Each year the Arthritis Foundation sponsors 5K runs around the country to raise money for their annual budget. The Seattle one is attended by over 12,000, many of whom show…

Since my August knee surgery made it impossible for us to do an overseas trip this year, we decided to visit one place we haven't been in ages, LA. We…

On a cool October morning we drove to Lake Stevens to see our nephew Jared and his football team take on the Panthers from Snohomish. It was going to be…

For her 2009 visit, we took Kim's mother out to Mt. St. Helens. This was actually our second try, as the first time we went over ten years ago we…

The weekend of Kim's birthday we spent an afternoon at our favorite city park, Green Lake. While there we saw some of the annual milk carton races and an elimination…

Kim decided late last year that she was going to train for a half marathon. She originally planned to run a late-June race in Seattle, but it sold out so…

After we spent a few days at a cousin’s wedding in Tallahassee, FL, Kim and I drove up the coast to pay a visit to a town we’ve always wanted…

Life in Seattle and our little-known neighborhood, Victory Heights.

For our 2009 anniversary trip we returned to the city by the bay. It was my first visit in over ten years. I won't wait that long to go back,…

I turned 40 this past January, and to celebrate we had a little party the Garage on Capitol Hill. My sister flew up from San Diego and she took pictures…