Holiday Trip to Nashville and Portland

On my way to visit my family in Portland for the holidays, I stopped by Nashville to work for a day in the office, to see friends and coworkers, and to visit my old car.

In Portland we visited Hood River, saw family, enjoyed the Oregon outdoors, ate at our favorite restaurants and continue all of the usual family Christmas traditions. 

The Volvo! New owner Britton with Patrick and Candice

In the Volvo on the way to lunch

With coworkers at 12th South Taproom, an old favorite

Richard, Mackenzie and I visited Joey in Hood River, Oregon.
Here we're at the Columbia Gorge Hotel for happy hour.

Voodoo Doughnut, the famous Portland bakery.

We picked up a dozen for the next morning to give us energy for cross-country skiing.

Skiing at Trillium Lake on Mt. Hood. Mom, Richard and Lindsay.

Rico and Linds

Scott and Dad coming down the hill

Dad in his hat, vintage 1985?

Trillium Lake with a view of Mt Hood

Trip to Oregon

I took a trip home to Oregon for 10 days to see family and friends.  I worked a bit while I was home, but the rest of the time was like summer camp-- BBQs, boating, swimming, tubing down the river and clamming at the beach.

Right before setting off on our tubing-trip down the Tualatin River with some high school
friends and others-- Mack, Melinda, Stefan, Joey, Jesse, Holly, me and Grace

After tubing, BBQ at the Foreman's-- Kyle, Joey, Stefan, Mack,
Linds, Holly, Jesse, me (all West Linn HIgh School grads)

Same group above, plus the parents

Pacific City with Mom

Pacific City with the fam

On the way out to go clamming-- we collected cockles, gapers and butter clams

Izzy likes clamming

Mom got a big one

Going down to the river

Dad on the dock

Caprese with homegrown tomatoes and pesto made by Dad