Ahhh it's OCTOBER finally...

Well, here we are entering the merry month of October FINALLY! Pumpkin Month, Haunted Happenings Month, Hayride Month, Costume Month, Candy Month, Fall Foliage Month and.....MOVING MONTH! We have our final walk-thru at 83 Heron Court on October 13th and we close on October 14th. We can't wait! What an exciting time for us, our first home! What a busy time for us, getting the house ready and moving will devour October for us no doubt. Of course being the Horror fan that I am, I still hope to squeeze in some pumpkin carving, scary movies, and a visit to a local Haunted House or Hayride. Any suggestions or plans to join me, just let me know! Don't you just love how Halloween brings out the kid in us?

Sadly, my mother lost her job at Wachovia recently and will be hoping to find something that pays well in Florida and David is still trying to sell his house so together they can carry one mortgage instead of two. We all know that the only thing worse then the job market right now is the housing market, so hopefully if both things don't pan out for them right away, with a little luck at least one will.

No doubt, the current state of our economy affects all of us (although some much more then others) and especially those of us who are part of the ever disappearing middle class, I truly hope you're watching, listening, and learning what our Presidential candidates have planned for us and that you'll go out and VOTE (for Obama) in November. Our country, our future, depends on it....

Business As Usual...

Nothing much to report, we've been super busy with securing all the necessities for our mortgage (insurance, paperwork, rate lock, etc.), packing, school work, our busy jobs, and shopping for the house. I have to say this has been the longest month of my life. I'm sure the fact that it's 5 weeks instead of 4 and I'm overly anxious to close on the house and get moving next month has a lot to do with it. Saturday I packed, Carmine and I went to see "Burn After Reading", I loved it, he didn't. Chris and Monique helped us shop for paint and house stuff on Sunday. Another weekend here and gone and yet it's still September and October just isn't coming quick enough...

Another Engagement...

Congratulations Shelley and Sean! Susan, Rich, Stephanie, and Shelley (a.k.a. "The Prietos") have been long time family friends that we shared many a Thanksgiving and Christmas with growing up. Shelley, the same age as my brother Chris, has long wanted to find "the one" and get married and she has found him. Sean, from Point Pleasant, came to our wedding and now we will be saving the date for their wedding next June. Shelley is all smiles and couldn't be happier and we're all very happy for her. They had a lovely engagement party at Sean's parents' gorgeous house in Point Pleasant right on the water by the Beaver Dam Bridge. It was nice catching up with "The Prietos".

Carmine and I are still a buzz with all the planning, packing, mortgage tackling for the big move that we are both so very anxious for. We bought some new furniture and my Dad bought us a new refrigerator and we just can't wait to move in and use it all!

Closing date, now scheduled for October 14th, is only one month away (yippee!)....

Shelley & Sean's Engagement Party

Labor Day Weekend Already?

Saturday we went to my friends Glenn and Michele's wedding at PNC Bank Arts Center. Once we made it through the Lynard Skynard/Kid Rock crowd, which made me realize even if you gave me free front row tickets to the show I would turn them down, we made it to their outdoor ceremony. My friend Glenn is Jewish and they had a lovely cermony outdoors which is traditional for Jewish weddings that included an array of purple (their chosen colors) yarmulkes (just learned how to spell that), purple flowers, bubbles, and the signature stomping of the glass before the kiss that despite the humidity and occasional annoying bug, was as I said earlier lovely. Indoors, the cocktail hour was delicious! The coolest part was the ice sculpture of the Burger King "King". It was perfect since Glenn proposed to Michele on April Fool's Day dressed in full "King" garb. It was a very nice wedding and it brought back many of our cherished wedding memories. Unfortunately, we forgot our camera, so Carmine's Blackberry had to do...

Sunday we spent the day in Manhatten at the Museum of Natural History and we went to see Spamalot on Broadway, which was AWESOME! I've been wanting to see it for years and it was finally available at the TKTS booth (my favorite way to see a Bdwy show for much less) and we had 4th row Orchestra Seats. Once again, no camera. Once again, Carmine's Blackberry.

It's hard to believe summer is officially over, especially when the weather is still so hot and beautiful. But yes, no more wearing white, the leaves will soon be starting to change, school is back in session, and we only have 8 weeks or so until we MOVE!!! So, Happy Fall to All!

Glenn & Michele's Wedding:

SPAMALOT: