Ron and I went down to Red Rocks in Las Vegas to do some climbing and to hang out with Jami for her birthday. We had a good time not losing all of our money, making fun of the other people at Circus Circus and getting in some climbing. We did a sick 5.3 trad climb (Chips and Salsa) that got us to the top of a few nice top ropes. We also got in a few good climbs on the Panty Wall and Ultraman Wall. Friday and Saturday night we went out gambling at the Sahara. I lost my first hundred over a few hours, during which the dealer laughed at me for doubling down on an Ace and a Two - I got another two and lost. The second night we got most of our money back after being down to 25 dollars. I found out my camera has a defect that puts a white line through most pictures, so that added a nice flair.

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We went out to Lebanese food for Esther's big 29 birthday. The had the largest pita breads ever and it was pretty grub.

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Last weekend Keevin and Silvia got married up at Timberline on Mt. Hood. Here are a ton of pictures and stuff.

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On Sunday Jill, Jami, Esther and Billy came over for some Nabe (Japanese one-pot BBQ). It was kickass.

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Ron, Dan, Kate, Esther, Matt and I went over to Smith to get in some climbing. Ron and I did Moscow (5.6) and it took forever. Neither of us really enjoyed the climb but we got through it and went over to do a 5.9+ sport route afterwords. Kate and Dan were working on a 5.11 climb and the light was good for pictures so most are of them.

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I did a lamb roast to celebrate Kate & Dan getting back from Asia, Keevin & Sylvia getting married and Mo & Dan just getting married. The fire the night before was just as painful as last year but we had hot rocks in the morning. We forgot to put the meat in a trench of hot rocks and just threw it down and covered it. And the thermometer broke, so we couldn't tell how hot the meat was. We went off of last roasts temperatures and took it out after 7 hours.

The bottom was cooked perfect, the top wanted to be thrown on the BBQ for a bit. But it was all good, we had a good turnout, the lamb was damn tasty and people had a good time. The 6 brought pictures and we watched them on the TV so everyone could see how their trips and such were. I started drinking from the wine bottle so the rest is a bit hazy, but someone might have spilt beer on me and pushed me over in my chair.

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In preparations for the lamb roast this weekend we (Dan, Ron and I) built a little hut over the pit. Hopefully if it rains the roof will keep most of the water off of the fire while we run around like pagans drinking beer and burning wood.

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On Sunday I went to the gorge for a little hike with Kate, Cyndi and Matt. We went up Munra point. Well, I didn't make it all the way cos my shoes sucked and were sliding all over the place near the top. Cyndi was nice enough to turn back with me as Kate and Matt went to the top a bit further. It was a cool hike and looked like Mordor for a while.

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I got a new toilet a bit ago and had the toilet on the front lawn with the turkey sitting on it. I'm sure my neighbors were thrilled with that. I decided it was time to break it up and throw it out.

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Dan and Kate just got back from their travels in Asia so we all went out for beer.

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