Gabe’s Birthday Camp Out!

That’s right! On Saturday, September 12th, I am hosting Gabe’s 2nd Birthday! Family and Friends please join us for a back yard camp out! There will be plenty of food and drinks! And later on, a nice camp fire with those yummy S’mores! Hopefully the weather will be permitting, but just in case bring your foul weather gear!

I look forward to seeing everyone again; I am very excited! If you can make it or are thinking about it, please RSVP (802) 299-7795, or (909) 810-8695 for more information!

It will be really great to have you!

A Day At The River

Eager to go out, I took one of my days off and spent a while at the river across the street. It seems that everyone I have met here in Oregon is someway, shape, and form tied to the rivers out here. It is funny to think how I am from the East Coast, very close to the same Latitude as Oregon. The weather is very much the same, but the one thing that really captured me when I first moved here, was the fact that the woods and rivers are enormous!

I grew up on a dead end mountain road named, “Blueberry Hill”.(*) I am very comfortable in the outdoors and “getting lost” in the woods as Boy Scouts. I have been doing that sort of thing since I was a little tyke! But I would like to mention that the woods do not seem to be as forgiving out here. I went camping the second week with Mom and Grant and it was quite a trip! I could not have asked for a better spot to really feel both the weight and comfort of the terrain! Even though I was comfortable being there, the more I ventured in the more rigid I became. It would not be hard to get completely lost in these woods if you are not fully prepared.

SO back to my story.. After my trip to the river, I stopped by the local Bar. It must have been 110 degrees that day! I sat down and had a brew, and not too long after an older man sat down next to me and we got talking about the river and how many people are at it. I would drive down the road that runs parallel to the river some days and it reminds me of driving down a boardwalk with people everywhere! It was noted on the news recently that over 1,000 people float under the bridge an hour! (picture below) That is amazing!

I decided to bring my camera with me and take some pictures of the excitement, but it was a weekday and there were not nearly as many people as I had hoped.

(*) A little side note about Blueberry Hill – Stock, who wrote the lyrics, recalls that “One important publisher turned down Blueberry Hill, because, he claimed, blueberries don’t grow on hills. I assured him I had picked them on hills as a boy, but nothing doing”.

I did the same exact thing. :)

Gabriel – New Picture

The most up-to-date picture of my young handsome boy! :)

Music – Midnight Calm

I told Kerri that I would make some sort of a track for her tonight, and here’s what I came up with.. “Midnight Calm”. Although I am far from it, this is an audio expression of how she makes me feel. I am glad to have met you Kerri. You inspire me!

Photo Retouch – Kelsey

I have a friend at work I had tried to get a picture of for quite some time, and I finally managed to get her to take one for me. :P Her name is Kelsey. I had a little spare time last night so I decided to play around with her picture; giving it an “edge”.

Kelsey

If you would like a picture “done up” as well. Feel free to email me with the attached image. monumentdesigns@gmail.com