Four Events and a Funeral

Event #1:
Scott gave notice and quit his job at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. After two years of a long commute and long hours it was time for a change. He has taken a new job with Integra Lifesciences Corporation as a staff accountant. Among many positive new changes the best is that his new office is literally 1.2 miles down the road from our apartment. He can walk to work if he would like. Which brings us to…

Event #2:
Scott has been commuting to his office in Florham Park for the last several months, which is about 1.5 hours each way. He has been using our 1990 Toyota Camry, Cameron, that my parents helped me buy when I was 16. It has approximately 200,000 miles on it and quite honestly has been living on borrowed time for months now. On Scott’s last day of commuting Cameron died about 15 miles from home in the pouring rain. After much effort from my parents and a soaking wet Scott we miraculously got the car back to my parents house to wait out its last days. It looks like Scott really will have to walk to work.

Event #3:
When Scott left PWC we some how were lucky enough to have him home one whole week before he started his new job. Thinking that it might be the only vacation we get this summer we of course went to the great outdoors. We went camping at one of Pennsylvania’s beautiful State Parks, Locust Lake State Park. We took the kayak for some boating in the lake and found a great little hike suitable for the family. The weather was perfect for us and we had a great time.

We also went down to the beach. Of course it was too cold to go in the water, but we had a nice walk on the sand and enjoyed the salty air.

Event #4:
It was also Scott’s birthday on May 12th. Scott has been a huge soccer fan all his life. We have been hoping to go to a MLS game since we got to NJ and finally got our chance. To celebrate his birthday we went to see the NY Red Bulls game versus the Kansas City Wizards. First we had a chance to eat at one of our favorite places, Fuji Hibachi and Sushi Grill. The game was so much fun to watch and the atmosphere was exciting. They tied 1-1, but a tie is better than a loss.

The Funeral:
On Monday, the 19th, we said good-bye to my first car, Cameron. We donated him to Outreach for use of the parts that are still good. Cameron, you served us well and I will always have fond memories of you. Rest In Peace. ; )