Some things that have been happening lately:

• June was a great month that included a great family vacation. Chris, Garcia and I took a road trip to Utah. We spent a night in Boise, ID with our good friend Jamey and Lance on the way down. Such fun! I wish we got to see them more often. We spent a couple of days in Salt Lake and saw Buffi one day and Brigid and her cute family (3 kids!) another day. We then trekked to Moab for some camping, spent a night in Grand Junction (helped Mom load the moving van), a night in Green River and then up to Spanish Fork. It was our first ever Dan and Bonnie Marsing family reunion. It was a success and a total blast. Best trip ever! 
• Garcia is by far the best dog I've ever met. He can be naughty but most of the time he's the sweetest, smartest puppy ever. Love him! I credit him for reducing my stress greatly over the last few months. 
• Dad came to visit shortly after we returned from Utah and will be staying until the end of August. It's been fun having him around. So far, Jared's taken him to the zoo, we've done a few projects around the house and Chris and I plan to take him to Leavenworth before he goes. Oh, and we're going to throw a southern style shrimp boil also. Probably in August. Yay! 
• This has been a summer of friends and parties. I feel so lucky. I also feel like I'm really home. It's quite nice.
• I inherited my great-grandparents' piano a few years ago and my mom had been keeping it in storage for me. When she moved her stuff up here in June, she brought it too. We dropped it at a piano restoration place and it's now playable and in my house. In the process we found out that it was manufactured in 1895. A true antique (not worth anything in monetary value) and my favorite piece in the house. Love it!
• Still doing the couch to 5k program. It's really kicking my butt. I'm still trying though!

Life is good. You'll find no complaints from me!