Category Archives: personal

Cougar – Our newest family member

Almost two months ago, we adopted a new cat, Cougar. We searched for weeks looking for our new family member. We visited Animal Aid in SW Portland a few times. It’s an amazing free roaming shelter. We met so many wonderful cats but not one that was just the right for us. I was a...

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Easter Sunday

I almost completely took the day off from work yesterday.  I slept until 7:19am!  This is very late in my house with an early rising toddler.  My hubby brought me coffee in bed, and we lounged around as a family upstairs for a little bit.  While I was taking a shower, Dan took Mackenzie downstairs. ...

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30 Second Portrait {Behind the Photographer}

I have been a photographer at heart for almost 20 years, since I first picked up an SLR camera in high school. My last semester in college at SUNY New Paltz, I got a job doing school pictures. On our first day of training our manager told us he guaranteed we will lose 15 pounds...

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“Stay Beach Stay” – A day at the Oregon Coast

I am lucky enough to have my mom visiting from back east for almost a month. Yesterday I took a day off and we headed out to the coast. My two year old loves cheese. Yellow cheese, white cheese, cheese quesadilla, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, grated cheese, cheese and crackers… Pretty much everything she...

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From Roadtrip to Wedding Venue

I just got back last week from a two and a half week trip to the east coast, visiting both our families. My hubby, toddler, and I flew from Portland to Tennessee, running all the way across Houston airport for a layover. We spent a week in northeastern Tennessee, where my husband grew up, and...

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