i think i’ve come across as whiny or complaining or unhappy in my last few esoteric (i had to look up the word to make sure it means what i want it to mean) and inwardly-reflective posts. i’m not unhappy. far from it. i hate sucking at everything i do (it’s why i don’t play many sports!), but the rest of my life around school and work and studying is really darn awesome.

what’s happening lately?

baby, it’s cold outside! i’m surprised at how fast the weather is changing down here. i thought late summer could hold out through October for sure. the weather widgets on my computer are convincing me it’s still better to be here in 50°F instead of those negative Celcius digits in Moose Jaw.

i write the Ob/Gyn clinical clerkship exam on Saturday. it’s a 2-hour electronic test at my local H&R Block and Brandon thinks i’m studying wayyy too much for it. i think i have the obstetric stuff down, but the list of things that can go wrong with girl parts is just too long.

i’m still working on my Spanish. it’s coming slowly, but surely. i am listening to the Coffee Break Spanish podcasts while driving to/from the clinic (having a little bit of a daily commute is actually kind of nice) and sneaking in time with Rosetta Stone when Brandon is at the gym.

i have a pile of email i’ve been neglecting since September 22nd or so. apologies all around.

Brandon bought me every book you recommended.

pumpkin cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory is AMAZING.

our wedding book album is in the mail! it might arrive this week! i recently had a dozen or so photos printed to litter about our mantle and walls. Brandon says it looks more and more like we live here. i also had a few prints framed for Brandon’s birthday: Memorial Stadium from Aunt Nancy, large map of St. Kitts and Nevis from Brandon’s parents, Nebraska Husker offense 2009 poster from Uncle Lodge and an old Dave Matthews Band poster since we couldn’t afford to go to the show in Tulsa this year.

Maddy and Suh are figuring each other out. Suh is big enough to frustrate Brandon in a good wrestle, but the girls seem to be getting along good. Maddy still wants to be queen of the house and pretend she’s annoyed that she’s not an Only Child anymore. but she doesn’t realize the house has windows to the backyard and we can see them running around cavorting and playing like puppies from the same litter. Maddy, Suh and i are having a girls-only pajama party the next couple of nights while Brandon heads to Missouri for the football game.

Brandon is experimenting in the kitchen pretty much every night and creating some fantastic masterpieces. especially for a guy who’s only been doing this cooking thing less than a year.

we have a giant pumpkin just waiting to be carved. it took a little convincing, but when i suggested that we could get a pumpkin and just colour the front, Brandon relented with the insistence that we do it right. seeds toasted in the oven and all.

October seems to be competing with September in a race for How Fast Can The Months Fly By Without You Realizing Christmas Is Right Around The Corner.

oh yes. life is good.

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