Pink out while sled dogging.

Wrapping up another year. The holidays didn't feel as festive this year. And while having a lot of snow was rad it made me feel like going into hibernation mode. We had a good time in Portland with friends; some who stayed intentionally and others whose trips home were canceled due to the inclement weather. Almost 2 weeks off work did me good and got me on a schedule that is not conducive to getting back into the old 9 to 5 hustle. Here's a look at the last couple weeks.

Colby and Jonah rolling some dice.

Turns out that hills that are good for bombing on a skateboard are also good for sledding. Diesel was chasing us up and down the hill.

Winter weather = board games.

Brandon got punched in the face for throwing snowballs at cars.

Dorothy Leigh was in town to party, to laugh, and to bring in the new year.

And what better way to do that than at a hockey game.

Jonah getting close with the Winterhawk's mascot.

And of course there was fighting.

Next time we're going to try to sit in the Hosers section.

Fat, whitetrash kids with bowl cuts are awesome.

Then it was off to NYE karaoke party time.

Verg keeping it classy.

Camera wars.

Ras-Richard showed up to celebrate.

Roman candles for midnight.

Kyle turns up the awesome with 2 mics.

Lucy getting crazy on the dance floor.

In between those photos and these 2 we did a lot of laughing, told a lot of jokes, and generally had an awesome time. I'm certain that the jokes would not be as funny written out. Definitely a you-had-to-be-there situation. To get close you could drink a bunch of beers while watching Step Brothers and all the out takes a couple times and follow up with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Add a large dose of sarcasm.
Boats and Hoes.

Dorothy thought she was at a slumber party while we rode around in Verg's awesome van.

Going to this bar is a great addition to any Portland trip. Too bad lil Deb wasn't working