by Kristina | Feb 7, 2012 | Life
You might think from the title of this blog that I recently painted radical rainbows while wearing a (rainbow?) wig. You would be clever, but you would also be wrong. This blog is indeed about painting, and wigs, and rainbows, just not all together. The lovely...
by Kristina | Feb 5, 2012 | Mountains
For the last few days, Seattle has been absolutely stunning. It’s been unseasonably warm and that giant white ball in the sky that brings us heat has been out in full glory. Plus the air is very clear, affording us fantastic views of both mountain ranges. My...
by Kristina | Jan 31, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Life
Over the weekend The Group rented a cabin in beautiful Winthrop, WA. It really is a quant, fun little town, especially when it’s all covered in snow – have a look! Downtown Winthrop – yup that’s all of it!Best advertising ever. Healing...
by Kristina | Jan 20, 2012 | Life
What sledding adventure would be complete without some video?!?!? Here’s Allison and Kessler going for a ride! Watch out for that bump at the bottom!Me mid-slide on my new sled – named Green Gonzales (after Speedy Gonzales, and, you...
by Kristina | Jan 19, 2012 | Life
Seattle has made national news this week for Snowpocolypse 2012. People are making videos about the ridiculous things people say in the NW say when it snows, and of course we can’t forget this video from the great snowstorm of 2009. It’s true, Seattle...
by Kristina | Jan 17, 2012 | Running
Having completed my first and second half marathons, I was ready to go for a 3rd to get an official sub-2 hour time! Allison and I signed up for the Seattle Ghost Half about three weeks before the event. She begged the organizer to let us in, and he relented! Allison...
by Kristina | Jan 13, 2012 | Running
In July 2011 I ran my first half marathon! With not much in the way of training, I was able to finish in 2:05:31. I was happy with my time, but as the year progressed I decided I wanted to train a bit more and try to beat the 2 hour mark. The Leavenworth Half in...
by Kristina | Jan 11, 2012 | Climbing, Life
In climbing, Bouldering refers to climbing a short, difficult route on large rock boulders without the safety of a rope. Smart climbers will buy crash pads to soften their landing in the (very) likely event of a fall.Bouldering at Joshua Tree, courtesy of WikipediaThe...
by Kristina | Jan 9, 2012 | Life
A few years ago I started making a list of things that I wanted to accomplish each year. My list for 2011 consisted of 11 items, of which I’m proud to say I completed 9 of them. I ran my first half marathon (and then two more after that), I took up a new sport...
by Kristina | Jan 3, 2012 | Costumes, Life, Mountains
I should have known better than to post about the budding relationship between me and my live-in apartment mascot. It’s like he can read or something, because no sooner had I posted about Stanley then he abandoned me. That’s right. Stanley the Speider has...
