Well once again, RootsTech was a huge success. With registrations up over 30% from last year, we had over 4000 genealogists and developers in attendance. And if I had to guess, there were probably twice as many developers as last year.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been up since 5am, have a cold, and generally [...]
Posted in Genealogy, Technology, Travel | Tagged 2012, ancestry, cloud, development, family, family history, Genealogy, mobile, mormons, RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Technology, Travel, Utah
Wow. So, who knew those online contests where you can win trips and meet celebrities ever paid off?!?! It turns out, the grand prize is not a lie. Because I won it!! No joke.
Each day for two weeks, I submitted my basic contact information to the Ancestry.com 15 Days of Discovery sweepstakes hoping [...]
Posted in Genealogy, Travel | Tagged 2012, ancestry, Genealogy, Los Angeles, Travel
Well, I should have posted about this way back in September, but life has continued to be busy – so here it is, three months later… an overview of our honeymoon in Toronto, Canada!
We were married on Saturday, September 10, and after a nice family and friend brunch on Sunday morning, we hopped in the [...]
Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged 2011, Canada, Niagara, Toronto, Travel, wedding
I can’t believe 2011 is over… seriously… I can’t. Fastest. Year. Ever.
2011 was phenomenal. Insane. Exhilarating. Awesome. Joyful. Busy. Just all around generally incredible.
Probably my favorite year in my <27 years of existence.
Here’s just a few reasons why:
Marriage – Best day of my life. We did it!! [...]
Posted in General, Home | Tagged 2011, 2012, An Event Apart, ancestry, codemash, Cooking, development, family, food, Israel, marriage, RootsTech, Travel, web, wedding
It’s been one month to the day since I’ve returned from Israel… but with as busy as we’ve been with wedding planning and life, it feels like it was forever ago. I think many of us agree that it was probably the best week of our lives, and it sounds like most people are pretty [...]
Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged 2011, family, Israel, Travel
Wow – RootsTech 2011 was an absolute blast, indeed, a techie-genealogists dream come true! I almost don’t even know where to begin, there is so much to say (and so I apologize, because this may get long)! I learned so many great genealogy tips, began formulating some great ideas for genea-tech applications, and [...]
Posted in Genealogy, Technology | Tagged 2011, family history, flip-pal, Genealogy, genetree, google earth, mormons, RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Technology, Travel, Utah
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