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  • The only allowed exception in early holiday fare

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    As each store continues to light up with ads for Christmas, catering to kids, moms, grandparents, even dogs, I notice that with each passing year, the commercialization of the holiday season comes earlier and earlier. Why do we need to stock up on Christmas trinkets and bobbles nearly two month ahead? It’s not like we…

  • Sushi!

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    Jess and I were invited over to a good friend’s birthday party this weekend. She has been a friend of Jess’ since childhood and her husband and I have become good friends as well. He had decided to throw her a roll your own sushi night. He prepped all the supplies and had them ready…

  • Relaxing up North

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    This past weekend, Jess and I took a trip to see our good friend Scott. If you don’t remember, he’s the one that came with us during our trip to Portland last month. He lives on a farm outside of Shelby, MT. It was great to get away for a weekend and relax. We left…

  • Pumpkin Carving Party

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    Jess thought it would be a great idea to invite some friends over last Saturday for some pumpkin carving fun. Jess made a great spread of food to snack on; cardamom bread, pumpkin butter, wasail, a cheese ball and my personal favorite, a pumpkin roll. There were 10 of us in all. We all started carving…

  • First Equals Last? – Part 3

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    Finally, I can wrap up this crazy three-part series about our trip to Oregon, the Portland Marathon and now finally the remainder of the trip. I won’t bore you with another 1500 word essay. Instead, I will present to you the rest of the trip, in pictures. Ask questions if you have ’em in the…

  • Delinquent Photographer

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    I’ve been sitting on some photos lately and decided I should share some of the wonderful fall weather that we’ve been having. It is so unusual to have fall colors last so long. As I’ve summed up Montana weather before, there’s four seasons: winter, still winter, summer and almost winter. This year, we’ve barely touched…

  • First Equal Last? (part two)

    First Equal Last? (part two)

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    We set our alarm for 4 am Sunday morning. We needed to wake up in time to eat and digest our food before the race. As we stumbled around, slowly getting ready, I knew that I didn’t get the great rest that I’d hoped for. My back was a bit sore and I woke up…

  • First Equals Last? (part one)

    First Equals Last? (part one)

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    We left town on a stereotypical Fall afternoon. Jess, Krista and I headed down the road for what was the end of nearly nine months of waiting and over six months of training. The Portland Marathon loomed ahead of us, familiar, yet unknown. We knew we could do it, or at least we had a…

  • Race Results

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    I don’t have a lot of time here so I’ll give you some quick stats for the Portland Marathon. Name Time Split Place (total) Place (age group) Jessica 4:11:41 9:36 2717 of 7397 70 of 260 Krista 4:33:31 10:26 4024 of 7397 131 of 260 Brent 4:13:38 9:41 2824 of 7397 265 of 456

  • Recent Photography

    Recent Photography

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    So, I finally had the chance to download the pictures from my camera and go through them and here’s the pick of the litter. It has been fun enjoying the relatively mild Fall that we have had so far this year. I hope that the eventual dip in temperatures won’t hamper my photography/video. I hope…

  • Lewis & Clark Caverns w/video

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    As most of you know, we spent a weekend over at the Lewis & Clark caverns and I brought my cameras along for the ride! Enjoy the video!

  • Simply a Wonderful Day

    Simply a Wonderful Day

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    As many of you may know, yesterday marked the 26th year anniversary of my life. Can’t say that it feels much different than the previous year, but in retrospect, a lot has changed or happened. We raised support and went to the Philippines, made many trips to see family and even an adventure or two,…