Halloween

School parade. Trick or treating at the retirement home. School parties. Trick or treat street at the high school (nice to see good kids). Headed to a house on the street where we hope to live. Here's hoping for a happy, not haunting, Halloween. Wish us luck!

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"Spirit Week - PJ Day! "

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Executive Livin' Part II

As the fall snowstorm rolls in tonight, I'm reminded of all the lovely things about living in an apartment (not).

• I'm pretty sure, I'm going to miss the attached garage tomorrow morning.
• Gloves, hats, and D-man's winter coat are packed in the storage containers (along with any Halloween decorations). 
• After two months of no upstairs neighbor, our luck has run out. Our new alarm clock is 6:15. Ugh. 
• Recycling in an apartment still sucks.
• What doesn't  kill the boys will make them stronger. Sharing a room isn't ideal, but they are still best buds.

On the positive side....

• We won't have to shovel the walks in the morning. 
• The pool may have closed, but the outdoor hot tub remains open (and we took advantage of it Friday night).
• Now that basketball has started, we hope to take advantage of the open gym time and work on the basketball skills. 
• Evenings with (basically) no responsibility are very enjoyable. 
• When the garbage disposal breaks, you just call someone. 

I'll work to focus on the positive side as we haven't looked at  a house in over 4 weeks. Low inventory in desirable neighborhoods apparently. Sigh. But, we have each other and life is good.

DMA Conference in Las Vegas

While Marshall and I were only in Las Vegas together one night, we enjoyed our mini Vegas vacation. Now we are already trying to figure out a real Vegas vacation!

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Minnesota Moments

My husband knows me. After spending the boys' fall break in Minnesota, he knew I would be a bit sad because we have chosen not to move there. Spending the entire weekend with my sister and her wonderful family (one main reason for considering the move) and the bonus of seeing my parents (another main factor) made it an amazing weekend. But, it also meant I was a bit reflective during the trip. While I know we made the right decision for our family, I will always be a little sad that we aren't closer to any family.

Highlights of the trip included:
- Dinner on Thursday night at the Marshall house with the entire family.

- The Nickelodeon amusement park and the boys riding rides with Nana and Pop.

- A night out in downtown Minneapolis with Jacki and Sean and the boys having a night alone with Nana and Pop.

- The apple orchard on a rainy fall day

- Having our first Juicy Lucy's

- Throwing the football around in the park next to the lake.

- Spending time with the Marshall family and seeing our nephew/cousin talk, run, and being super cute.

Thanks to the Marshall family for hosting a wonderful weekend!!

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"Go Big Red! (With a Buckeye Fan) "

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Eagle Fall Festival

A beautiful fall day in the mountains. Pumpkin Patch. Bouncy castles. Haunted Barn. Playground. Time with friends. Perfect.

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International Walk to School Day

A gorgeous summer-like day for international walk to school today. Drake and Marshall rode their bikes. Tanner and I drove a bit to be closer to the school and walked and enjoyed the view of the fall leaves and the mountains. It was great to see all the kids on bikes, scooters and hoofing it - the school community really got behind it which was so great.

The Story of the Day

D-man: Do you like Manning or Manningham?

T-man: I like Barack Obama.

Mom: (in other room) Smiles.

Note: Manning and Manningham are NFL football players.