This was Ethan's very accurate observation this morning.
It was raining.
And we were dressed in long pants, jackets and socks and shoes. The days of shorts and flip flops are over and I think I'm glad.
There's something very cozy about the rain... when you are safe and warm inside that is! Time for fall baking, hot soups and evenings tucked inside with a good book or favorite movie. Yay!
Or...
We may be busy packing up the house to move.
We still don't know yet. But next month marks 3 glorious years we have spent in our current duplex and we have loved it - it fits the three of us and our occasional "dinner party guests" just right. Although, I still say just an extra half bath would make it that much better!
For now Sean is working.
That's right.
Sean accepted the job offer!
And the housing hunt has begun. So far, no luck. It doesn't help that in Monmouth we are competing with college kids from Western Oregon University who had their housing lined up last March! Now we're looking more in the Dallas or West Salem areas. Salem is a longer commute for Sean - not as long as it was from our house to OSB, but still longer than he was hoping for. Anyone in the area, feel free to keep your eye out for a 2-3bed/1-2 bath townhouse or duplex that is available to rent. :)
I am excited for October. It's one of my absolute favorite months in Oregon. I love seeing all of the leaves on the trees changing color. I love our annual trip to the farm for pumpkins and fresh kettle corn and feeding the goats. I love that Ethan is sure to like it even more than last year and will be able to play at the playground. I love baking pumpkin bread and am praying that the Libby's canned pumpkin shortage ends soon - yeah, it's for real.
Good thing we still have 2 cans left on our shelves from last year. Phew.
And then we plan on attending the A.C. Gilbert children's museum Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Merriment in a couple weeks. Again, good times.
[[sigh...]] Rain.
[[happy sigh...]] Autumn.
And, uh, thus concludes today's ramblings. :)
5 comments:
MEEEEE TOOOOOOO!!!! I LOVE October! I hate the cold, but I love the colors and the food! I can't believe there is a shortage!! Shoot! I don't know how many we have! I will go on a search tomorrow!
I also think october is a great month here in Oregon! Good Luck with the house hunt! I'll let you know if I see anything come up in that area. Just stay away from living in Woodburn... one of our maintenance guys was telling me about it- not the best place to live. But he said Salem was a great area and much more affordable than most places. And if you guys are up here before Halloween, there are some great pumpkin patches out this way too and we should go together!
I love pumpkin bread!!! And it is good to hear that sean got a job offer but sad that you will be moving. Make sure we have some sort of get together before you go!!
Mmmmmm, pumpkin bread. I'm so ready for fall too! And halloween. When do you guys move? We should get together before you move. Congrats to Sean on the new job!
October is my favorite month in Oregon too. So much change and the colors are so beautiful. I am going to miss that this year.
Hope that Libby's Pumpkin Pie mix shortage doesn't last! How crazy huh?
Hope the house hunt goes well.
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