And finally, we moved to California!

Tommy got a job with Ernst and Young in Irvine, so in October we moved to sunny California.  I have loved the weather so far, and the traffic hasn't been so bad.

 Our moving POD, filled to the brim.

 Scott and GF came for Thanksgiving.

 Thanksgiving bike outing with friends.

Hollywood Boulevard while we waited to go see Wicked (so excellent).

Fast forward a few months

This summer was busy with visits home to AK. We got to spend time with the whole family. It was beautiful as ever and we saw moose and bear! This was Tommy's first time to go in the summer.

We did the annual Spudman with friends and family..

Tommy road like a champion and got 4th place in his division at LOTOJA, 204 miles!

Hawaii

A few updates from the last six months... First, to celebrate graduation we went to Kauai for a wonderful week.  We had a great time!

  Tommy got to surf (I tried too), I got to lay on the beach and read, we went hiking, kayaking and relaxing!

We hope to return someday!

ConGRADulations TO!

My dear one graduated last week! He and I are both very excited to have him finished with school. He is now officially a Master of Accountancy!


His family came to celebrate!





Don't be fooled by the sunshine, it was really rather freezing. But at least it wasn't snowing.

April (snow) showers

Tommy and I had a productive day in the yard yesterday, pulled some weeds, laid some grass seed, got some plants... It was a beautiful day outside, no jacket needed. I was most excited about the new flowers I potted, aren't they cute!

Then I woke up this morning to this... I'm sorry little guys!

Not sew much...

I've been perusing some other blogs lately and I usually end up feeling depressed and like less of a woman. Everyone posts about these fantastic knick-knacks and crafts they have made by throwing a few household items together, and not only do I realize I could never think up these crafts, but I could not even replicate them in most cases. Even worse, I really have no desire to. Is it wrong that I would prefer to buy things already made with little construction on my part. (I do however like putting furniture together, that is not crafty). Am I still a good person if my house isn't cutesy? And I don't make my children's clothes? On that note, I did recently endeavor to make a quilt. I am to the part where I actually am supposed to quilt now and I am stuck. It is no masterpiece, I go more by the eyeball-it method than the measure twice cut once. I just ask if it looks right-ish. I don't think that is good when it comes to sewing things. Please bless that my children don't mind that I don't make their diaper bag, or refurbish their crib from spare beech wood in my basement.