JOURNAL
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Back to the Northwest
Portland & the Oregon Coast In April of 2024, Jess and I flew west to Portland, Oregon, to celebrate the wedding of two friends from our earlier life in the Pacific Northwest. It was one of only a few trips we’ve taken without the kids, and the change of pace felt good, it was a chance to get away together and slip back into the grey, moody rhythm of the Northwest. We spent the first few days in Portland ahead of the wedding, exploring the city by e-bike along its many bike paths. The rides carried us past some of…
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A Season in the Dirt: spring baseball
Franklin Youth Baseball We’re approaching the terminus of my boys’ third and first grade years and I’m turning back the dial in my mind on how quickly we got here. They say time flies when you’re having fun—but I suspect there are additional catalysts at play. Maybe it was the rain, which felt almost scheduled to arrive each weekend. Or was it the cold that hung on just a little too long, as if winter hadn’t shaken us quite yet. It is New England after all and the weather is fickle. Maybe it was the pace of our days; stacked…
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Cancun 2023
Two Years Later, These Photos Still Smell Like Sunscreen Lately, Nolan’s been asking for “Cancun dogs”—his oddly perfect name for the grill-charred hot dogs served up poolside at my in-laws’ timeshare resort in Mexico. It’s one of those kid phrases that sticks, even long after the vacation glow fades. So when I stumbled across this forgotten folder of photos from that exact trip, the timing felt — serendipitous. Back in March of 2023, Jess, the boys, and I—along with my mother-in-law Marcia, escaped New England’s moody thaw for a week in Cancun. It was one of those trips where the…