June 2024 | Graduations, Vacations & More

Howdy, 

Apologies for the very long delay between posts (1-1/2 years!). In 2022, once Nat and I moved to Logan, Utah, and I fully immersed myself in my undergrad program, life became very busy, very fast, and left little time for blogging.

In a nutshell, we are well! We are still in Cache Valley, but we moved out of university family housing into a lovely townhouse in Providence in January 2024. In May, I graduated magna cum laude with my bachelor of science in marketing. I am returning to school this fall to pursue my Master in Management Information Systems with an emphasis on data science. 

In August, I willbegin my new job as a Library Marketing Specialist at Utah State University. I am incredibly excited about this job, the salary, and all of the benefits that Nat and I will be able to enjoy, including reduced tuition, excellent medical benefits, time off, free course auditing, etc. This opportunity came around during a time when we really needed it, so we are thankful.

Immediately after graduation, NataLee and I took a much-needed vacation to Savannah, GA, where we spent our time sleeping in, walking around the historic city, and eating great southern food. We also took a daytrip to visit Tybee Beach and Beaufort, SC. It was a wonderful time, and we're glad we had the opportunity to steal away for a little bit after a few years of busyness.

Nat is working hard at being a therapist. She has managed her schedule so that she works roughly half of the week at the office and half of the week doing telehealth sessions. She is particularly happy because she will officially be able to reduce her demanding full-time client load once I start my new job.

Bixby, of course, is happy and well. He's a handful, but we love him. Below is a photo I took during an excursion to Hyrum Reservoir beach on July 4th.

I believe that touches on everything that's important. Recently, I made the difficult decision to, once again, deactivate all of my social media accounts. For now, I plan on keeping this blog as the primary means of communicating with people. I'm not certain when I'll go back to social media or if I ever will.

With love,

Ben