Just a Couple Changes... Or Maybe a Million.

Good golly it has been forever. Cheers to a quick paced life that has me revamping my blog! 

It has come to my attention more than once that we have started to really confuse our friends and family because we keep jumping all over the nation. And for that I'm sorry... only I am not really that sorry because it has been a BLAST.

I have never in my life been this active, adventurous or fun. I humbly give all the credit to Andy because I am a home body at heart... and soul... and mind. I live to sit in the house and craft while watching a good show. He has really pushed me out of my comfort zone (out of necessity) and boy is it refreshing!! 

So I'm just going to go through a quick timeline to update and later on I will make posts to highlight some of our favorite parts. 

1. GRADUATION DAYYYY! 

BYU-Idaho Fall 2014

Andy: B.S in Industrial Organizational Psychology 

Raven: B.A. in English Education 

                         Biology Education Minor 

2. Grad School Dilemmas 

I am very close-some might say attached- to my family, so when Andy texted me during my 7th grade class lesson that he got into Texas A&M I literally jumped for joy. I am going home. 

Oh you haven't seen us around Texas these days? That is because almost exactly 20 minutes later Cornell (GO BIG RED!) stomped all over our Aggies parade. 

Cornell is THE top HR program, so we were both disappointed about not going to Texas, but ecstatic that Andy was going to be getting an Ivy league education for the next 2 years. So off we go to Ithaca, NY. A town about the size of Idaho Falls that gets 2x the amount of snow. WOO! 

But first.... 

3. The Cincinnati Reds 

Andy got some incredible news- if wasn't already incredible to be venturing to the east coast- that GE accepted his application to do an internship with them at their Aviation business. So we made a little pit stop in Cincinnati before NY. It was definitely different from Idaho, where we had been since 2008, but it was a good change. It was just a little taste of freedom from the Honor Code. 

The internship went well and I tanned a lot at our apartment complex's pool. This was also the start of our more "active" lifestyle. Andy and I started to gradually eat healthier and work out everyday. ALl with the help of our gym guru Spenser "The Hulk" Lowrey of course. 

4. Becoming Big and Red

The Dream Boat himself

Taughannock Falls

We make it all the way out to Ithaca, NY with our poor scared Luca (our cat) and the much appreciated help of Jake "The Dreamboat" Doan. THANK YOU THANK YOU, Jake. 

Andy has now since finished his first year at Cornell in the Masters in Labor Relations program. 

And Me? Oh yeah I have a life too right haha.  I got a job working at Target as a pharmacy technician! Which has proved to be both interesting and educational. I have never met so many.... hmmm interesting people and I learned a lot about pharmaceuticals. Not to mention the people I work with helped to keep me sane through the winters. Someone please fly this bird south for the winters!! 

And Finally.... 

5. Microsoft and Seattle, WA 

HEYOOO. Seattle has given us a big warm hug to say welcome! I had no idea that the summers were so sunny and dry here! Apparently rainy season is in the winter. 

Andy got an internship with Microsoft and we are so freakin' stoked about Seattle and this company. 

I'll be honest I was once again disappointed that we didn't go back to Houston, but I have really grown to love it here... and by grown I mean a miracle growth spurt. I pretty much loved it from day one. 

Microsoft has really given us a fantastic summer in a fantastic apartment right in the center of downtown Seattle. It takes me almost exactly 10 minutes to WALK to Pikes Place Market. 

The produce is to die for. I cannot get enough! The food in general is fantastic... but I will have to save that for a different post. I'll just leave it as the Seattleite life is for us.  

For now we are in Seattle until August 9th, then its back to Ithaca to finish Andy's masters degree! But not before Kara gets married.... WHAT?! 

I know my track record hasn't been great with this blog. However, We have had so many great adventures and memories here that I want to share with everyone, so please check-in week to week for updates!!