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October was very pleasant in Seattle. It was dry and relatively warm for the season.
In the middle of October I took a few days off work and we had a long weekend in Richland visiting Carol's parents. That's always relaxing. Audrey and Charlotte had a great time at the playgrounds and in the back yard. Of course, we all enjoyed getting to hang out with Mary and Dennis.
I scheduled the trip to be after my two midterm exams. Unfortunately they both got moved to that weekend. So I spent three of the four days studying and sitting at the library taking exams. At least I did well. After the two courses I'm taking this semester, I only have three courses left. I expect to finish my Masters Degree (in Engineering, specializing in Bioinformatics) at the end of summer semester 2009.
Halloween was a lot of fun. Both girls were dressed as princesses. Charlotte was Sleeping Beauty and Audrey was Ariel in her wedding dress (generously loaned to her by her friend Harper).
Last year Charlotte was still a little too young to appreciate it. Halloween night last year was also quite cold, so Audrey and I went out but only to about seven or eight houses before she wanted to come home. This year it was pretty warm and pleasant out. Both girls had a blast. I did both sides of our block and the next block with them, then Carol drove them to two of her friends' neighborhoods and they trick or treated a little there too. Of course they now have big bags of candy. It takes a while to work through it when we only let them have two pieces a day! Carol and I are helping it to disappear, too.
The next day our friends Scott and Heidi, who have 3-year-old Logan and 6-month-old twin girls Fina and Emma, invited us to join them for a hike. Having been very active in the mountains before we had kids, we're a little embarrassed to say that we have done very little hiking since we had them. But we went along and had a great time. Our kids are old enough now to walk most of the way by themselves, which makes it a lot more fun for us. We both vowed to get out hiking more.
I got spoiled on my bike commute with the dry October. November began with the time change and the arrival of the Fall rains. So all this week I got to ride home in the dark and rain. Don't worry, I have flashing lights and reflectors galore. And as I remind you every year, if you're concerned for my safety you can honor that concern by respecting the safety of every cyclist you encounter.
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