Stanford here I come

I was selected to go to Stanford for 3 weeks this summer to work with NASA on migrating an active satellite (Gravity Probe B) to the Air Force Academy. I will be the Computer Science team lead, and my mission will be to figure out how to migrate the control center and the mission center to the academy and integrate them into our network and architecture. I am going to be one of 7 people that got selected on this 100 million dollar project. My team members were selected from a wide variety of intellectual faction, such as astrology, aeronautical engineers, history, system engineers and management majors. But when all is said and done, not only will the Air Force Academy get an active satellite (and a famous one) but I will have had the opportunity to go to Stanford and represent the Air Force.

Ring Dance 2006

Finally, It arrived. For those of you who do not know, ring dance is a huge deal. Ring Dance is the ceremony, and ball where upcoming seniors at military academies receive their academy/class rings. It is also the second most revered ball in our society to attend right behind the Presidential Inauguration Ball. The ring is a symbol not only of your completion of a military academy, but also of your individual class. I will be the 49th graduation class from the Air Force Academy, and thus the graduation class of 2007 has our own crest. It is this crest that is engraved into the right side of the ring, where the academy crest is engraved into the left side. The top of the rings are customizable and thus are unique in nature, yet they all are the same in spirit. Here are some pictures from Ring Dance where my beautiful guest was my fiance Sarah.


My roommate Ryan Stillwell, my old roommate Ricky Ricciardi and me.


Sarah wearing my bling with hers.


The gang, Front row, Shawn Steipp, Bryan Pascuzzi and Ryan Moss. Me in the back.

The view. Here is the view of the Eagle and Fledgling with all the couples walking in front of the fountains on the terrazo.


Sarah and I standing in front of the fountain pools.


Me with my sweet new ring.



Sarah is distracted by the shiny sparkles.

Dead Week Fly Fishing

One of the great benefits of having "Dead Week" after finals here, is that you have a whole week off (mostly) with no stress, to go and do whatever it is that you want to do. This year I went with some friends and took a three day fly fishing trip in southern Colorado on the South Plate River. Some of the most incredible fishing and scenery I have ever seen. Here are some pictures.

Night out on the Town

Here are some shots we took while trying out this swanky new bar in Denver called Mynt, they had some of the greatest Mojitos I have ever tasted.














Shot of Paul Wegner and I













Group pic, from Left to right, Chris Maguire, Bill , Megan Cram, Paul Wegner, and Me.

Cant Share Dessert

So this Sat, Lance and I went and had a great dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It became apparent once we got there why Lance had chosen to go there. There was this waitress there named 'Cheryl' that he liked. But what you need to understand is how shy of a man Lance is. I am sure that just mentioning this to him will score a ten on Lance's Red-o-meter. If you dont know what that is... when we were roommates freshman year, Lance would turn red during any non-conservative conversation that we had. So to be able to rate this change in his skin pigment, we created a very high tech tool to measure his shyness.

Eye Candy of Sarah

Here are my favorite 'eye candy' pictures of Sarah.












And my favorite picture of Sarah in the Carribean....

She said yes!

Here is an engagement photo the Sarah and I took when I asked her to be my wife last November on our own little overhang in Multnomah Falls National Park in Oregon. Like a wise man once said... "You must be a great salesman".

Drop Dead Gorgeous Woman

Here was a fun date night that Sarah and I had on one of my few trips home.






Wow...what a hot dress. How did I get so lucky?

Mexico Assistance Project

Here are a few pictures of the Trip that Sarah and I took into Mexico to lend a hand with a developing village one Spring Break. As you can see...some of us worked...and some played more then others. Over all it was a great trip, even if I dont speak any spanish. I guess thats why the kids loved Sarah so much.

Magnificent 7

The best friends in life are those that you can upon at 2 am. Here is my close group of friends that suffered through H.S. with me. Now we are spread throughout the U.S., but still not very far apart. Here is the Magnificient 7.


Left to right:Nick Rutledge, Me, Kendall Larsen, Sabrina Wood, Lane Olson, Sarah Goodlookin, and Megan Mohlis.


Good spicy picture of the girls. Rachel Edwards, Megan Mohlis, Sarah Boyer, and Kendall Larsen

Great man. Lane Olson, Currently in Panama beraking a sweat for the beterment of the indigineous people there. Hurry back bud, we miss you.

Another classic picture of the magnificient 7.

Best Colorado Winter Past Time

Copper Ski Resort after a long day of skiing.
From Left to right:
Keith Yelk, ?, Tim McBride, Me, and Ryan Shaub

Another rough day, yet at Keystone this weekend.
Buddies are L.J (Black), MrBride (red) and me

Marry up the intellegence ladder

If I could give any advice to others looking for a fiance, its to marry up the intellegence ladder. I think that if you marry a woman that is smarter than you, then you will never have to have competition between the two of you. That's what I am looking to do. Geeze, I cant believe she finished 2 years before me, and will have her masters before I get my undergrad.
Here is Sarahs family. From left to right, Jesse Boyer, Sarah Boyer, and Kim Boyer

Stalag 17 Class of '07

We had a "social development" dinner where they attempted to teach us how to chew with our mouths closed. The dinner wasn't very much fun, but the pictures afterwards seemed to be more aligned with our spirits.

Beautiful Japan

Normal housing is in close vacinity to your neighbors, yet the view makes up for it.


Sailing was a great past time, and the sunsets over the ocean made it all worth it.


The main road headed off base seems to dissapear right into the ocean.

On top of the World

Here is me standing infront of the academy from about 1500 ft above. Great hike and an even better view.

Our hiking group once we summited Eagles Peak just west of the Academy. Quiet a view, and makes a great background.