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My So-Called Ski Weekend

March 16, 2013 by kristikrass

Our Thunderballs bowling team closed the season in style – not by winning the league (we might have landed last place, actually) but by celebrating with a rowdy ski weekend at Mt. Hood. After work on Friday, March 1, the seven of us – and Cooper! – trekked up to our rental log cabin in the woods of Marmot, Ore., all buzzing with the urge to let our hair down and relax. The cabin was perfect, with all the amenities you’d […]

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168 Hours of Disney

March 11, 2013 by kristikrass

Y’know when you flip through photos from a super fun vacation, and you feel that pang of quasi-homesickness to be back in that moment? That’s the deal with my recent Walt Disney World trip with my extended fam. The last time I visited Disney World, I was 15ish with three younger siblings in tow and a best bud Jenny along for the fun. Now, I’m (cough) considerably older with two awesome nieces who are at prime ages for Disney, so […]

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Drinking cocktails at the Tanzy Restaurant connected to iPic movie theater

Thankful

December 2, 2012 by kristikrass

Two years running, Jeff and I have escaped the cold and rain to spend Thanksgiving in a hot locale with his family. This year, it was at Jeff’s parents’ snowbird home Fountain Hills, Arizona, and last year was Cabo, which is near impossible to top. Somehow I didn’t end up taking a bunch of pictures of our activities – I was too busy soaking in the relaxing, fun times with the Krasses in the 80-degree heat. Thanksgiving offers a great opportunity to […]

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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

From the Golden to the Garden State

August 19, 2012 by kristikrass

July and August have been crammed with loads of travel and loads of work, which means a long drought in blog posts. And now the fall is shaping up similarly, with probable trips to Vancouver, Arizona, Hawaii and Michigan on the horizon – I think Jeff and I wouldn’t know how to operate without trips to look forward to! In mid-July, Jeff jetted off to San Diego for a men’s soccer tournament with his high school and college buddies. Jeff’s […]

Categories: Our Oregon Trail • Tags: california, concerts, festivals, michigan, new jersey, Redicks, vacation, wedding

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 […]

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The Trip Not Meant to Be

May 28, 2012 by kristikrass

Jeff and I had big plans for Memorial Day weekend. He, Cooper and I were going to cross the Canadian border to Vancouver, British Columbia. One of the cities at the top of our “must-see” list, and a mere 5 1/2 hours north of Portland. But…Thursday night, after booking hotels in Vancouver and neighboring Whistler, we made a disappointing discovery: Jeff’s passport expired last month. Total bummer. Lucky for us, we were already planning a Friday night stop in Seattle, […]

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13 Miles, 13 Revelations

May 27, 2012 by kristikrass

We did it! My sister Shelly and I tackled The Qualifier Half Marathon together, in Mid-Michigan’s scorching 90-degree weather, no less. Of course, we did some walking, but ended up sticking together the whole time and notching a respectable 2:33:12. While the race was the main reason Jeff and I flew home to Michigan for the long weekend, we had plenty of other activities to keep us busy. And plenty of time to realize a few things… Shelly is a […]

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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 […]

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