Have you ever been around that person that makes everyone smile? Their laughter and happiness is contagious and rubs off on all those around them? My friend Sara has this effect on people. Our relationship goes way back to the Regents Hill Hall in Pullman, WA (Go Cougs!). She is the type of person that you want to always be around. She has been an irreplaceable friend for me during my own times of adversity. She is smart, funny, compassionate and real. I know Sara, by now you are sick of hearing praises about you, but seriously, "You rock"!
Leave it to Sara and I to produce a cheesy picture. This one is really bad, maybe one of our cheesiest. We laughed out loud for about 37 minutes after taking this picture. Who knew digital photography could be so entertaining?
Sara and her husband Trevor came to Portland last weekend. Along with two carloads of people, we spent the day at Mt. Hood. It was a blast.
A picture of the skiing duo.
This picture was taken in Heather Canyon. Trevor and I made it back there for a run and it was pretty amazing. Yay for fresh snow! That little black dot in the bottom right hand corner is a skier. I am always amazed at the terrain on Mt. Hood and feel so fortunate to just over one hour away!
Rebeca also had her second snowboarding trip and did great! She also managed to leave the Mountain with two free rental vouchers. She'll be going up with us again!
A picture of the gang eating some lunch in the Pizza Brew Pub.
I also had to include a picture of Nurse Betty. This chick was meant to have a board under her feet and I'm so excited to see her hooked on a new sport. Next- Surfing on the Coast. Geeez I am an expensive friend!
This weekend was great. I was extremely sore(thanks to the professional skier Trevor) and exhausted from laughing so much(thanks to Sara the comedian). I can't wait to see Trevor and Sara again real soon!
Here is a pic of the glowing Mommy-to-be.
This was a pic taken a few years back on one of our midnight hikes to our campsite. 
Our first triathlon together!
More cheesy fun on a tip to Mt. Bachelor. I'm just sad we never rode our motorcycles together! She is definitely a bad-ass biker chick!
We arrived on Friday night with enough time to enjoy homemade enchiladas and mexi-salad. This cabin was super cute. It was equipped with all the amenities including a hot tub and a roaring wood stove. It was perfect!
Erica made a few friends while I was seeing a man about a horse. When I came back from my little diversion, this little guy was hanging out on her hand.
Kelly, Jen and the bride-to-be Rita.
This place had a great atmosphere. The chandeliers and marble counter tops made us all feel like we were on an elegant cooking show set. Great Wine too!
This would be where our drinks started to add up and at our last stop we started doing yoga poses. Some of the girls were also excited because 'The Bachelor' was in the vicinity also tasting wine. I am referring to official Bachelor that is on the ABC show right now. I wasn't too excited to run to see him and opted to enjoy my wine tastes. Once I have a pic, I will post it though. I guess he is cutie.
I had to include the pyramid picture. I was feeling good, but not good enough to climb atop the pyramid. Very funny to observe though!
Ahhhhh. The girls. Rita has three sisters (two of which are twins) that all kind of look like her. Can you see the resemblance?
This is my father- Roger Chamberlin. I have been having so much fun just hanging out with Dad. Yesterday we all went to the local casino for a little bit of gambling and crab buffet. The big winner for the night was my Sis Angie. She was a Happy Camper.
It seems like as we get older, we notice the physical similarities in our features. My Mom also came out with us last night and so we were able to evaluate eyes, cheeks, noses, etc. Dave and I have 
Mom and Carrie almost literally sharing a smile.
