It has been a full month since I've been in this space. It has been an absolute blur, and I kept meaning to write separate posts for each event. Since that doesn't seem to be in the cards, I am going to do one big catch up post!
On October 24, Issa got her onyx:
The onyx is a very special class ring, and she was so excited to finally have her own. They do a big dinner and ceremony, and she had a blast with her friends!
October 29 Evan started the wrestling season:
He wrestled in his first varsity tournament Saturday and went 2-2. He won on points, got teched, teched his third opponent, and ended with a pin, but he looked really good and Coach was very happy:
It was just Brad and I for Halloween this year:
The fire bowl was a lovely addition to our Nightmare Before Christmas theme. Evan was with friends at the football game, and Issa and Kai went as Simon and Theresa to the Campbell Bonfire:
November 5 was Corn! My department had too much fun in the parade:
Issa's class had a solid showing and came in second overall:
We forgot to get a family picture, but one of my colleagues grabbed this one:
And this pretty much describes work right now:
Monica came for a weekend visit, which was lovely:
I also finished book 27:
I keep thinking every week will slow down, but that does not seem to be the case. I'm just trying to enjoy the moments as they come.
