Those moments...

Paul and I rode, along with 20,000 of our closest friends, in the Portland Bridge Pedal this last Sunday. What an amazing event! 10 Portland bridges were closed along with a few freeways, highways and local streets for us to ride our way around town. We did this with our friends Nate, Leanna and Krista. I have to say that I am glad we survived the race after seeing a few crashes and enjoyed eating at the Bite of Oregon afterwards.

Before we started...
That's our gang on our second bridge.
Krista and Leanna showing off their pink vests they so generously wore for some boys instead of the red ones.
Look at all those people! This was one of the times we had to get off our bikes to walk because of so much congestion.
We made it to the finish!

Beach Campout

Paul and I went with our church on their annual Southbeach Campout this last weekend. It was a good time of relaxing, playing volleyball, eating, talking, and playing on the beach. Here are a few pictures:

Lots going on!

Here are some pictures of events that have kept us very busy over the last few weeks.

Paul graduated with a Business Management Degree from OSU on Saturday, June 17, 2006. He is starting his job with Jeld-Wen on July 2nd and we are moving to Albany to cut down on the commute for him.Paul finished 22nd out of 95 athletes in the Lebanon Sprint Triathlon and got third in his age group!!!!!

Once a month?

I guess maybe we are only going to be making these postings once a month. Anyways, we were very lucky to go on a ski trip with our friends at the end of April! The snow was nice, sunny weather, and hardly anyone else on the mountain.


We could really use your prayer over the next month as some big changes have the potential to happen. Paul is actively searching for a job and is feeling the stress of finding time for applying and interviews. We are still only using one car, which doesn't make the situation any easier. We are praying for the Lord to show us where he would want Paul to work and where we should live. Thanks!

Camping for my birthday!

Paul took me camping at the beach this weekend for my birthday. We had such a good time at Devil's Lake campground and stayed in our yurt while it was raining. We tried some fishing, but didn't even get one bite! It was a nice and relaxing weekend, I don't think either of us were ready to come back. We met a lady who is biking from Vancouver, B.C., to L.A. California! I think this gave Paul the idea that he should do something like that.

A break...

We are winding down this week, finals week, after a busy and successful term. Praises that Paul only has one more term of eight credits and that we get to spend a week serving others in San Francisco in the name of our awesome Lord. Thank you to everyone who has supported us through prayer and finances for the trip. We leave Friday at 1pm and return the following Friday, just in time to start Spring Term. Sorry, no pictures this time, but we will have plenty to share from the city.

We can't wait to spend some time with family and friends in Gresham over Easter weekend, but until then peace!

Paul's Conquests of Mt. Hood

My wife has built this beautiiful blog for us with her own two bare hands and the raw strength of her mind. Here are my contributions of a trip to the top of the world. (almost...11,250 ft to be exact.)Am I blindingly white or what?