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Meet Riken

Meet Riken

So big changes in my life. We adopted a puppy!! Meet Riken, our 3 month old corgi mix. We adopted her from the Stonecliffe Animal Rescue in Lemoore, CA at the end of January. I am so excited to have a puppy! I’ve wanted a dog for as long as I can remember. She’s a … Continue reading

Hello There!

Hello There!

Oh my blog. How I have missed thee. I realize that I completely dropped off of my blog. I was working full time at the Sierra Nevada Brewery and taking biochemistry and a lab as well. It took a lot out of me. But now I’m working part time at the brewery and it feels… … Continue reading

Graduation!

Graduation!

Ah it feels good to be back! Whew it is good to be done with finals. In reality they weren’t too bad, but I had an Organic Chemistry final that was worth 40% of my grade! Honestly, who does that to students? I thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest. But … Continue reading

Busy Bee

My apologies for not posting lately. There’s been a lot on my mind and here’s why- The Faculty and Graduating Class of California State University, Chico announce that Amanda Perez is a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with an option in Cellular and Molecular Biology And Minors in Chemistry … Continue reading

Good News!

Good News!

So I know I haven’t been posting for the last week, but it’s been with good reason. I’ve been interviewing for a job this week and guess what? I got it!! Guess where I’m the newest employee? I’ll give you a hint! That’s right! I’ll be working at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company! I’ll be … Continue reading

Hiatus

So Matt left again to work on the river for a week and I gave him my camera. I was planning to cook a lot and take a lot of pictures, but I forgot that when I handed over my camera. Oh well. It’ll be a long and boring week.

Summertime

Summertime

On Saturday morning, at nine am, after a week of studying late at night for finals, Mr. Matthew James McTavish finally graduated. Well, he walked, he still has two more classes to take. His whole family came up and we’ve been eating, drinking, and sleeping the whole weekend. And now it’s summertime. Time for Chico … Continue reading

Birthday Celebrations!

Birthday Celebrations!

So yesterday was my birthday, I turned 23! Wow, it’s already been two years since I turned 21. And my fifth birthday I’ve spent in Chico. I thought about each of one yesterday and man, it’s been quite a journey. I started the day with an organic chemistry exam. Not how I like to start … Continue reading

Timmy the Turtle

Timmy the Turtle

So what’s our little Timmy up to? Being weird really. Tim has a couple of fish friends. He has two goldfish named Goldilocks and Poker face. There’s a tiger barb named Rufio. Yesterday we got him some new silver fish named Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dumb and Jackie Chan/Trout II.  Unfortunately Tweedle-dee and Tweedle dumb are no … Continue reading