August has been a whirlwind. After 12 years living downtown Hannah and I decided it was time to move. After months of talking about it, we finally made the call and put the condo on the market. In a strange twist of fate, we found a home we loved and got an offer on the condo the exact same weekend. And so the month has been spent packing. Preparing. Saying goodbye to my favorite place I’ve ever lived. Where my life changed and I discovered myself. I’m ready for the next steps, and we’re now a week away from the big move. Wish us luck.

August 2024

July.

Fireworks. Heat. An absolutely incredible concert experience that lifted my heart. Hannah ran some races. I drank some beer.

July 2024

June flew by. A month of birthdays to celebrate and wonderful weather to experience. Lots of great food and great wine. Summer is here and it’s glorious.

June 2024

May in Portland flips between gorgeous and rain. But it’s starting to lean a little more toward the former and I’m definitely here for it. The month was busy, went by too fast, but ain’t that always the way.

May 2024

April showers…

It was a month defined by travel. A business trip in the middle of the month to Mexico City, and Hannah off to California at the end of the month. But around the chaos of airports there was still a lot of good music, good friends, and some good weather. Let’s hope for more of that in May.

April 2024

March represented one more trip around the sun. And just at the tail end we started to see it peek its head out again; I’m ready to put the rain in the rear view mirror. Good drinks, good music, good walks, great time with family and friends.

March 2024

February brought (slightly) better weather, some great music, some good books, an incredible concert, and quite a few lovely weekend walks capped off with a perfect beer. And we were able to celebrate Valentine’s Day and my mom’s (long-deserved) retirement.

February 2024

The year started by throwing a few wrenches our way. The wind and ice storm shut down the city for a few days, but at least we kept power the whole time. This led to a lot of nights sitting by the fire with warm drinks and catching up on some long overdue reading. Not a bad way to spend a winter evening.

And the music year started off strong.

Let’s hope for less chaotic weather in February.

January 2024

It’s always one of my favorite times of the year, but this year felt extra special. I’ve loved each evening when the lights turned on and slowly filled the house with gold.

A wonderful December with friends, family, and the two cats. We ate lots of good food, our annual Christmas party had all sorts of fun news and life changes from our friends, and we attempted ice skating for the first time in over a decade. And, of course, we listened to a lot of Christmas music.

December 2023

I’ve been trying to remind myself to take photos during the month so I have something to share at the end of it. November is always one of my favorite months of the year. Our wedding anniversary starts it while Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas act as a perfect bookend. (And I see holiday music getting some extra plays this week has already started to creep into my most played albums of the month.)

November 2023