November Already!

So October just FLEW by! I can't believe it's already November. I have been going crazy with school and I hardly have time to talk to anyone anymore, but only a few more weeks then I get a break to NYC for a few days for Thanksgiving, then two weeks after that and I get 3 weeks of Christmas break, during which time I hope to get a large portion of my thesis finished.

I thought since I haven't posted in a while I would post our Halloween pictures. Brad's work had a halloween party on Friday and I was invited to come, I was basically Brad's prop for his costume. I made both of our costumes, we dressed as Popeye and Olive Oyl. We ended up winning the "Best Overall" category for the costume contest. So I won a new apron, super cute, it's green and has a spider that says "bite me" I love it!





Then last night we had a few friends over for games and snacks. So there are a couple pictures of decorations I made and the food. I didn't take any pictures during our game playing, but it was fun!

Happy Anniversary!

I can't believe it's been 4 years already! It has gone by so fast, and it's just going to continue flying by. It's been a wonderful 4 years, a few bumps along the way but I'm glad to have had Brad by my side! I love you babe! I'm so grateful to have you as my husband, you are truly the best and you understand my wants and needs so well! I hope I do the same for you!

Only 3 nights at home this month so far...

September is turning out to be quite the traveling month! I have only spent 3 night in my own bed so far this month and tonight will be my 4th, which I am so grateful because I have missed my bed!

September 1st Brad and I traveled down to L.A. for a conference for Brad's work. We stopped in Buellton on the way and had some split pea soup at world famous Andersen's.


Of course I can never pass up the cut-out!



After dinner we finished the drive to L.A. and stayed at the Wilshire Grand, which is the first hotel I've stayed at where you cannot park your own car, nor can you take your own bags to your room, and they give you mouthwash with the other usual bathroom liquids like shampoo, conditioner, and lotion.



We spent Tuesday night in L.A. then we walked forever from our hotel to the Chapel of Our Lady Peace where Brad's conference was being held. After Brad got to his conference I ventured out on my own. I rode the metro line up to Hollywood and walked the entire walk of fame, including the side streets, man did my feet hurt! I learned that Hollywood is not fun 1) at 9 in the morning (nothing's open and super sketchy people are out roaming), and 2)when you are alone, because no one is there to marvel with you about the things you see, and you're in none of the pictures!

Here is one of the Chapel of Our Lady Peace, and a spiritual one of a hand reaching down to touch another structure...odd things happen in spiritual places.





Here are a couple from my adventure in Hollywood









After Hollywood I rode the Metro around a little. It said it would go to Long Beach and I had nothing better to do so I just sat and rode it for a while. Then I started noticing the neighborhoods getting sketchier and sketchier, and I was the only white person on the train, so I found a safe stop to turn around at and rode back into downtown L.A. where I just sat and read my book for a couple hours until Brad was finished, then we rode back to our hotel, picked up the car and headed to Vegas for the night. The place we stayed was recently remodeled and the bathrooms looked really nice...but looks can be deceiving...behold the shower:



My yummy continental breakfast!