I would like to start this post by saying that Thanksgiving at Grandma Vaughn’s was MASSIVE. We had Turkey (and Ham), Green bean cassarole (and fresh asparagus), Sweet Potatos w/ Apples (and Candied Yams), Mashed Potatoes (and twice backed potatoes), baked beans, broccoli salad, rolls, and then dessert (which is always plentiful)… there were 22 [...]

Well, due to the amazing public outcry, I have relented and taken some photos of my office… although I did it at the end of the day, and so they are a bit dark. Nonetheless, you will be able to see the small room where I spend my days now that I am gainfully employed.

Haven’t [...]

This is a monkey… hugging my wife… in Boliva

To my adoring fans… if there’s any of you left at this point,
This is my (Jamie’s) second week of work, with an actual real job. I finished my training stuff yesterday and jumped right into work on a real case, that is very high profile, but I can’t tell you about. It’s confidential.
On a much [...]

Well it’s Friday night, I skated to work today, and got an awesome sandwich for lunch on the company at our weekly staff meeting.
Yesterday I was running at night… like 8:30 pm, and was like 30 minutes into my run, and I ran through a shopping center, and directly in front of a Boston Market… [...]

so, two days of work down, 3998 days left (if I retire at 40 haha). So that’s the plan. Anyway, so far work isn’t too bad. Mostly admin stuff yesterday, getting into the systems, learning how to use a bunch of different stuff. Spent today working on a training case (an actual case from [...]

Well, it’s Sunday night, and we just had yummy tacos after going to church… and tomorrow I start work… a bit surreal I must admit. I graduated in May ‘06 and haven’t had much of a day to day set schedule since. But this week I will be working for 5 straight days, and this [...]

Believe it or not, we didn’t see one dachshund get stepped on.

Well, it has been 2 weeks since Jamie accepted a job offer, and now he has 2 days before he starts said job. He has made the most of the last 2 weeks though, spending time in Yosemite, San Luis Obispo, and Sonora, and seeing all kinds of friends.
The big story was that Lex [...]