Catching up

I realized that I haven't posted anything since the end of October, and seeing how it is almost the end of November, I thought I should catch up on the last month. Many fun adventures with the Hale family, and we anxiously await the arrival of Baby Hale, hopefully sooner than later!

The World Space Expo

At the beginning of the month, Matt, Katy and I had another adventure, this time combining their love for NASA and the space program. We spent the day at the Kennedy Visitor's Center and the NASA property checking out the sights as well as the INCREDIBLE air show that they had in the afternoon. Katy and I both called our dads as we knew they would be appreciative of where we were at, as well as maybe just a little jealous. I did pretty well that day, but by the end, I was tuckered out. Matt and Katy stayed a bit later, but I went home, put my fat little feet up and had dinner ready for the three of us! It was a great time!

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Hale, as well as Aunt Deb!

The second weekend of November we had Grandma and Grandpa Hale make the trip across the state to visit, and with them was also the lovely Aunt Deb Allgood. We had a wonderful visit, spending time catching up, walking along the beach, shell collecting, having dinner at a local venue, and brunch on Sunday. The weather was beautiful and we were able to be outside for a good portion of the weekend - even enough to view a launch. We were also able to see all the pictures from Grandma and Grandpa's cruise to Italy and beyond. We were so glad to see them! The weekend ended with a trip to Bugsy's for some tasty ice cream.


A New Baby....but not ours yet!

The other couple from our childbirth class had their baby this month! Elizabeth and Jordan are the proud parents of baby Aubrie. She ended up being born about 4 weeks early, and is just the tiniest baby I think I have ever seen! She is definitely the smallest baby I have ever held! She was a mere 4 pounds and 13 ounces when she was born, and as all babies do, dropped down to about 4 1/2 pounds. She is gaining weight though, and in great health! We were so excited for our friends!


Dinners with Friends and such....

We have been spending time with friends quite a bit, having dinner get togethers, coffee (or in my case hot chocolate), and things like that. I even went to my first spouse's dinner for the 45th LCSS. I was there with the Lt. Col's wife, the DO's wife, and one other 1st Lt's wife. It was a great time at Olive Garden. Time flew by as we spent almost three hours together there! I hope we are able to get together more in the future.

The BeerFest (Oktoberfest)

We had a chance to head over to Orlando for a day and hang out with our cousin Katy. We decided to go to Disney, where she works, for the day. We had a bunch of fun, going on various rides and just hanging out. For dinner, we went to Epcot and ate at the German restaurant. Talk about good! It was an all you can eat polka party! We had a blast, and ended the evening by watching the fantastic light/firework show at the parks.

The "Gazebo" Comes Down

Matt was very exited when he talked with our landlord and the landlord agreed that our pergola or gazebo, as some have called it, should come down. It was such an eyesore, and now that it is down, we have a much better view of our lake in back. Our friend Jordan came over to help tear the thing down. Elizabeth, Aubrie, and Elizabeth's mom and I stayed inside and watched the men with their tools tear down the vines and warping wood. After the guys were done, we all shared a nice chili dinner. The guys bottled the beer they had made about a month previous, and then before it got too late for the mommies, we called it a night.