8 feet of snow in less than a week + sunny skies at Mt. Bachelor – (desire to work at a desk x 2) = impromptu ski day!
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Marissa’s 40th and Snow!
Yay! Big snow for us, finally. And yes, I turned 40 on the 16th – 40 in years anyway. (I made this in homage to the long-awaited snow)
At Shevlin Park, we walked familiar trails. Just a week ago the paths were frozen ground covered in whispy pine needle remains, now they’re blanketed in weightless crystals. We kicked up our heels, hopped like kangaroos, and dared to cross the bridge that Ody curiously would not. Welcome 40!
Keith’s 40th and Smith Rock
How better to celebrate your 40th than to set your heart pumping in a crazy beautiful place? Smith Rock is just over half-an-hour from home and the Misery Ridge hike is a favorite of ours. The ‘misery’ comes in the first half of the hike, then it’s lovely Monkey Face and views for miles.
Billiards, IMAX, Sled Rides, a Fiery Sunset, Cranium, and Cupcakes
We had a ball with my dad, sister, niece, nephew and their darling dog Ody. This post’s title covers some of the highlights of the trip: we played lots of pool, discovered (after a year of living here – ahem!) that we have an IMAX theater and saw high-flying MI4, took Summer and Everest up for an afternoon of daredevil sledding on an icy hill, strolled around Mirrorpond awed by the sky on fire, played Cranium until the wee hours on two mornings, and ate enough cupcakes from Ida’s Cupcake Cafe’ to give anyone a bellyache.
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Keith caught on his turn in Cranium having to hum a tune for his team to guess…
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So. Much. Fun. – Come back soon!