June 21: Happy Birthday, Jenelle!June 25: Happy Birthday, Ed!June 26: Happy Birthday, Ben! Happy July! Jenelle and I are busy preparing for our annual fireworks party, scheduled to take place tomorrow evening. Last year, inclement weather forced us to grill partially under the garage, causing smoke to pour into the condo and sound a few […]
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Scattered Pictures
Time for photos! Five Lighthouse Run Photos 42 Photos from Portland — June, 2005 (mostly the Rose Parade) Enjoy!
SCJ Off! And Running
Another fun day in Wisconsin. This morning, I participated in my first ever Lighthouse Run. I ran ten miles in 1:24:49.1 (a new personal best). The official results are right here. Yeah, you’ll have to scroll down a bit to see my name, but it’s there. 327th place. Oh yeah! Special thanks to Mom & […]
Home again
Jenelle and I returned from Oregon late last night. We’ve got lots of pictures to share and stories to tell, but they might not show up here until this weekend. For now, I’m going to catch up on a few milestones: June 2: Happy Birthday, Fil!June 5: Happy Birthday, Brinkles!June 7: Happy Birthday, Adam H.!June […]
The Cat…
…is out of the bag For all you family members, you may be thinking that for an East Coast girl that I have become (hey – if you’re from Oregon, Wisconsin is more like the east coast than the midwest!) Vegas sure is close to Portland. So after soaking up the sun in Vegas, I’ll […]
Vegas, Baby!
Jenelle here… I’m sitting right now on a plane to Las Vegas. Like last year, my two bosses and I will be giving a presentation at the Corporate Communicators Conference at Caesar’s Palace. This year, we’ll be talking about how we redesigned our corporate publications to make them more interesting, engaging and effective. I’m sure […]
Memorial Day Weekend Updates!
On Friday: Happy Birthday, Dave! (or should I say, “Dad-in-law”) Here’s some content to keep everyone happy over the long weekend: 1. Memorial Day Weekend Cookout Photos 2. BenCam Archive – For those of you who can’t get enough pictures of me. 🙂 3. My name appeared in a news article a few days ago. […]
Where have all the green grapes gone?
Jenelle here… I’m excited to see new people reading our weblog! Thanks for leaving a comment Diana — it’s good to hear from you! Ben and I used to think that our moms and grandmas were the only ones that read it, so we like hearing about loyal readers in the under 30 crowd. On […]
YES!
What a ride. I successfully set a new personal record for the half marathon this morning. Here’s a mile-by-mile breakdown: Getting StartedThe weather was overcast, but plenty warm. As I finished stretching and prepared to set out, I noticed a few drops of rain. I headed back upstairs and got my rain jacket. I took […]
The stuff goes, the memories stay
We had a rummage sale at my parents’ house today. After experiencing it from the seller’s point of view, I must report that the phenomenon is incredible. Within moments of opening the garage door, vehicles of all kinds parked and rushed to check out our items. The busiest time was before 9 a.m. I know […]
