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  • 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…

  • Spicy Pumpkin Soup

    Spicy Pumpkin Soup

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    I had an impromptu dinner with my sister the other night. We quickly decided to make Spicy Pumpkin Soup as I still had fresh pumpkin in the refrigerator that needed to be used. We drove over to the store quickly as I was running a little low on a couple of ingredients. We had a…

  • The Husband’s Pizza

    The Husband’s Pizza

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    The other night, Brent decided that he wanted to take a turn at making a pizza. He did an awesome job. He has a completely different view on pizza which makes it fun for him to make one. He is so much better at rolling out the pizza crust than I am. We decided to…

  • A Few Forgotten

    A Few Forgotten

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    Jess
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    As I was reviewing the images on my blogs with my sister from our trip to Oregon, I realized I forgot a few that I wanted to share. These were taken the morning we were leaving Dufur to head back home. It was the only day that we could see the mountain. We had a…

  • Pumpkin Ginger Soup

    Pumpkin Ginger Soup

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    Jess
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    I wanted to try and make a pumpkin soup last year, but I never got around to it. This year, I chopped up a pumpkin and pureed it to make a Pumpkin Ginger Soup. It tasted great! We had my parents over to enjoy this meal with us. It was great food and great company.…

  • No More Space

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    Jess
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    The other night, I attempted to put some more pictures on my computer from our camera. I say attempted because as the import was coming to an end, I got an error message. There is no more space on the computer to import any more photos. Brent and I have gone photo crazy this year.…

  • The Greenness that is not Montana

    The Greenness that is not Montana

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    These are the last of my photos from our trip to Oregon. It is about time that I get them posted as it is pushing almost two weeks now. I cannot believe that two weeks ago today I ran my first marathon. I cannot wait to get out there and run another one. I am…

  • Oregon trip through the eyes of my lens.

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    Here are some pictures from our most recent trip to Oregon for our marathon. There are always fun things to see when at the Powells! Enjoy. We loved our time with the family as well. Check out these blog posts to read the stories about our awesome Oregon Trip.  Marathon Madness  First Equals Last? (part…

  • Marathon Madness

    Marathon Madness

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    Jess
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    Sunday started out with a not so wonderful night of rest. I laid on the bed tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. My mind would not turn off from the excitement that was just hours away. While laying there, I could hear the rain pouring outside. I finally looked at the clock to see…

  • Palisade Falls

    Palisade Falls

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    Jess
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    Last night Brent and I took a little “hike” up to Palisade Falls in Hyalite with some of our friends. It was a beautiful fall evening. It is nice to be having a fall in Montana as it does not always happen. There are so many different colors right now in the valley and in…

  • O’ktoberfest 10k

    O’ktoberfest 10k

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    Jess
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    We got off work a half hour early to come home, change into running gear, and then head out the door to make it to the start of the O’ktoberfest 10k/5k Run Polka Beer race. We made it down with about twenty minutes to spare. We were excited to run this race on a Friday…

  • Lunch Times

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    Jess
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    Brent and I have been lucky enough since the middle August to spend out lunches together. This has been an on and off things since we got married, but when we get to, we love it. It is a great time to catch up on each others days instead of going through all of the…