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Mahalo, Maui

October 28, 2012 by kristikrass

It pains me a bit to write this blog post…it’s rainy and 60 degrees outside here in Portland, which makes it hard to shuffle through the gorgeous photos from our trip to Maui and remember the awesome times we had with Rob and Amy. (Sigh.) It was sooo much fun. Jeff, Rob, Amy and I booked our first trip to Hawaii to celebrate our anniversaries – our third anniversary was August 22, and Rob and Amy’s fifth was October 26. […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, hawaii, Krasses, mountains, restaurants, vacation

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Bikes, Hikes and Pedal Pubs

July 8, 2012 by kristikrass

July 5 was Portland’s unofficial start of summer. Magically, on that date, the weather flips a switch from cool and unpredictable to amazing. While a heat wave ravages the rest of the country, the Northwest has been spring-like. Drizzly, 60-degree weather, with occasional sunny respites. Not anymore! We have 80s and sun now! Here’s how we spent our last days BEFORE summer… Hiking Mount Tabor: Mount Tabor is an extinct volcano on the southeast side of town. After snagging brunch at […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, breweries, exercise, games, gorge, mt. tabor, sauvie island, Timbers

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Friday Harbor, Sunday Birthday

June 19, 2012 by kristikrass

Last weekend marked a major celebration weekend. My 32nd birthday, Lindsay and Daniel’s 4th anniversary, and Lindsay’s last week of school for the foreseeable future. Time for a weekend getaway! Destination: San Juan Island, five hours north of Portland in neighboring Washington. Jeff and I meant to hit the island back on Memorial Day but those plans fell through. With a paid car ferry ticket already in hand, we decided to give it another go – especially since the islands […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, lighthouse, restaurants, vacation, washington

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One Week and Counting…

May 13, 2012 by kristikrass

That’s right, folks, Portland is in an epic run of sun. More than one week of blue skies and sunny days, with more on the way. We might even hit 90 degrees tomorrow! It feels like summer’s arrived. It’s also one week until my sister Shelly and I will be hoofing it 13.1 miles in the Qualifier half-marathon back in Bay City, Michigan. Sunday is my long run day: I hit 10 miles last Sunday, logged six miles today, and […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, Cooper, manzanita, parks, restaurants, seaside

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California Dreamin’

April 28, 2012 by kristikrass

After 1 year and 3 months of promising our friends in Southern California a visit, we finally made it! It took a “free all-access tickets to Zac Brown Band concert” nudge from Jeff’s co-worker Peter, but it accomplished our goal: getting to see some of our best buds in a locale with 1,000x more sunlight than Portland. After work a few Fridays ago we jetted into Orange Country, where Jeff’s friend-since-kindergarten Joey (who just rocked the Cartathlon with us in […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, california, concerts, hikes, restaurants, vacation

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A-Z Living

April 17, 2012 by kristikrass

Whew. It’s been a whirlwind two weeks. Easter weekend, we were in super-chill Arizona with Jeff’s fam, and last weekend, Southern California with some friends and co-workers. I tell ya, it’s amazing what a dose of sunlight will do to perk up us rain-weary Portlanders! Arizona, for us, equals pure relaxation. Jeff’s snowbird parents have a sweet condo in Fountain Hills, nestled in a small community with pools, tennis courts, a spa and fitness center just a few blocks from […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: animals, arizona, babies, beach, Krasses, vacation, views

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I'll miss you, Cabo!

I (Heart) Cabo

December 4, 2011 by kristikrass

I am in love. In love with a city that’s at the tippy tip of the Baja Peninsula, nestled between the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean. A city with ubiquitous sunny skies, temps in the 80s, and people who are just as cheery as the weather. Cabo San Lucas marks my first international trip since becoming Kristi Krass (minus our Barcelona honeymoon where I still had my Kristi Redick passport), my first-ever  trip to Mexico and a fabulously […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, holidays, Krasses, mexico, restaurants, vacation

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Heading to dinner in our chauffeured 1945 Cadillac

Two Down, Many to Come

August 24, 2011 by kristikrass

Monday marked two years as Mrs. Kristi Krass. A lot of people blow off holidays as commercialized, expensive or speed bumps in an already busy life, but I love the opportunity to take a moment to celebrate and reflect on what it means. Jeff and I met almost five years ago on a Continental flight on our way to a World Series game, and I’m so thankful for those five years – especially the last two. Not to get mushy, […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: astoria, beach, breweries, holidays, restaurants

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Impromptu Oceanview

July 3, 2011 by kristikrass

America’s birthday came up a little quickly this year. Technically, it’s a 3.5-day weekend for Jeff and me, so we knew we had to make something of it, but we just didn’t have the energy to plan anything. Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes planning fun activities seems like a royal pain in the rump. So at the eleventh hour we picked a random coast city (Newport, Oregon), booked a dog-friendly hotel, and planned to hit the road the next […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: beach, breweries, coast, Cooper, lighthouse, restaurants

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