So I mentioned my chair project in the previous post. Yesterday I was determined to paint them. I went to the closest Sherwin Williams to find my paint color. I had already picked out the red that I wanted, but couldn’t find the paint card. So when I got there I just picked…

Last week Tom gave me the goal to take a picture every day. I really enjoyed the daily task, here’s my week: Monday    I have been antsy about moving into our house, and I finally identified that a large part of that anticipation is the knowledge that the later we move in, the harder…

    It’s been nearly a week since we returned from Mexico and neither of us have attempted to record it. Many have asked about it, and said that they are waiting for our post about it. So here goes. It’s always hard to describe a vacation, there is always the danger that the telling will…

This is probably the best video I could find of the launch. From our view, it was AWESOME in person, but probably wouldn’t be more than a speck on the camera. Here’s my summary of the launch. There were a ton of people on the beach, which created a really great atmosphere. Most people were…

      This morning was my graduation. It was a nice commencement with a great key note speaker, beautiful weather, and much pomp and celebration. Graduation hasn’t felt like that big of deal to me. However, this morning I felt honored and blessed to have had the chance to receive such a fine undergraduate education.…

    It has been wonderful to be done with school and to have time to work on several other projects. Mainly I have been working on keeping the house purchasing process rolling. Yes, the bank accepted our offer of $48,500 with 3% towards closing costs. We are really excited! I called around and interviewed some…

    My finals week wasn’t as intense this year as it has been in past years. I was able to balance studying and writing papers with celebrating Tom’s birthday, attending concerts, and preparing for auditions. As a result of the lack of stress I hadn’t felt the same urgency for it all to be over.…

Here’s the birthday boy with his birthday pie- his favorite Key lime.  

    Tom and I have been so delighted by all of your interest in our house purchasing process. We just hope you are all just as interested in helping us fix it up when we move in! (wink, wink) Just kidding. (Kind of.) The bank gave us a counter offer yesterday for basically $48,000 (really…

I just received this email from a friend today: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has been gaining momentum and working its way through Congress. The strong bipartisan legislation (S. 625/HR 1108) grants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effective authority to regulate tobacco products, protect children and promote public health. This…