Portland, June 09

Went to visit Jeff & Natalie in Portland before their baby arrives:

Jeff & Natalie in a Turkish Bazar/Bamboo shop

Looking at the pig

Kruger Farm

Jeff and Finch

Sanford & Son patio set, complete with water-heater planter

Hobo garden

Grilled cheese grill. You order from the airstream trailer and sit in the school bus (or patio)

Inside the schoolbus

The Cheesus Burger - a burger stuffed between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches

More bus art

We just had our 9 year wedding anniversary & went for a sushi feast to celebrate!

Finch's race

Finch was in a race, but came in 2nd. 

We lost focus at the end, but will train harder for next year...

Super Update #3

More random stuff in no particular order...

Pug Gala 2009

Melissa & Finch on the right

Suma the pet psychic

agility course

cowboy pug

Stuck at a drawbridge on the way home

long day

next day's lunch

Cheese fest 2009

Colossal prawn at Bill & Barbs

this was a good dinner

My mom came to visit! We were too busy visiting to take many photos

Bye mom!

June so far...

This 14' tall statue of Lenin in the Fremont neighborhood is for sale - $150k. Read the whole story:  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9056

A cool sign in the alley & sun flare.

This rocket is just down the street from Lenin.

Went to our friend Kat's art opening. Melissa on the left with some of our new friends.

The gallery section.

The guys in the background were laying on broken glass, a bed of nails and doing magic tricks.

Found 2 big rope swings at Golden Gardens.

A photo Jonny took of us probably about 2 years ago.

Super Update #1

It's been months since I've updated this thing, so here's a bunch of random stuff in no particular order...

Melissa getting sworn in to the State Bar. She's a lawyer in Washington now!

Congratulations!

Cool glass windows in a movie theater

Our favorite Mexican restaurant - home of the strongest margarita in Seattle

Lunch and beers with my co-workers

Fresh food & sharp knives

Melissa with scary graffiti

Jeff & Maurice at Pet Expo 2009

Our Sunday picnic scene

The view from our picnic blanket - that's a little pond in the distance

Fire alarm at the Sur La Table HQ

My new wine glass holds 2 bottles

Banners I did for the Sur La Table HQ entrance

Melissa thought the guy sitting down with the sombrero looks like John Synco

Dude with tongue out

Another picnic. This is where we're seeing a concert in a few weeks

I like parking garage graphics