Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Monday, August 29, 2011

Summer 2011 with Alex and Rachel

Summer 2011

What a fabulous summer - Alex here for almost a month and we celebrated Rachel's B-Day on August 10th here in Portland!!!!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

Easter 2011

Lovely time in Casper over Easter :-)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

H2B 2010-2011

Hitches to Bitches 2010


This was too fun not to share on the blog. I was the course support/aid station guy for the second annual Hitches to Bitches and Back Half Marathon. One was Dec 31, 2010 and the next one was Jan 1, 2011. Next year, I hope to run it!

PDX Christmas & New Year 2010

Christmas 2010


This holiday season seemed to fly by...Here's to a fabulous 2011!!!
Love,
Clark

Friday, December 24, 2010

2010 In Review


I open this post with a poem I wrote back in 2000...


Time
Time is ever pressing, driving separate wheels of life
Apart, our wheels slow to a crawl
Together, they spin dizzily out of control
And time races forward, faithful to the end


For me, one of the wheels that helped me spin up is no longer with us - Dad. Not a day goes by that I don't think of something funny he said or his influence on my wheel of life. Merry Christmas, Fine Father!


Speaking of wheels, Alex is off creating his own, entering Casper College and majoring in Art and Graphics Design. His obvious talents extend to drumming as well.



And goodness me if Rachel isn't the busiest flute/piccolo player this side of the Mississippi! All around Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New York, California she plays, like a blur, she's off to the next performance.



This is the first Christmas I'm not seeing Rachel - she's off to the the Rose Bowl Parade, that blur thing, or Connor, who's in Virginia celebrating Christmas with his grandparents. One thing that is certain about Connor, he is dentally challenged right now. He gnaws on food most of the time, but his permanent teeth will be in place soon!



Wheels turn and steer me in lots of directions, but none of my travels have been as meaningful as they have been with Lisa. 2010 was a busy travel year...Phoenix, Eugene, Spain, California, Boston, Maine - some for running and some for fun! Spain was epic - Madrid, Valladolid and Barcelona, where we dined at the most memorable, sumptuous restaurant - Moo.



Spain won the world cup - very, very exciting. This was to have multiple repercussions on attire the rest of the summer!






Wait, that's Emily in Lisa's Portland Marathon shirt! Ok, no photos in La Roja attire, but this is a winery in Oregon that uses Spanish grapes :-) Abacela was just one of our stops along the way of our epic road trip to California. Lisa, Emily, her friend, Lizz, and I traveled the Coast Highway and I-5, stopping all along the way for fun in the sun! Here are Lizz and Emily in La Jolla for an al fresco lunch.



Finally, a trip to Camden, Maine to see Shawn and Sarah get married. Wow, what an idyllic setting for a gorgeous couple. Congrats!



Finally, as 2011 approaches, I eagerly anticipate the National Premier of "Hood to Coast", right here in Portland, Oregon! Okay, where else would it be? My life is that much sweeter with my running family. Cheers!



So, a busy year with lots of spinning wheels spawning new directions, new lives, new adventures, just the way I like it!!!

Love,
Clark - Fine Fox, Dad, Brother, Son, Uncle, Raconteur

P.S. Lots of photos posted throughout the year in earlier posts - Thanksgiving in Wyoming, Hood to Coast, Mama in Portland, Alex and Emily grduating... and the list goes on :-)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010


Connor and I flew into Denver, drove up with Jamie and Lynn to celebrate Thanksgiving at 1123!