october catch-up

well, i promised a blog post before the end of the month - so i guess i'm getting it in just in time!  it's been a crazy month, with finishing up one weekend class, starting a new weekend class, celebrating PI's birthday, and dealing with something new i am not at liberty to discuss just yet...

blowing out 28 candles

for PI's birthday, i booked a weekend getaway at the stanley hotel up in estes park.  it was perfect - from the halloween-esque atmosphere of the hotel.  it was the only weekend i had off between my two classes, so it was the perfect time for a little mountain escape.

it was such a relaxing time, and with fall the colors changing were gorgeous.  we got some pretty good pictures too.

 

elk just in front of the hotel our first afternoon

my shadow and the elk - soooo close!

maybe one of my favorite pictures of PI ever

evening at the state's biggest whiskey bar at the stanley

driving through the mountains on the way home

mountain goats in the way home

 

stopped for pumpkins on our way home

it was a lovely weekend.  i'll post some pics of our halloween costume tomorrow, and this weekend we are headed BACK up to the mountains to visit some friends of ours.

hope you are enjoying your fall as much as i am, and stay tuned friends...!

48 more days

til graduation! 

xoxo

well hello there.

hi there.

yes, i'm still here.  i haven't gone missing, i haven't abandoned my lovely little blog.  the truth is, october has been insane.  before my first weekend class finished, we got the syllabus for our 2nd weekend class of the semester.  and let me tell you folks, it is b-r-u-t-a-l.  it looks like it could be my most demanding class so far, so i'm going out with a bang.  but just as i was stressing over the syllabus, i had a comforting thought:

it was the last syllabus i was going to read.

so it seemed a little bit more manageable after that.  it may be the most difficult class yet - but it is my VERY. LAST. ONE.

but besides school, there have definitely been other things keeping me very busy, and i am very happy to say that soon there will be some big changes to announce, i have a feeling!  one of which is a new blog i will be writing for - can't wait to share the details!  but it isn't time quite yet, so stay tuned.

oh, and just to update the countdown... 

54 more days

until my last assignment for my last class is due.  so it could actually be less than that.    

that, and i will be back to blogging regularly very soon.  

and if not, see you in 54 days. 

kidding :)

fall friday blanks.

 

 so today is friday, which is normally awesome.  especially because i don't have school tomorrow and just have to work half a day.  but thanks to my stupid flu shot yesterday, i am actually sick with the flu today.  nothing like the flu hitting on a friday afternoon, right?  boo.  but at the same time it's a good excuse for a night in with my bestest husband.

1.  the last thing i ate was a honeycrisp apple with organic, all natural creamy peanut butter.  i was too sick to eat my whole lunch so that's what i've had today.

2.  the last time i went to the beach was when PI and i took a spontaneous - and much needed - trip to jamaica during my maycation.  it was amazing.  all we did was make out and lay on the beach.  :) 

3.  my last vacation was to new york just about 10 days ago.  i never really know if visiting family counts as a vacation or not, because we spend our entire trip running around to see all the people we love and don't get to see often enough.  but it was an awesome trip.

4.  the last place i drove was home from work.  i love leaving work!

5.  the last song i listened to was perhaps one of the greatest songs ever [but not better than U2] - 'awake my soul' by mumford & sons on pandora.

6.  the last thing i watched on tv was last night's season premiere of 30 rock.  i thought the kenneth-hazel-tracy storyline was super weird and not funny, but i am always loving jack and liz's shenanigans.  especially because jack donaghy is like my dad.  but we are about to turn on a twilight zone marathon - perfect way to spend a cold colorado october night. 

7.  the last time i said 'i love you' was to PI about 4 minutes ago.  he finished unloading the dishwasher for me because he knows i feel like a walking ghost.

have a happy friday everyone!  til next time...