Hello all!
Angela and I have been hella busy for the last few months, causing (once again) a long break.
The first week of September we took a road trip across America. Well, sort of. We started off in Plymouth for the Blueberry Festival over Labor Day. Monday we headed for Cleveland, Ohio. We roughed it that evening at a KOA Kampground. Tuesday, we headed into town to go through the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We discovered early that day we forgot a prescription at home, and thanks to our Garmin, we ended up in the ghetto getting it filled at a Walgreens. Exciting.
After that we headed to Niagara Falls, where we once again were roughing it at a KOA.
The next day we spent just hanging out at Niagara Falls on one of the islands, reading and picnicing. That evening we headed to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Surprisingly, the Canadian side was really built up, with casinos, shops, and 25 haunted houses (give or take a few). And, for the last time that trip, we roughed it on the Canadian side at a KOA.
Thursday, we headed into Toronto for our luxury suite at a hotel. It was glorious.
While in Toronto, we visited the CN Tower, an island with nude beaches, and did a little bit of celebrity hunting (it was the Toronto Film Festival that weekend). We did see one... don't remember what his name was, but he played the brother (not Will Ferrell or John C. Reilly) in Step Brothers. True story.
The whole purpose of this trip was to go to Angela's friend Kakin (Nick)'s wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony, right on the lakeshore.
And that was the first week of September.
Mid-month, the company went through another "restructure", and unfortunately, Angela's position was one that was eliminated. It has been bittersweet. We are enjoying being able to spend more time together, although Ang has admitted she gets a bit bored every once in a while. Also, she has lost a lot of people interaction, so there is some loss there as well. But, she does start school at Indiana Weslyan beginning classes for her Master's, so that is quite exciting.
I've been pretty busy with work. With the restructure, it has increased my team size by 30%, and increased my responsibility. I haven't lost too much hair... maybe some more color, though.
A couple weeks ago, we went to North Carolina for a long needed vacation. We stayed in the beautiful Maggie Valley, about 40 minutes from Asheville. We visited Biltmore Mansion, went through the mountains to Gatlinburg, and stayed inside by the fire more most of the week. It was great, and we are going to move there someday.
And that was the quick and dirty bringing us up to today. Oh, on a final note, Angela is going through an intense background check for a position with Customs and Border Patrol. So, if you are reading this Background Check Guy, Angela is awesome.
