Busy October - Blogged by JME
We apologize for being so behind on our blog. It's almost Thanksgiving and we haven't really blogged about a whole lot of things that have happened since August. With finishing school and N8 training for his mini-triathlon, it is amazing we find time to do what we do.
October was a busy month for us. To kick off the fall season, N8 and I went on a beautiful hike with his Aunt A, Uncle M, and their son. Because of our work schedules, we had a late start and when we got to the top where the waterfall was, it was almost dark. On the way down, we got a little lost but finally made it back safe and sound. It was a lot of fun and N8 was able to use his amazing photography skills and took some great pictures (will be posted on our Thanksgiving post.
My sister also got married early in October. We took a road trip down south for the wedding. It was close to where N8's grandpa lives, so we took advantage of the opportunity to see him. We had a really nice time. We played 'Greedy' and grilled up some steaks. While we were outside grilling, a friendly lizard stopped by to watch us. It was a fun trip and, as always, had a great time with Grandpa.
N8 and I had a couple of opportunities to do things to get us in the Halloween Spirit. First, the GIS (Ghost Investigation Society) came to our local library to do a presentation. We were able to see some of the images that they took with infrared video cameras and listen to sound clips taken with EVPs. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, this was very interesting and spooky and fun to do to kick off the Halloween season.
Later in the month, N8's Uncle L and Aunt D took us to dinner and to see the dance performance 'Thriller.' It was such a great show and we would definitely recommend it to anyone. There were zombie people walking around before the performance, during intermission, and after the performance. They were pretty creepy. Aunt D was creeped out more than anyone and that was pretty funny to watch. The show was so entertaining and the talent we saw was incredible. We had a really good time doubling with the two of them and it will be something we will always remember.
We also went to our ward's trunk or treat. We were kind of bummed because we thought it started at 6:30. By the time N8 and I got off work, went home, and got all dressed up, it was 6:45. We thought we were only about 15 minutes late. To our disappointment, the trunk or treat started at 6, so we were almost an hour late and missed all the chili. We, however, did get there in time to pass out candy and got our picture taken.
I read Bram Stoker's Dracula last spring semester for my English class, and so the day before Halloween N8 took me to see the play. It was really well done and was so fun to see after reading the book.
We carved pumpkins for Halloween. I entered mine into a pumpkin carving contest at work and won 2nd place. I got a gift certificate to Applebee's for my prize!!! N8 carved the one that looks like Jack Skelington and I did the Slimer looking one.
We also cooked and pureed pumpkin for homemade pumpkin pie. We heard that blue hubbard makes excellent pumpkin pie, so we will be trying that out this year too.
We also enjoyed a beautiful rainbow the day before Halloween. We sure got a lot of those this year but I think this was the last one of this season.
We apologize for being so behind on our blog. It's almost Thanksgiving and we haven't really blogged about a whole lot of things that have happened since August. With finishing school and N8 training for his mini-triathlon, it is amazing we find time to do what we do.
October was a busy month for us. To kick off the fall season, N8 and I went on a beautiful hike with his Aunt A, Uncle M, and their son. Because of our work schedules, we had a late start and when we got to the top where the waterfall was, it was almost dark. On the way down, we got a little lost but finally made it back safe and sound. It was a lot of fun and N8 was able to use his amazing photography skills and took some great pictures (will be posted on our Thanksgiving post.
My sister also got married early in October. We took a road trip down south for the wedding. It was close to where N8's grandpa lives, so we took advantage of the opportunity to see him. We had a really nice time. We played 'Greedy' and grilled up some steaks. While we were outside grilling, a friendly lizard stopped by to watch us. It was a fun trip and, as always, had a great time with Grandpa.
N8 and I had a couple of opportunities to do things to get us in the Halloween Spirit. First, the GIS (Ghost Investigation Society) came to our local library to do a presentation. We were able to see some of the images that they took with infrared video cameras and listen to sound clips taken with EVPs. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, this was very interesting and spooky and fun to do to kick off the Halloween season.
Later in the month, N8's Uncle L and Aunt D took us to dinner and to see the dance performance 'Thriller.' It was such a great show and we would definitely recommend it to anyone. There were zombie people walking around before the performance, during intermission, and after the performance. They were pretty creepy. Aunt D was creeped out more than anyone and that was pretty funny to watch. The show was so entertaining and the talent we saw was incredible. We had a really good time doubling with the two of them and it will be something we will always remember.
We also went to our ward's trunk or treat. We were kind of bummed because we thought it started at 6:30. By the time N8 and I got off work, went home, and got all dressed up, it was 6:45. We thought we were only about 15 minutes late. To our disappointment, the trunk or treat started at 6, so we were almost an hour late and missed all the chili. We, however, did get there in time to pass out candy and got our picture taken.
I read Bram Stoker's Dracula last spring semester for my English class, and so the day before Halloween N8 took me to see the play. It was really well done and was so fun to see after reading the book.
We carved pumpkins for Halloween. I entered mine into a pumpkin carving contest at work and won 2nd place. I got a gift certificate to Applebee's for my prize!!! N8 carved the one that looks like Jack Skelington and I did the Slimer looking one.
We also cooked and pureed pumpkin for homemade pumpkin pie. We heard that blue hubbard makes excellent pumpkin pie, so we will be trying that out this year too.
We also enjoyed a beautiful rainbow the day before Halloween. We sure got a lot of those this year but I think this was the last one of this season.
Your costumes are AWESOME!!!
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