Everyone keeps asking me what have I been doing this summer since I'm not in school and don't have a job. Let's see...

Eating with friends.This is Heather, a great friend since 7th grade. She lives just up the 5 freeway a bit.

Reading! For the past year or so I really haven't found any author/book that has been all that captivating. I've been disappointed one too many times which led me to raid the local library for all things John Grisham. For the past 8-10 years I have religously read every new book he's published. Now I'm reading all the ones I missed before this period.

(If anyone has suggestions about authors or titles, let me know! I only really like fiction books having to due with lawyers, judges, clandestine operatives etc)


Playing with my nephew, Spencer before he went off to Ohio with Joy


Going to the beach (almost) every Tuesday to decrease the number of stares I get from people looking at my legs.

Inceasing my craftiness. I have started photo journaling which I like but seems to take over my whole day. I also finally got my sewing machine fixed and have started taking lessons to learn how to use my serger.

I made different sizes of rags to use around the house and for random things. The pink/green ones are like baby wipes-one side is terry cloth and the other is cotton flannel.


Another question that most people keep asking me is when I will be done with school.

I will technically be done Fall 2009 but will probably continue to do lab work until the following spring quarter. After that I am not 100% sure what I will do. I would like to do more graduate work in biochemisty/molecular biology. The only downside to a biology-related profession is that if I ever have kids, it would be hard to gain entry into the field after mulitple years of being gone. It is a very fast paced and changing field.

So I was thinking of a profession that I could be passionate about(enough to propel me into completing more education). Most likely due to my love and never-ending loyalty to books by John Grisham, I have started to research law school and environmental law.

Andrew is also interested in law school but with a different emphasis, of course.