More Mileage

It seems like only yesterday that Layla, my beloved Jetta, and I celebrated our 100,000th mile together! We’ve been through mostly ups (and some downs) since then, and on a recent trek to Jackson Hole we celebrated...

An Adventurous Sabbatical

I recently had the fortunate misfortune of being laid off. Due to some corporate restructuring a few Senior Managers were eliminated, and I was one of them.When you lose your job, everyone’s reaction to you as a newly unemployed person is the same: shock, horror,...

Chicago!

This summer I had a few quick hours in Chicago and so Grandpa Max and I did a little city exploration. Here are a few pictures from our morning in Chi-Town:Our plane was VERY delayed leaving. Frowny Face GrandpaI love this. Reminded me of climbing-group campfires....

Lunatic

The Seattle ski scene hasn’t had much in the way of precip lately, so I skipped skiing this weekend and opted to bike instead. The weather was clear, cold, and sunny, making for a lovely little ride. I went out to Alki and would like to note that I did NOT fall...

2012 Year in Review

Last year I put together a 2011 Year in Review where I listed all of the things I had accomplished and laid out some goals I hoped to achieve for 2012. As it’s the season of ‘Lists’ I feel inspired to do it again. So now for your reading...

I’ll Get You My Pretties

I have been wanting to see the musical Wicked for YEARS! Really ever since I decided I was in love with Kristin Chenowith. I mean, did you see her in Pushing Daisies? So cute. So dainty. So talented. Plus her name is only one letter short of MY name. Yes, we’re...