October 2022

Monthly Recap

Nov 1

With October comes amazingly beautiful and cooler weather! Finally after a brutal, brutal summer. Paul was gone for the first part of the month - and while the Alb house project took longer than expected, we were so happy Paul was able to get all the work done in a decently short period of time!

I stayed very busy going to all of the groups I have signed up for this Fall. I for sure bit off more than I could chew but I am working diligently to make sure everything gets done. I will re-evaluate the activities I want to prioritize for next year as I do some goal planning in the next few months.

We have been in the house for a full 8 months now and its really starting to feel like home. A very comfortable home. With our patio extended and the majority of the inside projects mostly complete, we’ve been feeling more settled which is really nice! We are looking forward to celebrating the holidays in a house (and not in a camper or about to move)! Throughout our entire marriage, we have been in limbo for a lot of holidays so this year will be nice to be in one place!

1st/last day photo

What happened this month?

Dogs groomed
Silos Baking competition filming
Hilly walk with Christine
Mouse in backyard
Italian Feast
5 crowns game day
Mentor training
Flourish - got mentee
Baylor game tailgate with Steve and Clairann
New Firewater open
Wrote scripture on Brenda/Daniel’s walls
Read my writing at CWW
Silobration with Ry and Maddy
Paul made cheesecake
Halloween crazy!! So many kids
Voted!

Notable US/World events

Elon Musk took over twitter
Paul Pelosi attacked
Kanye West kinda crazy
Taylor Swift new album

Travel

Paul was gone for the first part of the month working on the Albuquerque house so other than that, no specific travel this month!

Watched?

Sins of the Mother
Bling Ring
How to change your mind
Margin Call
Look both Ways
Do Revenge
Some kind of heaven
Finished Better Call Saul
Finished 1883

Read

White Noise - couldn’t finish
The Perfect Marriage - *
Confessions of a Crappy Christian - ****
Still Reading - Connected

Studying/Bible verse that impacted you the most?

So many good ones this month. Really enjoying Bible Study Fellowship and learning so much from the Old Testament which I honestly didn’t think was possible. We’ve been in the end of 1 Kings and I’ve really enjoyed the stories of Elijah and especially how he challenged the prophets of Baal with such boldness and confidence. And even after that and God did exactly what he promised, Elijah was still tired and discouraged and basically wanted to die. It just really paints a picture of the fact that our relationship with God is ongoing and even though people may SEE God so plainly, there will still be some who reject and turn their eyes away.

Favorite Memory from the month?

I really enjoyed going to watch the filming of the Silos Baking competition! It was not at all what I expected, but it was so fun to see it all go down from behind the scenes and I’m so looking forward to the episodes coming out to see if I made it in any of the shots!