Moving on

There are a lot of things that get neglected when life gets busy. Both blogs and dinners have fallen into that category; more the blogs than the dinners.

Among the many busy things that have crowded the last 6 weeks, transitioning to a new job and a new apartment were on the list. On my last day of my job at Warner Bros. we found out we had been accepted to an apartment we liked a lot and had just looked at two days before. Ed's Aunt and Uncle were also in town visiting during this time. All of this launched our lives into crazy chaos.

Dinner was consumed among a forest of boxes for a couple of weeks. Nevertheless, Ed came through with some tasty dishes.
The always great, baked honey & walnut encrusted salmon is featured here with maple glazed carrots, colorful pasta and a room full of boxes. Dinner (with wine, good ol' two-buck-chuck) was a great relaxing break from packing, working, training, learning, getting trained, cleaning and packing. Our living room eventually became more full when we moved our matress next to our kitchen table. The celling in out closet leaked and then smelled horrible making it impossible to sleep in the bedroom.

Thank goodness, shortly after this picture was taken we moved. Now we are happier in quiet Burbank.

However, two days after moving all of our stuff to the new place we left for Hawaii for over a week...

Hot off the Grill

Some time has gone by and a lot has happened. I'll start at the beginning or rather the end for my sister.
My little, baby sister graduated from college. She is now a (fairly) mature, young woman ready to use her business marketing degree in her new endeavors.
A hot day in Monterey marked her commencement and what better a way to celebrate than to host a BBQ! Our parents brought an array of meats and vegetables for the grill. There was also no shortage of margaritas and wine. Ed, my father and Kyle, my sister's boyfriend, all took turns MANning the barbeques.
Mmmmm, steak and chicken and mushrooms and sausages. It was a great way to kick off the summer!
Congratulations Jamie, now you have to find a job. The best of luck!