Recent Life Happenings & Whatnots

I might be the worst blogger in history.  For anyone who's curious, here's what we've been up to for the past while:
  • Josh got a job at Steal Network and was excited at first, and now hates it. Every day he has a new jaw-dropping-I-can't-believe-how-dumb-these-people-are story.  So if you hear about something opening up, let us know.
  • I'm still in school, but the end is near!  Taking 2 classes at a time REALLY drags on and on and on, but I'm done next May.  Yippeeee!!!
  • Josh and I went to Vegas with Nathan and Diane for a of couple nights in February.  I always forget how much I despise Vegas until I'm there.  The highlight?  Seeing "Bite" at the Stratosphere.  "Vegas Vampires.  Classic Rock."  Don't judge me.
    • Me and Em at Times Square
  • I went to New York with his mom in March to visit Joe, MJ, and cute little Emily.  Here's the gist of how I got my faux-Gucci purse on Canal St:
    • Little Chinese guy: "Bags, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Prada, blah blah blah"
    • Me: "Hey! I want one!"
    • Little Chinese guy: *motions for me and MaryJane to follow*
    • Me (in my mind):  "Oh crap, should we be following this guy into this alley?  Should we be following him into this tiny secluded courtyard?  Should we follow him into this basement? Oh how I wish my dad was an ex-CIA agent with "special" skills right now... Holy crap, look at all those bags!"

  • Yes I'm a geek, and yes my friends and I dressed up as a Capitol members for the Hunger Games midnight premier.  It was fantastic!
    Me and Hannah
  • We just got home from a trip to the Oregon Coast with my parents and Aubri & Mark.  It was wonderful, as always, but soooo cold!  I don't recommend going in May.  We rented a little house for an incredible price, took the kid (Olive) to the beach for the first time, visited tide pools and smuggled out starfish, caught clams and crabs (which was the best part), toured Tillamook, and ate LOTS of chowder. 
  • And the biggie.  Josh and I have taken in his little 8 year old cousin, Sara.  Things aren't exactly awesome at her house, so her older brother and sister went to live with their grandparents in Idaho and Sara came to live with us.  It's surprisingly less stressful than I expected, and pretty darn fun having a kid trying to sing along to songs she's never heard in the back seat of the car.  She's a bouncy, outgoing, balloon-animal-making, loud and rowdy 8-year old, and we love her.  And we have the same name - Big Sara and Little Sara. 

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Summer No. 1

We had quite a few adventures this summer, so I'll probably be separating them into a few posts. First, and probably the most exciting, JOSH GRADUATED! He now has three BA degrees in Mandarin Chinese, International Studies, and Asian Studies.



What next? Well we don't know. He spent the summer job hunting, and playing xbox, and job hunting, and just last week something finally came around. He's working for a company called The Steal Network (kidsteals.com, babysteals.com, scrapbooksteals.com) doing warehouse inventory and whatnot. Of course this is not a career position, but it's money and I won't argue with that! He's taking the Foreign Service Officer Test in October, which is what I want the very most. He is also considering the NSA, who will hire him in a second but he's not sure about keeping so many secrets and sitting in a cubical all day. Keep your fingers crossed for the FSOT, I would LOVE to get paid to travel the world!

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Our Humble Abode

Lately I've been thinking about how lucky we are to live in such a great neighborhood, and we're especially lucky to have such a great apartment! I complain sometimes because our bathroom and kitchen is outdated and we have no dishwasher... But $575/month for a 2-bedroom in Holladay (not to mention we can have a dog)? I have NO reason to complain! Because I have quite a few friends who have never had the chance to come to our apartment, and probably never will, I'm going to give a "virtual tour" right now!

First... Our living/family/theater/piano teaching room:



Now for the kitchen/dining room:


The bathroom:


Aaaand the bedroom (complete with a lazy dog on the bed):


Oh right... the other bedroom. Actually, it's more like a library/gym/office/toy room/workshop. Brace yourselves, this could get ugly:

Ouch. Well there you have it! Our first apartment. Now who wants to come over for dinner and games? :) I promise not to make you go in the second bedroom.
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