Sorry for the delay. Without further ado, you are welcome to enjoy pictures from our Christmas in Oregon.
In other news, the marathon went very well. Details at the running log.
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Christmas Photos, Part 2 of 3
Here’s the second set of Christmastime photos. These are from the “Comande family side” (aka my mom’s family) gathering at my parents’ house on December 22.
Also, be sure to check out the movies page for a preview of the Portland photos, which I’ll publish early next week.
One final note for this post: I’m running a marathon this Sunday.
Whoa… we’re okay
More Christmas photos will be coming soon.
For those who are not aware, a tornado touched down approximately a mile and a half away from our house yesterday evening. We were at work at the time. Jenelle and I are both okay, and there’s no damage to our house. We didn’t even lose power. We appreciate everyone who was concerned about us and/or called to make sure we were okay.
I went out for a run this morning to survey some of the damage. A church that is right next to the running trail had some pretty serious damage. According to their web site, no one was in the building at the time, which is definitely a blessing. Here’s a couple of pictures.
A tornado in January that’s a mile and a half from home. Too close for comfort.
Christmas Photos, Part 1 of 3
Happy New Year!
The 2007 Family Christmas album is now online. This one is just our “immediate” family — Mom, Dad, Andrew, Holly, Ella, Lily, Jenelle, and me. I’ll have a couple more out soon.
In other news, a face appeared in the northwest corner of our backyard just before Christmas, so I took a picture. Who is it?
2007 Christmas Letter
With two weeks until the big day, I’m thrilled to annouce that our Christmas letter is now online.
Some of you will also be receiving cards in the mail. Some will get the Hawaii picture, and some will get the picture from Dyan’s wedding. We ordered equal quantities of both, so it’s a 50-50 shot. Good luck!
Brrrrr….
Snowfall #2 hit us today. We’re managing just fine, but it’s always tough to get used to the cold.
As for our Christmas preparations, things are going great. The tree is up, we’ve bought over half our presents, and the lights are up also. The picture I just put on the BenCam has specks from the flash reflecting off the snow. Kinda neat.
In other news, my brother and his family look like they’re having a blast getting ready for Christmas.
Oregon Trip!
Last weekend, we went to a place where there’s no sales tax and someone always pumps your gas for you. No, it’s not some kind of fantasy world — it’s Oregon. Another weekend, another out-of-state trip.
We left on Friday morning and flew to Portland, Oregon, to visit Jenelle’s family in Beaverton. After lunch at Red Robin, we relaxed at Dave and Pam’s house. While Jenelle and Pam went grocery shopping, I took a nap. 🙂 We took it easy for the rest of the night.
On Saturday, we had a big dinner with lots of family coming over. Brian, Erica, Jeff, Josie, Lucas, Grandma & Grandpa Walter, and Grandma Comeau joined the four of us for a great meal. It was nice to see everyone again.
On Sunday, I ran 15 miles in the morning, including a jaunt up the steepest hill I’ve ever run (14% grade). Don’t worry, Mom, I took it slow. 🙂
After the run, we went shopping at Washington Square mall. We took advantage of the lack of sales tax in Portland. I also stopped at the movie theater for some kettle corn, which is quickly becoming a regular feature of all my Oregon trips. For dinner, we joined Jeff and Lucas at the Spaghetti Factory.
As much as we wanted to stay longer, we flew back on Monday morning. Thanks to Dave and Pam for all of their hospitality!
Enjoy photos from Sunday. Sorry, I didn’t think of taking any pictures before that.
Buffalo Trip
Yet another photo album is ready for everyone. I went with Andrew to Buffalo, New York for a Bills game. I brought my camera. Enjoy!
Grand Rapids Photos
We didn’t take a lot of pictures, but eight photos from Grand Rapids are now available.
Jenelle got some great video footage, so I’m putting that together now.
Twin Cities Marathon Pictures / Video
With a lot of family in town for my cousin Dyan’s wedding, it’s been another exciting weekend. While I’m still processing all the fun we’ve had, enjoy pictures from the Twin Cities Marathon.
I also uploaded a video, which is available on the movies page. It’s a big one (over 26 megabytes) — I guess I should learn how to use Google Video.
Anyway — thanks again to Andrew, Holly, Aunt Gail, Mom & Dad, Mary & Dave, Dan & Donna, and everyone who supported me during the race!
