Seven years in four paragraphs

I don't have an account on myspace, I still don't know how to text, but after years of enjoying other people's blogs I finally have my own! I was fascinated by my grandmother's Depression-era journal that I read recently, and I'm hoping that although my life may not seem very exciting now, maybe it will in the future. Also, I have so many people from Tech that I would like to keep in touch with, but I never write to them, regardless of how many times I make it a New Year's resolution to keep in touch. I'm thinking that general posts may be easier than multiple individual emails. And I love reading the blogs of people I went to school with, especially my former roommate R who always has great posts on delicious-looking desserts, and the ones with kids now, like Eeep, L&M, K&D, and J&C.

Here's an update of what I've been doing since I finished college: I worked for Boeing in LA for 4+ years, eventually moving to Culver City after I was laid off and rehired by a different part of Boeing. In early 2006 I sold my condo, moved back to rural Nor Cal where I was born and raised, and bought my grandparent's place from my parents. It's ~4 acres with a 50-year-old house that my grandpa built himself, plus half a dozen other structures (barns, etc) that are in varying states of disrepair. The plan is to build a new place on the property in a few years, the actually date will be depend on how the housing and stock markets behave. Shortly after moving to the country, I adopted two kittens, a brother and sister, both black and white, named Sam and Sophie. They're grown now, but they'll continue to be my only babies for a few years until we build a place suitable for less furry children.

I left Boeing on a Friday and started working for Medtronic the next Monday, first in Supplier Quality, and now as a Design Assurance Engineer. My first week at MDT I didn't know anyone in the cafeteria, so I sat next to a couple guys who looked like they would be friendly (it didn't hurt that the younger one was quite good looking). It turned out that the older one was the manager of the younger one, Patrick. After 6 months of me flirting shamelessly, P finally asked me out and we've been together ever since. We got married in Vegas in January of this year, so we've almost been married a year. It's been a busy one: we had receptions in Denver and Sebastopol in April (one for each side of the family), finally moved in together in May, and my sister got married and had a baby this year. I still haven't seen my new nephew, since they're currently living in the UK with her husband's family, but they're planning to move to Eugene next summer, so I should get to see the little guy then. I also acquired a brother-in-law and a niece when I married, but they're in North Carolina, so I don't get to see them much, either!

So, that's what's been going on in my life for the last few years. I'll try to keep this up with regular posts, hopefully I'll be better about posting than emailing!