The last two months….

I know it’s been a while, and some of you are getting tired of seeing the same old headline for the last two months. Truth is, now that I’m back to work full time, life is busy and I really don’t feel like updating this blog every few days. Seriously, who wants to read about my work day? I get up in the morning at 5:45, come home after work, eat, sleep, and do it again. Ok, it’s not quite that monotonous, but it’s definitely not the kind of thing I’d write about often.

However, I don’t want to give the impression that we haven’t been doing anything. In October, Jen and I went up to the Sierras with her parents and stayed in that same cabin where we stayed for our anniversary (thanks again to Darcy and Mr. and Mrs. Hall!). The weather was just as unusual…we had rain, wind, and sunshine.

Here’s Jen and her dad down on the dock:

Here are the four of us on the deck overlooking the lake:

We took some sightseeing drives around the area, which is chock-full of history. Donner Summit and Donner Lake are nearby, so we stopped at the local museum to hear about the Donner party and cannibalism. Here’s a picture of Jen and I at an outlook over Donner Lake:

When we got home, we realized that the season for little critters was upon us. One evening, I saw a gray flash near the bottom of the refrigerator. We spent at least an hour trying to catch the mouse, but it evaded us and escaped to the adjacent laundry room. I then made a trip to the hardware store and picked up a few mouse traps. The old-fashioned ones work great…just smear some peanut butter on them and you’re good to go:

Jen and I attended the annual pumpkin-carving party with a few of her coworkers. Some of these people are pretty serious about their carving. I usually stick with the basics: cut off the top, scoop out the guts, and cut eyes and a mouth. Here’s my favorite from that evening (way to carve, Patty!):

I’ve also been doing some mountain biking in my free time. I managed to ease back into it without any crashes…almost. Fortunately, I wasn’t going very fast at the time. In fact, I was in the parking lot. I was doing a wheelie and pulled up a little too hard, and couldn’t get my feet unclipped from my pedals in time to prevent myself from falling over backwards. I got mad bike skillz, yo.

In real health news, I had a follow-up CT scan a couple of weeks ago to find out whether the blood clot had dissolved. Short story shorter, it has. I’m clot free and off the blood thinner medication. Everything else is looking relatively normal. My blood counts are getting back up to normal.

That’s all for now. I know Jen wants to post a picture of us with our Christmas tree, but we haven’t taken that picture yet, so you’ll have to wait.