Nice Weather Sucks for Blogging

So it’s been a few weeks since my last post.  Blame the nice weather.  Anyway, since May was such a crazy month, I think for this post, I’ll give a brief update on the lives of Andrew and Tara.

James Cameron is asked by “experts” for advice regarding the oil spill.  WTF?  I’m pretty sure that there’s a hoard of unemployed NASA scientists that probably solve problems like this one in their heads for fun…

So, as for my life…

Tara graduated with her Master’s in Genetic Counseling back in the beginning of May.  We are very blessed and thankful that she found a job right here in Salt Lake at the university as coordinator at a neurology clinic.  She officially entered the real world on May 24th.  Since she’s started work, I’ve had the joy of making dinner a bit more often than I did before.  No, I haven’t done anything as elaborate as Rachel, and yes, reheating leftovers still counts.

Before starting work, Tara also found time to take a trip back to SD to spend time with family and grandparents while I stayed in UT working and mountain biking.  Despite suffering some slight embarrassment at the grocery store when I inadvertently tried to use coupons for items I hadn’t actually purchased, my week of bachelorhood went well.  In fact, I kept myself so busy, that I barely noticed that my lovely wife was gone despite that fact that there seemed to be a lack of dinner being made/laundry being done.  Kidding!

When Tara returned with her family, we helped a classmate of hers move out of her apartment.  She was going back to Florida, and was getting rid of all her furniture.  In exchange for our efforts, we now have a new bed, kitchen table/chairs, couch, desk, and various other pieces.  It’s fantastic—the apartment is now well on it’s way from underclassman pad to actual adult residence.

Lastly, for memorial day weekend, we drove to Lake Tahoe and met up with my aunt and uncle at their cabin.  We arrived just before 1AM on Friday night (Saturday Morning, but that sounds weird), and found that we had brought the wrong key.  My aunt and uncle were asleep inside, but did not answer cell phones or respond to the doorbell.  After about half an hour of trying to break in, and minutes away from going to find a hotel for the night, they stirred from their slumber and realized we were outside.  The weekend was a lot of fun.  Tahoe is absolutely beautiful, and we did plenty of hiking, biking, and wine drinking.