Fall in Indiana

Happy Fall/Halloween everyone! We took a trip to a pumpkin patch way out in the middle of nowhere. They had a petting zoo, corn maze, soybean maze for kids, farm-type foods, a 2 story slide, lots of old non-functional tractors, a hayride, and lots more. We've also enjoyed the colored leaves - southern indiana has lots of nice maples and oaks, and tons of forests. We did have quite a drought here this summer, so the grass was brown, but that didn't affect the leaves.

Adam is recovering from a 2-week stint with some kind of virus, and is just starting to eat more normally again. Lauren was really worried for a while, but Adam was always very chipper, even right after puking or having some nasty diarrhea. Our biggest worry was that he wasn't eating or drinking very well at all, but we bought popsicles and pedialyte (which he didn't like - even when we made it into jello).

Tonight our ward had a chili cook-off & trunk-or-treat. Some of the kids costumes were hysterical. Some friends of ours had their kids dressed as wendy & peter pan, and the parents were dressed as a deviled egg (she's pregnant) and Mr. T (head shaved just like Mr. T). We didn't dress up, but Adam wore a dragon costume the Walkers gave us. Someone asked me if I was dressed as Steve Jobs for halloween because I was wearing sneakers, light jeans, and black long sleeve shirt. I told the person I'd need a turtleneck.

Enjoy the pictures!

Trunk-or-Treat at the church today (thanks for the costume Amber & Marshall!):


Brady Atwood (remember the Atwoods?), his wife, and their son


Our pumpkins: Yoshi, Boo (missing an eye - thanks Adam!), and Goomba


The one picture we have before Adam took Boo's eye


Adam playing in a cornbox


At the pumpkin patch/corn maze


Before all the leaves fell


Adam looks at rabbits (or goats or pigs, we can't remember)


Adam views goats


Adam smiles in front of turkeys


The pumpkins we picked


Looking for pumpkins


Adam plays by the street


Adam and his friend Barec


Adam shows Barec the piano

More Pics

So they have a limit of like 5 pics or something and I have more. The pics in the first post are from camping with Becca. Just gorgeous and loads of fun.
Here's a mish mash of camping,home, Meg after some time next door,a great horned owl that was at the mini vet school (he actually hooted sooo cool), mom and dad being cute on their anniversary date, mike and meg hahahahah

A Long Catch-Up

Well I have thought about doing this for a long time, but always became overwhelmed with all the information I felt I had to cram into a post. So it just kept getting put off and off until Lauren reminded me that some things in life should not be forgotten, like my family. I think about you all everyday and wish I could see you and start our own colony, but somehow communication is not my strongest suit.
Anywho to begin I started school in early September. It feels great to finally be heading in a specific direction with a specific goal. It wasn't too bad getting back in the saddle. However, unlike my previous degree I am definitely out of my comfort zone. I am not naturally talented in the maths and sciences and I work everyday on homework and such just to keep up. Whereas in anthro I could read a chapter once and remember everything and understand it. Now I spend most of my evenings rereading and doing practice problems or creating ways to remember details of cell membrane fluidity or how to convert moles to grams etc etc. However, I am so excited to be doing this. I keep thinking of all the directions I can take this and can't wait to put my training into use. I am taking extra classes (sort of) through UB. They have a mini vet school where they bring in guest lecturers. So my days are busy busy busy.
However that doesn't mean I don't make time for friends, family, or fun it just doesn't happen as frequently anymore. I finally had time this week to play some Halo Reach with Mike last night and it felt great to mindlessly shoot aliens. Also saturday after I spent my morning and afternoon volunteering at the vet tech club dog wash I went with my friend Rebecca to her cabin near Attica. We had a blast out in the middle of nowhere. Don't fret I was safe, Rebecca knows how to use like 50 different guns and had a bag of knives haha. It was super I mean when else can you eat s'mores and dorritos for breakfast? Anyway I miss you all so much and can't wait to hear from you hopefully in some fashion. Here's some pictures from the last few months.