but it was clear and unusually warm for December - the riding was perfect!
Here I am with my new bike - I think I'm demonstrating how to go off a jump here (please note I'm showing exceptionally poor form here, and I don't, actually, know how to go off jumps!)
Thor & I on Christmas Day - 2010! Here's to many more Christmas adventures together!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Winter Wonderland Lights at PIR!
It's the holiday time of year again! Last year Thor and I visited the Winter Wonderland bike lights up at PIR - and it was soooooo cold! Tonight we headed up for this year's bike only evening, and it was much better....until it started raining at the beginning of our second lap around the track! At least it was about 20 degrees warmer than last year.
Despite the rain we had a great time spinning around the track together, and continued our tradition we started last year of belting out the 12 Days of Christmas at the top of our lungs while cruising past the light displays. Fun times.
Despite the rain we had a great time spinning around the track together, and continued our tradition we started last year of belting out the 12 Days of Christmas at the top of our lungs while cruising past the light displays. Fun times.
3 French Hens: You can just barely see the Eiffel Tower in blue that the hens are perched on.
Sheri Shoots Through PDX
Sheri came to visit us on a blitz trip through PDX in early December - it was so great to see her and show her our house! We took Friday off from work and rolled out to the Hood River area to do a crisp, cold weather hike across the river on the WA side. It was chilly - but dry - and we had a beautiful day out hiking around.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Thanksgiving Weekend with Daphne
Daphne came to visit over Thanksgiving weekend - it was such a treat to see her! We had a very low key weekend - and went to the coast on Saturday - here are some pictures from our afternoon on the beach!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Coffee lovers will get a chuckle....
Read this NY Times article on brewing coffee - it's hilarious!
It is especially funny to me since I was in Seattle last week, and while there visited a local Seattle coffee company where my mom & I were caught looking at brewing devices for too long and were subsequently sidelined for 15 minutes while an employee expounded on the virtues of the Chemex (he was very friendly, but all I wanted was my Americano...I could see it standing on the counter, ready for me, but couldn't figure out how to politely break away to go get my drink!)
Monday, November 22, 2010
Only in Portland...
Thor and I came across this great tree house on our walk yesterday - it's actually quite close to the dog park we take Laea to. If you look up at the left hand corner of the roof you'll see a little black box sticking off the roof - a solar panel. Only in Portland.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
2010 OBRA State Champs
Well - I've lost our camera again. BUT - I was able to find a couple pictures from my last cx race of the 2010 season - so I'm finally able to get this post up. The race was the OBRA Cyclocross State Championships - and for the first time ever they ran a women's single speed category! Perfect!!!
I checked out the race flyer, confirmed my start time, and committed to carpooling with pals Margie & Abby down to Salem. My race started at 2PM - so we agreed to roll out of Abby's at 11:15. As we were closing in to the race site Margi looked over the back seat and me and said "aren't you going to start changing?" and I was like "no - why?" - and she said, "well, your race starts at 1." WHAT!??!?!! Sure enough - I had totally read the race flyer incorrectly, and my race did, in fact, start at 1. Ooops. We pulled into the parking lot at about 12:35 - barely enough time to register, get my kit on and roll up to the start line. Eeep! Anyhow - everything went well, and I started the race on time with a solid field of about 20 women - it was a great turn out. The amazing Anna Christiansen came out and killed the field - she is so incredibly strong! I managed to see her about once a lap when there was a clear stretch, but I really had no chance of catching her. I ended up second - and my teammate, Jenn Levo, came in third!
I checked out the race flyer, confirmed my start time, and committed to carpooling with pals Margie & Abby down to Salem. My race started at 2PM - so we agreed to roll out of Abby's at 11:15. As we were closing in to the race site Margi looked over the back seat and me and said "aren't you going to start changing?" and I was like "no - why?" - and she said, "well, your race starts at 1." WHAT!??!?!! Sure enough - I had totally read the race flyer incorrectly, and my race did, in fact, start at 1. Ooops. We pulled into the parking lot at about 12:35 - barely enough time to register, get my kit on and roll up to the start line. Eeep! Anyhow - everything went well, and I started the race on time with a solid field of about 20 women - it was a great turn out. The amazing Anna Christiansen came out and killed the field - she is so incredibly strong! I managed to see her about once a lap when there was a clear stretch, but I really had no chance of catching her. I ended up second - and my teammate, Jenn Levo, came in third!
Anna - leading the field out at the start (I'm behind in the orange).
On the podium after the race - I'm on the left!
Clearing a barrier on the backside of the course. Photo by David Roth
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Way Back Home
Danny MacAskill's new video - Way Back Home - came out today! This riding is absolutely amazing.
And for those of you who missed his 2009 debut - 'Inspired' - it's equally impressive!
And for those of you who missed his 2009 debut - 'Inspired' - it's equally impressive!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Pics From Cross Crusade #4 - PIR
We found the camera! Here are the pictures from Cross Crusade #4 back in October. There are a pile of other photos on the camera as well - so I may actually get caught up on some of the posting I've been dragging my heels on due to lack of pictures (we all know my stellar writing is not why anyone visits this blog!)
This picture was taken about 15 seconds before I flatted my rear wheel at the beginning of the second lap. LAME. But look at my legs - I was out there long enough to start getting muddy at least!
Thor - lap 1 - before the rains started. I think this is my favorite pic from the race.
Thor headed up over the concrete barrier.
Clearing the barriers on the only hill on the course. You can see here how deep the mud is.
By mid-way through Thor's race it was pouring - you can see this a bit in this picture.
This picture was taken about 15 seconds before I flatted my rear wheel at the beginning of the second lap. LAME. But look at my legs - I was out there long enough to start getting muddy at least!
Joanna at Bellydancing Uncorked!
A couple of weeks ago I was really lucky and got to see Joanna dance at Bellydance Uncorked, a once a month bellydancing showcase at Vino Vixens in Portland. Joanna just posted this video of her first solo set from the evening - and I wanted to post it so those of you who know Jo can see how great she is! It was really fun to see her dance - we were such awkward, clutzy runners in high school - it's so amazing to see how graceful & coordinated she is now! (maybe I should wise up and give up on the running!)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Sarah Makes the Rainier Cx video!
This is video from the Rainier race three weeks ago - I haven't watched it (home computer is waaaaay too slow for that!), BUT - I have heard I am in the film for about 10 seconds starting around 1:50 - so check it out!
Cross Crusade Race #2 Rainier High School from Burk Webb on Vimeo.
Cross Crusade #5 & #6: Halloween Cx in Astoria!!
A couple of weeks ago Thor and I went to Astoria to race in the Halloween Cx races. I'm so behind on posting that I feel like I just need to get these picks up there! I don't have any of Thor racing (this race overlapped the period where the camera was MIA) - but some friends sent me some pictures from my race - and I'm off the bike running in all of them. There was some really sticky mud!
Eating a nutella/whipped cream waffle post-race on Saturday.
Sunday the 31st was the costume race. Thor decked himself out in his camo turkey hunting shirt, and I went as a figure skater (it's hard to see my costume, but it has a little skirt on it and everything!). Fun times - AND - it was the first time I ever swapped out the gearing on my single speed (thanks to Anna Christensen for showing me how to change my rear cog!). I ran a 36x19 both days - and was quite thankful for the easier gear on the hills and in all the mud.
Racing with the guys in the men's SS category.
Photo by Dave Roth
Thor and I left right after my race so we could get home in time for the trick or treaters - I had barely enough time to carve our pumpkin before they showed up!
AND - you'll get a big chuckle out of the video I'm including. One of the guys on Thor's team dressed up as a gorilla - and someone caught this video. The best part is that he's not actually drunk - he just has absolutely zero peripheral vision out of the monkey suit - so it's impossible to steer his bike!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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