On the Oregon Trail: October Recap

Boo~!

October is here!

This is one of my favorite months of the year. And we were so busy!

We celebrated Derek's birthday on the day by going to Costco (boring I know!) but over the weekend I woke him up with breakfast in bed of Japanese-style eggs, and we went out for dinner at Los Dos Amigos Hacienda, which was new for us and very delicious. Then we had pie and ice cream at home.

This month we had fun walking around the mall and Skinner Butte Park, watching the debates and Al Smith dinner, and going around to antique stores and thrift stores. I even found one thrift store called SARA's Treasures that also is a cat adoption place. Derek petted kittens and one ginormous, fluffy, orange cat while I shopped for spare crock pots to help me make side dishes for thanksgiving. A win-win for both of us!

In the middle of the month, it happened folks! Day Shift!!!! Hooray! We are officially no longer mole people! Derek has been working a lot of hours, though, because October 1 was the launch day for a new software program that completely changed the way they do things. He has been dealing with the stress very well I think and I'm very proud of his come-early, stay-late work ethic. He is such a good worker! For my part, I read a now-famous de-cluttering book and decided to follow the guidelines and purge our closets and shelves. Six bags off to Goodwill, giving to our community.

Some other fun moments from this month were when we tried out a new and small theater called the Broadway Metro to see a subtitled Japanese movie and then went out for sushi at our favorite restaurant, Sushi Island. Our bill was cut in half for happy hour--only $13.50 for the two of us!

Since this is the month of Halloween, we ate a bunch of candy and watched creepy and cute movies and television--Penny Dreadful, Beetlejuice, Hotel Transylvania 2, Coraline, Paranorman, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Last, but not least, I have to mention I wrote to Lin-Manuel Miranda (the creator of Hamilton) awhile ago but received a handwritten thank-you note this month! It was so exciting to get such a nice and personalized message back. If you haven't see it yet, I encourage you to watch the PBS documentary on the creation of Hamilton--available online to watch for free throughout the month.

Thanks Everyone!