Wednesday, April 24, 2013

April Recap

Wow, it's been a crazy month! Let's recap, shall we?

1) Easter - Jeremy and I celebrated Easter with brunch at one of our favorite local spots and a long hike/trail run with Ruby up towards black mountain.  It was a gorgeous, warm day and it felt good to be outside.  Here are a few photos and one video :)

 View of the Wasatch from the trail

Shaded, but still a pretty good self-portrait!

Man and his dog... surveying the land 

Not my best animation ever, but I love how the contrail grows!

 
Panorama from the top

  Ruby found a snow patch... her favorite!

Look, Mom! I found a rock to rest on!

 Enjoying the view


 2) April Showers Bring May Flowers - There's nothing quite like spring in the Wasatch.  As soon as your daffodils come up and you start seeing the first robins of the year, it snows.  It might be 70 the next day, then it might rain, then the tulips start to come up. Then it snows! Nothing like a little variety to keep us on our toes.  We've managed to get out and enjoy spring a bit.  Here are some photos.

Our first daffodils

View of downtown on the way up to the Living Room

Our first trip to the Living Room... Found it!

Love the tongue in this one!

 Jeremy, taking in the view

 My new favorite photo!!

3) Roomies for Life - Rachel came to town for a few days mid-April... woohoo!! We were stereotypically girly... brunch, mani/pedis, shopping... it was awesome!  She also had the "privilege" of attending the grand opening of our new building at work.  I'm sure Rach was a little bored, but we got free lunch out of the deal.  We also managed to sneak in a run and some cocktails while she was here, so the visit was a success overall!

4) JEREMY GOT A JOB!!! - I apologize for the excessive caps, but I'm super excited about this one!  Long story short, Jeremy endured an extensive interview process for a Graphic Designer position with a tech firm in Denver and was offered the job. Last week, he flew to Denver for the final in-person interview and nailed it.  He was offered the job on the spot!  He thinks the company is going to be a great fit and has accepted the position. Woohoo!!! The small downside is that he starts May 6th, so he'll be leaving for Denver sooner than we anticipated.  It will be tough living in two different cities for a few months, but having him on the ground in Denver will undoubtedly help us find a house to rent in the crazy Denver market. All in all, it's not much of a sacrifice for a fantastic job.  I'm ridiculously proud of him!!

Ruby's reaction when I told her Daddy got a job :)

Whew, I think that's it!  The weather is getting warmer, and the times they are a changing.  Stay tuned... I'll try to be better about updating the blog, I promise!