So much has happened in my life since my last entry of almost 3 years ago. I’ve lost a lot, gained a lot, thought a lot, and am now trying to figure out where I go from here. I am currently living out my longtime goal of living in Barcelona. I’m actually staying in Sitges, a beachtown outside of Barcelona, about a 30 minute train ride away. The timing was perfect, and my friends/family, Seth and Nathan, were hospitable enough to let me stay for 2 months.

I wanted to use this time for introspection, but the more I look closely at myself and my life, the more overwhelmed I get. Regardless, I’ve spent plenty of time enjoying the beach, Barcelona, nice restaurants, my best friends, and new people that have come into my life. It has been a much needed moment of respite that I sometimes wish would never end.

Quinn is always nagging me to update my blog, so here it goes. This past October I participated in the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon. We spent a few years designing and building a solar-powered house that embodies sustainability and efficiency principles. We placed 6th in the competition, but #1 in our hearts.

This picture is of me outside the house on the mall in Washington, DC last month.

So I am sure that many of you have heard about my collaboration with the city of Atlanta Police Department to fight crime in the Poncey Highland neighborhood, more specifically, my parking garage. And to those of you whom I have promised that I won’t interrogate and chase suspected criminals without confirmed backup, I still intend to uphold that promise, even though I think I make a pretty good crime fighter (and we all admit that someone needs to protect Quinn).

To make a long story short, the guy on the ground tried to steal stuff from cars in my garage. I approached and interrogated, he ran, we chased, we caught him with the help of the police, and he got extradited to Washington for more severe charges. However, I must give credit where credit is due. Thanks to Law and Order SVU’s Olivia Benson, who taught me everything I know about apprehending an intruder (aka “perp”).

As some of you already know, our condo at The Oaks was filmed last winter to be featured on “What You Get For the Money.” This was following our full renovation, designed and executed by myself, featuring our Poliform kitchen and closet. Well, the time has finally come for the airing. It will be July 12 at 10:30 pm, so tune in if you are interested in watching. More to come on this topic later….

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I realize that since I just got this website up and running, I must back up a little bit to show you guys where I live. So this is my apartment kitchen and Becky’s bedroom (mine is always messy and this picture was already taken, sorry). As you can see, our kitchen is cute but very small. Our bedrooms are a decent size though, and we have a great view.

My trip this weekend was fun. Hope to have some pictures and videos up soon. if I can figure out how to shrink the videos that is…