New Update from Chris

Lots has happened recently and I thought I would blog on the family website to keep everyone up to date. I'm pretty much starting over at this point. I have been looking for a new job. I took a job based in Connecticut in April. I had a hard time working with my boss and we decided that it would be better to not continue. I've had a couple of very positive interviews and am very optimistic in the near future.



I have been in Utah since January (these pictures were taken by Craig Tovey and are in Riverton, UT) I'm enjoying it. I've spent the last five months with a very lovely woman, Brooke Eaton. She and I have visited my parents twice and California once together. She is one of nine children and has 26 nieces and nephews. I'm sure there will be more to post soon.



I'm looking forward to the summer. I'm not sure it'll be in Utah, regardless of where it is I'm optimistic about everything. It's been nice having this family blog and I hope that the rest of the family (honestly Cathy has been the only contributor) will start posting and keeping our fan base of five people happy.

Absolutely ridiculous or pure genius?

This morning began like any other morning. I woke up, pushed the snooze button. Woke up 9 minutes later, pushed the snooze button again. But as I reached for my third snooze, something magical happened. A sweet, familiar aroma filled the air and oh-so-gently lifted me out of bed, cradling me in delight and curiosity. It filled the hallway as I tracked it all the way down the stairs to the kitchen. There, in a pan on the stovetop, was a flawless disc of golden, pancakey goodness sizzling its little heart out.

“Oh hello” I said to the buttery masterpiece, as it released a tiny bubble of steam from its tanned surface. I think it may have even winked at me.

Most mornings, there would be no time to enjoy this wonderful treat, let alone an entire stack. But like I said, this was something magical. You see, in an attempt to be either ridiculous or genius (you be the judge) our friends at Batter Blaster have invented quite possibly the most useless/greatest invention of all time. Perhaps with a name like Batter Blaster, no further explanation is required, however for those of you who prefer visual demonstrations, please enjoy the following program:

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Una niña en el árbol

Dos guacamoles en la calle

Tres amigos en el coche

Movin' on up!

We went a house huntin' this weekend and found this little gem...
We love it, which is a good thing, because we're moving in this Saturday! The pictures don't quite do the house justice, but don't worry, before long you will be plenty tired of seeing photos of this place...stay tuned!

Does this baby make me look fat?

Alright, if you haven't heard the news already, we're having a baby (Yes, just one. No, the twins story was just for April Fool's Day. Yes, I'm sorry you got your hopes up about that. No, I can't promise I will never do that again).

While we briefly decided to keep the gender of the baby to ourselves, we're letting you in on it, but only on one condition…you help us figure out what to name it.

The rules are simple: Submit any names you like, but please take it seriously. If you absolutely insist on naming the child "Kermit" or "Brangelina" and in some sort of overly hormonal state I fall madly in love with your submission, you will be invoiced for any future counseling sessions little Kermie or Brangie has to attend in order to cope with the endless playground taunting he will undoubtedly endure. Yes, I said "he", as in it's a boy!

The winner of this contest will receive bragging rights and first dibs on our second born child. Good luck!

Chris Adds a Post

I’m in Utah and I like it so far. It’s been quite a winter, lots of snow. I work for a Health Benefits Solution provider called Zane Benefits in Park City. My commute is beautiful; I drive up the mountain just east of Salt Lake. Yesterday I saw a moose on right the side of the road. I think he was sleeping. I started living in an apartment in Sugarhouse, which is just south of Salt Lake City but that got too expensive. I now live in a friend’s basement in Riverton. The basement is pretty nice. I can play pool and watch movies on a big pull down screen. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.



I went back to California this past weekend and spent time with Mikey. I saw him coach two games in San Mateo and we had San Benito sandwiches on Monday. I wanted to bring an apple strudel home for friends to enjoy (then eat it in my basement room by myself in quiet shame) but the HMB bakery is closed on Mondays. The spring is coming and hopefully my contributions to this blog will be as abundant as the blooming daisies (and just as pleasant to the senses) Please tell your friends about the Barragan Family Blog. It’s a good thing. Good thing.