October 2017 Recap - What's New With You Link Up

Good morning everyone! Time for another link up with Gretch & me, all we ask is that you link back somewhere in your post. Thanks a bunch. I'll be doing another monthly recap because that's how I roll.

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October was a bit of a quiet month over here, which I am in no way complaining about. A couple of fun things though, first off - my friend and her friends started a book club and I guilted my friend into inviting me and it was AMAZING. The book was not, unfortunately.

I am hosting the next meeting and I'm not nervous about it at all. AT ALL.

Then, the biggest and best thing to happen in October (and 2017) - Tracy completed her Ironman! I am selfishly so glad she decided to do it in Louisville so I could spectate. Alyssa and I drove around all day following her and cheering for her (and strangers) - it was a lot of fun.

It was a busy weekend but kind of made me want to do an Ironman for like 3 seconds and then I decided no thank you, but I will absolutely spectate or volunteer next year.

Alyssa sent me the cutest cat mug, and the cats loved the box it came in, naturally.

Then of course as you all know, it was halloween on Tuesday and we actually got quite a few trick or treaters. The most fun part of the night was when our next door neighbours hit our house, the little boy said to KC 'hey, what are you doing?' like he was just popping over for a visit rather than trick or treating. I guess you had to be there but it was really hilarious.

^ I can take or leave most of that candy, so that was for the best!

As for other things, like the kitchen - it's at a standstill. We haven't really done anything else, it is a fully functional kitchen so anything we have left to do isn't important, just little things. I'm sure we will get to them eventually. We are too busy being lazy slugs right now instead.

And now here we are in November. Not gonna lie, November & December are my least favourite months of the year and I get crankier as the days go on. I'm trying to be less of a grinch this year, but there are a couple of things happening right now that make that hard for me to do. When life upsets me, I turn into negative nancy, and around the holidays that turns into the grinch. One of the things happening right now that is making me sad, thus negative, thus grinchy already, is that mum told me on Tuesday that it's time to put Pacey down. I cried all day and am still a bit of a mess. I am glad I got to see her in June but wish I could go home and be with her now.

I know everyone says this, but she really is the best, sweetest dog you ever knew. I feel insanely lucky to have her in my life and heart.

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So, what's new with you?