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Puerto Vallarta (Day 4) – Botanical Gardens and Ocean Grill
Saturday morning dawned bright and gloriously sunny. I went for a nice long run along the waterfront — the first half with Justin, then by myself to tackle some hills. When I got back, I discovered a condo full of people and terrific spread of delicious breakfast! It’s hard to beat fresh fruit and an […]
Puerto Vallarta (Day 3) – Marietas Islands
A couple weeks before this trip, Justin and I had the following conversation: JDK: How are you when you travel? JJD: Awesome. I’m awesome when I travel. JDK: Okay, so what does that mean? JJD: [gleefully] Well, for one thing, it means that I’m going to be okay with sitting on the beach for approximately one […]
Puerto Vallarta (Day 2) – Playa de los Muertos
First full day in Puerto Vallarta, and beach is the order of business. We could have stayed sand-free on our private roof deck, but then we would have missed out on the people watching and wave-surfing. So we walked down to the famous Blue Chairs section of the beach and staked out a spot near a […]
Puerto Vallarta (Day 1) – Vacation!
Okay, so you know how every place has its quirky cultures and traditions? Like, how Seattleites pretend never to use umbrellas and all have purple-dyed mohawks and electric cars? Well, one of the Seattle quirks that I’m definitely on board with is using the grey, wet winter as an excuse to take springtime vacations to tropical places […]
Crossfit, Concertos and Acrobats
It’s Monday morning and so far every single person I’ve met has asked me, “Did you do anything fun last weekend?” Well, yes, I did. For one, I competed in the first round of the Crossfit Open, which is the qualifying competition for the Reebok Crossfit Games. I obviously have zero pretention to actually being competitive […]
The Ride: Chilly Hilly
The cycling season starts early in Seattle! Every year on the last Sunday in February, thousands of cyclists turn out for the Chilly Hilly on Bainbridge Island in the Puget Sound. It’s a short (33 miles) ride and, as you might have guessed from the name, famous for it hills and chilly weather. I had […]
Playing in Portland: Gardens & Art
We got up early on Sunday morning and headed back out to the Division Street neighborhood where we’d been the day before. Vanessa had recommended Pine State Biscuits as a good place for lunch, so we thought we’d check it out. In what began to feel like deja vu, we stood in line for a […]
Playing in Portland: N Mississippi Ave & SE Division Street
Okay, so if it’s Presidents’ Day weekend and you don’t get the holiday off of work, it’s just a normal weekend, right? Wrong! It’s time for a road trip to Portland with Amanda! Amanda flew in from Denver on Friday night and I picked her up at the airport. We were both on THE VERGE OF […]
Utah!
Oh man. How can it already be February? This year is going by way to quickly. And of course I’ve written about basically nothing that’s happened so far. A lot of it’s just going to need to be water under the bridge, but I did want to capture a great little trip I took a […]
The hills are alive…
What’s a super fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Singing along with Julie Andrews at the top of your lungs with a group of friends and a sold-out theatre full of grown-ups and children who are all doing the same. We were in the 5th Avenue theatre, an ornate old building downtownwhere the touring […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 