1. Mike and I got all moved into our new place the end of August, and it definitely feels like home now!
2. We celebrated Grandma's 80th birthday with a big party! (and Mari discovered the joy of potato salad sandwiches)
3. Kristie & Jim celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary (congratulations!) It's hard to believe 25 years ago I was that cute little girl who had to be dragged up the aisle because I was afraid of all those people looking at me (some things never change - even if the cute littleness does) 
4. Grandma had her hip replacement surgery, and although she's still homebound, she is recovering nicely (regardless of how much help and attention she pretends she still needs) 5. I took a WONDERFUL vacation with Lisa & Wendy to the North Shore. It was the best weekend I'd had in a long time! And the view wasn't bad either! (you can see all these trip pics at our Kodak gallery)
6. Work's been very busy this fall - with our celebration of International Day of Peace, our 11th annual Harvest for Hope celebration, our 3rd annual World Mission Rosary Day, and TWO delegations from our partner diocese of Maracay, Venezuela (the second of which is here right now). But I love my ministry! (even if my "job" leaves a lot to be desired at times) I also turned in my Lay Ecclesial Ministry portfolio for certification - I've been working on it for nearly two years now, so it felt good to turn it in to the review board, but at the same time is sad - it's like turning over a piece of my heart and soul! 
7. Mike had his birthday (and now thinks he's "old" - if complaining about your age makes you old, then I guess he definitely is!) Happy birthday Mi Miguelito! 8. My high school 10 year class reunion took place, although I didn't go to the official one (since I was never officially invited since I'm not on Facebook....just another reason to despise the social/communal damage I believe it does :D). I did, however, spend the night before hanging out with some of our friends from high school, and it was great seeing folks again.
9. We saw "Willy Wonka," the first play that Jesi has helped costume in her new job with GREAT Theatre in St. Cloud. She did a fantastic job!! (and so did the actors - it was a fun show)
10. I finally got Mike to watch "Into the Woods," one of my favorite musicals that I've been telling him about (and singing/quoting from) for the past 4 years. I don't even care if he liked it or not at this point, I'm just so glad for the milestone of getting him to watch it finally!
11. We went to see the Titanic exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. It was very interesting! But the pizza at Monticello's Pizza Factory on the way home was probably my favorite part (it apparently doesn't take a lot to impress me....well, unless you count a lot of cheesy-yumminess!)
And last, but certainly not least,
12. I had my birthday (and am back to being older than Mike....those 17 days are tough having to share my age). Happy birthday to me!
Can't wait to see what the next few months bring!
