Sunriver

My first chance to bring any news since our annual trip to Sunriver. We go every year at the invite of our friend Andy, who uses it as a four day birthday celebration. We (Andy, Julie, Nate, Brian, Lindsey, John, Rachel, John, and Dave) all came together to play board games, real board games, card games, video games, watch crazy movies, and make the most of they skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating that is available in the area. With so much snow hitting the area, many of the usual routes were closed or severely delayed. The crew from our home town ended up taking the long route, which was remarkably all clear roads until outside of Bend. While we added several hundred miles, we only added about an hour to our estimated travel time given the weather and open routes at the time. This time around it came several weeks late because many people had other engagements. I have a feeling this will become more the norm as we all become older. So this year, it coincided with the Super Bowl. I didn't really care much about the Super Bowl. I rarely do. What was important to me, was to get the opinions of my friends about one particular ad. Apparently, it wasn't the worst, which is, I guess, better than last year. During the Super Bowl, I shoveled snow so we could get the car out early in the morning to get back, so I made the most of it. Unfortunately, I did not get to snowboard or ice skate this year, but it was nice to just relax.

During the trip, we found my OSU ID in the car, so I can start running indoors again. Despite that, last night I went running with Ben, who is on the Hood to Coast team. We ran three miles in the rain with his dog Hayward. It was a good run to the old covered bridge and back. It also made me more thankful to have the indoor facilities available to me.

I received a new computer and flat screen monitors at work. I'm pretty stoked about the new setup, and I think it will help me get more done. I'm pretty excited about it.

There's a special persons birthday coming up around the corner. We should have some family fun to report on that day.