Life has been busy in both fun ways and in “why the heck is all of this happening at the exact same time?!” ways so sitting down to write something longer than a sentence has been a challenge. I still want to post some updates/photos from the past year though.
Seattle Atmosphere
In March, I was able to drive up to Seattle for the Atmosphere conference. This is particularly notable because it was the first developer conference I’ve been to in a long time and I didn’t realize how much I missed being in a room with a lot of smart people talking about interesting technology.
Summer Road Trip
We did a road trip that took us through Ashland Oregon, Winnemucca Wyoming, Provo Utah, Brighton Utah, Los Angeles California and finally Sacramento on our way home. We saw Ally’s college graduation in Ashland, spent time with my extended family for a reunion in Brighton and then enjoyed time with Matt’s extended family at his cousin’s wedding outside of Disneyland. We spent three days at Disneyland as well. As usual, we visited a couple museums along the way.
Joseph Oregon
In July, Sam and I again went out to Joseph, Oregon to help lead a star party coordinated through Wallowology. An unfortunately timed storm shortened the event, but we still had a chance to spend time talking with park visitors about the night sky. This was the first time we’ve camped in the park. The new tent I purchased for this functioned more as a small swimming pool than any sort of protection from the elements. That first night was glorious though!! I took this picture to commemorate the trip. Ha!
Other than those and Visiting Stef in Clarkston, the only times I got out of town were related to moving kiddos in and out of various college apartments. I did get to spend a day with Ally at work though. Her last job in Ashland was working in the Archive at the university library. There were many treasures but this original Shakespeare book was the highlight for me.
More to come later.
