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After a hike through St. Edwards Park

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 12:07 pm on Wednesday, September 1, 2010

After a hike at St. Edwards

Weekend

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 9:53 pm on Sunday, August 22, 2010

Cthulu carrot
Cthulu carrot.

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Butcher shop offerings. We ended up with 6 pork chops for less than $9 (free chops included) and 2 free duck breasts because I was admiring them. Customers for life!

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Local butcher shop

Best nap in the house
Best napping spot in the house.

Fwd: Why can't I be 12' tall?
We’ve been picking blackberries lately. I want to be 12′ tall. Coming up: blackberry jam, blackberry mead.

Seattle to Portland Bike Ride

Filed under: Biking, STP — Wesa at 5:44 pm on Thursday, July 22, 2010

STP Finish Line

206 total miles, 17mph average speed, 12 hours “in the saddle” split over 2 days. It was amazing, and I’ll be riding in it again next year.

Photo update

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 9:09 pm on Saturday, July 3, 2010

Kung Pao Chicken
I made this for dinner the other night. It was super nommy.

Ronan's Amazon Box
Ronan likes to open boxes for us.

Proud Pupster

Dresser
Here’s the finished dresser. I had to sand everything down, apply 2 coats of “cracked pepper” paint all around, then 3 coats of varnish on the top to protect it from keys, etc.

Dresser Finished
It took almost 2 weeks.

Graduations!

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 10:50 am on Monday, June 14, 2010

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My youngest brother graduated from high school this weekend. I skipped the UW’s big graduation and was able to attend his down in Springfield.

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Proud mom.

Grad party
Mom made signs for the three grads. I wasn’t expecting mine to be included and was pleasantly surprised.

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Mom graduates today from the UofO’s business school. We’re all really proud of her. She’s been attending school, working 2-3 jobs, and raising the youngest.

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Carl decided about a week ago to make the drive with me. :)
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I learned how to play beer pong from watching my uncles.

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One last one of my brother. He is heading to college this fall on a wrestling scholarship and wants to go into law enforcement. It seems we all turned out well. My sister is a lawyer, I’m trying to go into social work. Our other brother works for Dad and may take over the family business.

Graduation!
Here’s a photo from the Psychology Department graduation celebration last Monday. Mom, Keith, and I before the ceremony.

Graduation!

Department Graduation

Present to myself

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 2:03 pm on Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Shimano PD-M520

Shimano Shoes

Bike shoes that clip into new pedals. I just installed them on my bike and took ‘em for a spin around the block.

Garden progress

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 4:41 pm on Sunday, May 16, 2010

We are unable to fix the faucet nearest the garden. It’ll have to be replaced, which means a hole needs to be cut into the wall itself to do so. So we bought a 100′ hose and attached it to another faucet. It reaches the garden, so we’re set for the time being. We hooked it up to a sprinkler today and it was the best thing ever.

I planted marigolds (for pest control), asters, sunflowers, zinneas, rainbow chard, salad greens (need more!), 2 tomato plants, and 2 rows of beets. We also picked out some annuals and planted 2 pots of flowers to set by the front door.

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Rhodies

A few of my corn plants came up, so it’s time to sow the next row. Also the peas I planted from seed came up, at the same time the peas I bought as seedlings started to flower. So we’ll have a few waves of peas coming up.

Beets

There are also some amazing mushrooms by the compost pile.

Peas

Peas

Mushrooms by the compost

Mustard Greens
And we actually ate something out of the garden! The mustard greens started to sprout flowers, so I cut them all down and sauteed them with garlic and olive oil. Delicious.

Best. Crepes. Ever

Filed under: Random — Wesa at 9:57 pm on Saturday, May 8, 2010

Crepes
Asparagus mushroom crepes with Gruyere cheese.

Crepe Bite
So freaking delicious!

Random photos from the last few days

Filed under: Images — Wesa at 9:39 am on Friday, May 7, 2010

Spaghetti Squash Gratin
I made spaghetti squash gratin last night for dinner. It was actually really tasty. I’m not sure the leftovers will reheat very well, but we’ll find out on Saturday.

Spaghetti Squash Gratin

I also made potato bread. It was pretty decent for the first attempt, but will need to let it rise longer in the future.
Potato Bread

Potato Bread

Potato Bread
Honestly I have a ton more photos of the potato bread, but I’ll spare you.

Burke Gilman art
My favorite part about riding my bike to school is the long line of spray painted horses on the trail.

Burke Gilman art

Fremont
Found this in Fremont.

Steak wraps
Dinner the other night was steak wraps. Steak, asparagus, carrots, cucumbers, red bell pepper, green onions wrapped in spinach wraps.

Steak wraps
With a little bit of Caesar dressing.

Asparagus and orange salad
Salad with asparagus and oranges.

Finally, photos from the Butterfly Exhibit:

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Hey buddy! I'm not your buddy guy!

Guest Bathroom

Filed under: Home Life, Images — Wesa at 4:50 pm on Sunday, May 2, 2010

Updated Bathroom
Finally finished fixing up the guest bathroom.

Guest Bathroom
Painted the cabinet and updated the hardware.

Guest Bathroom
Replaced the old (1977!) GFCI outlet.

Guest Bathroom
This glass shelf took 8 holes to install. Whoops.

Guest Bathroom
Took out the old medicine cabinet and installed a simple arch mirror.

Guest Bathroom

Still testing out different spectrum bulbs, so it’s not 100% finished, but definitely better than what was originally there. Full list of what we did: painted the walls, cupboard, and trim, replaced all the hardware (lights, towel racks, toilet paper roll holder, cabinet door knobs/pulls), installed a new mirror and 2 glass shelves, replaced outlet faceplates and the GFCI outlet, and finally added a carpet and a plant.

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