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House Offer

P and I put down an offer on a home this morning after we were approved for the mortgage yesterday. I think the sellers have a couple days to accept it or not before we can move on with the … Continue reading

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Fred Eckhardt’s Beer & Cheese Tasting

The first (and last) beer and cheese tasting that P and I did was hosted at Fox & Obel which featured beer from Goose Island in Chicago. We’ll see how this one compares.

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North American Organic Brewers Festival

Today P and I went to the North American Organic Brewers Festival at Overlook Park. I had previously gone to this festival last year with John and Melanie (old post for 2008 here). For the most part the festival was … Continue reading

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Oregon Zoo Photo Shoot

Today we had a photo class at the Oregon Zoo which was being hosted by Ritz Camera and Camera World. P had purchased a camera from Camera World and with each purchase you are given vouchers for free classes which … Continue reading

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Wedding Card Box

Today I finally finished the wedding card box. What was supposed to be an easy and cheap project turned into many trips to Home Depot. Instead of buying one that needed to be put together anyway for $80 +shipping we … Continue reading

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Wolf Park Photo Shoot

Now I’m behind in two posts… I’ll come back and type more information on these pictures later, but in short these were taken at Wolf Park in Indiana. It was a birthday present from P to me. Being in there … Continue reading

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Recently in the Columbia Gorge

That same day I posted pictures out the bedroom window, I drove to the Gorge and drove along the Historic Columbia River Highway. I stopped at… Women’s Forum Overlook And then followed the highway to Vista Point. Finally! After driving … Continue reading

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Historic Columbia River Highway

Will update with information for the photos, but figured I’d post them at least:

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Camera Video Test

Test video using my Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black). Not bad for just a point and shoot camera (if you ignore my shaky hands). This was taken at the … Continue reading

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Mt. St. Helens

Today P and I decided to attempt a drive up to Mt. St. Helens since the Johnston Ridge Observatory was supposed to be open May 1st, but as it turns out it’s not opening until May 18th. Oh well… We … Continue reading

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