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PJ, the Plain Jane RV

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Carmelo

After some camping hardships that we went through, mostly food separation related, we decided to pull the trigger and get an RV. We had some good conversations with our financial advisor and it made sense and wouldn’t impact us too … Continue reading →

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Lunch with my Friends

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Carmelo

My friends are maintaining the bit where we meet at least once a month to have lunch and catch up on life and work.

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So this is Christmas, 2023

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Carmelo

Had an awesome Christmas!! Got to video chat with Pat, Courtney, and Mercy. Got to spend so great time with Damien, Jaime, Brandee, Thomas, William, & Amanda. Dinner was amazing!! Smoked Turkey and Prime Rib?! Chef’s kiss to my Jaime! … Continue reading →

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Early Christmas in Michigan!

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Carmelo

We started splitting December up into 3 Christmases! We normally have 2, one for friends and one for family, but doing it that way doesn’t allow us to see everyone, so this year we decided that a remote Christmas, done … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2021: Part 2

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Carmelo

We flew out on the 22nd to Michigan and got to the airport super early. From experience, traveling for Christmas is crazy stupid busy… Covid changed that. The airport was definitely not as busy as it was in the past.

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Christmas 2021: Part 1

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Carmelo

We did an early home Christmas because Jaime was going to spend time with her family and I was going to spend time with mine. So we opened presents up early.

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A Christmas Brunch

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Carmelo

I was able to get away from work, though tethered to my phone, to spend some time with our friends for brunch before the holidays and getaways and new year. We went thrift store shopping afterwards and didn’t get much, … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Wedding

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Carmelo

Our friend Leanne married her best friend, Dylan, who coincidentally is the twin of our of our cosplay friend, Johanna. We stayed in Tombstone for the wedding, which was super cute. Unfortunately, I had to work due to a world … Continue reading →

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Lynx Lake 2nd Annual

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Carmelo

We are going to make this a regular thing, ever since Brent’s 50th last year. We watched and helped out with so much fishing with the kids and friends, that I think we might even start doing it ourselves for … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Purple Teaming

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Carmelo

As part of my new role of Senior Director over the Security Operations Center, it made sense to learn more about Purple Teaming and this training was free and came with a cool certificate, so I got that going for … Continue reading →

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