Well, here we are again. Another year gone by, still essentially in quarantine, but still smiling. It’s been a good year. First off, Ian started his university days and is pursuing a BS in Cybersecurity at Oregon Tech. At this time, he has completed his first set of classes with straight A’s, and already registered …
Twenty years, two entire decades; a long long time. Today, I’ve been married to my best friend, my one true love, for twenty years. We met and fell in love when we were just kids. I think about that often and know, I’m one of the lucky ones. She’s been my rock more times than …
So I realized something recently; what I truly love about Portland is a sense of ‘not-doing’ I have come to accept. Not necessarily a non productive not-doing, but a sense of less rush, taking my time, observing the clouds. The realization that sometimes, it’s okay to do that. California never really allowed too much of …
We’ve settled into our new apartment fairly well and are really enjoying our new home. I’m constantly in awe of how gorgeous the Pacific Northwest is and at this point I’m starting to wonder if Dawn is getting tired of me exclaiming ‘wow, look at all the trees’ every time we drive anywhere. The apartment …
the SoCal coast I have grown up on California has been good to me. I was born here and had a great childhood here. I enjoyed many years of youth soccer here, later to become a coach for my own son. I met my wife here in California. She was also born here and grew up …