Schooooool's Out for Summer

First we are proud to announce that Nate has graduated from college about two weeks ago now!  It is a very exciting thing to have completed.  I also participated in a fake graduation because all our family was here and I will be graduating in December.  So why not do it together and get some cute pics along the way!  For example: 

It was a lot of fun, as you can hopefully tell :).  So now off to the real world.  Nate is applying for jobs in the area for at least until I graduate in December.  Then he will probably start looking into some grad school options.  Until then, he will just be enjoying all the relaxation he can handle. 

The next hot item, is that for Nate's birthday I surprised him with tickets to see The Black Keys.  They are one of his favorite bands and they just so happened to be coming to Salt Lake City a week before his birthday.  So since February 21st, I have been really looking forward to this surprise!  So the night started out with Nate coming to pick me up from work.  When I got into the car I presented him with a piece of delicious cake with a candle in a box.  

Then we had to SLC where we found some fabulous Greek food at a place called "Yanni's Greek Express" that was a little off the beaten path.  We were quite impressed.

And he had no idea who we were going to see until the opening band spilled the beans by asking if we were all excited to see The Black Keys.  It was so fun to see his excitement!  And the concert was AMAZING!  They started out with the name sake song of this website.  And then the encore was especially epic as they shined lights on two disco balls turning the room into a galaxy.  We loved it and more importantly Nate loved it!

Finally, we started a garden today!  It really is a thing of beauty and hopefully it will stay that way through our constant care and devotion.  We went to Home Depot today and found some great items to occupy our little plot.  

We planted some marigolds, gardenias, roma tomatoes, green bell peppers, and watermelon!  We are expecting to have great crop and then a lovely feast at the end of the summer where we will be able to enjoy the fruits (literally in two cases) of our labors!