The Adventures of Us
Enjoy our adventures below as we try to balance our lives between work, two kids, and ... relaxation.

Mike and Tara Get Hitched!

On Friday July 9th, Mike Bolenbaker and Tara Sudar got hitched. It was a beautiful wedding at Edgewood Golf Course in Tahoe with great weather! I didn’t take too many pictures (still working on getting better at that), but here are a few…

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Independence Day

Our 4th of July was pretty mellow this year. We headed out to Frenchman’s Lake with Nagisa, Dustin and Anya where we hiked, hung out at the lake and camped for 2 nights. It was surprisingly quiet out there and was very relaxing.…

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A Jam-Packed June and July

The past few weeks have been pretty fun and a good start to the summer. Boly’s Bachelor Party June kicked off in San Diego for me. Despite telling Bridget that the guys wanted a weekend in Napa, ten of us rented a beach…

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Book Review: iPhone and Ipad App Marketing

Mobile applications are an interesting item to market. You’re basically marketing something that markets you.  Jeffrey Hughes’ iPhone and iPad Apps Marketing: Secrets to Selling Your iPhone and iPad Apps covers the strategy of how to market your mobile app: After you get…

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Book Review: Purple Cow

Seth Godin. If this name doesn’t sound familiar, he is the type of person that inspires thought. He makes you think and challenges to think deeper. His daily blog post (which arrives to me via email) is short, sweet, and to the point.…

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The Inca Cross Symbolism

While we were in Peru, we learned about the ancient Inca Cross, also known as the Chakana. The symbol predates the Inca culture, which they inherited the symbols and philosophical principles from those people that came before them. The Inca cross is composed…

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Six Months from Dirt to Pavers

Our house has a large front yard and a smaller backyard. To even things out, Bridget and I decided to build a courtyard when we were remodeling. With Ron’s help, we got a concrete footer in place, put up some walls, and then…

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Congratulations to Erron and Alexya!

Erron Dykins and Alexya See tied the knot on Saturday at the Grove. It was such an awesome celebration with good food, great music and amazing company! Cheers! My favorite Groomsman The Beautiful Bride Mr. and Mrs. Dykins Hip, point and nod First…

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Garden 2.0

This being the second year of having a garden at our house we had only one goal…for it to be better than last year’s. This isn’t a very ambitious goal since last year we managed to kill a bunch of squash plants that…

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Where’s Andy?

I ran in my second Reno/Tahoe Odyssey this weekend. The Odyssey is a 178 mile relay race (reno – mogul – verdi – boca – truckee – squaw – alpine, – tahoe city – homewood – tahoma – meeks – emerald bay –…

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