Happy Halloween!

Delayed move.

Joe and I have been trying to close on our new house for over a week now. The underwriting for the loan took longer than they thought. We are nearing the end though, we signed all the paperwork yesterday and it will all go through on Monday. We are hoping to move in the following weekend - November 6th!

Hunger Games

We are in California for another meeting for Joe and his Dad. We didn't have a direct flight so I had the flight from Pittsburgh to Charlotte then Charlotte to San Francisco to read! I started and finished the Hunger Games. Katie had told me to read this book a long time ago and it was an excellent suggestion. It's imaginative and very entertaining! This is me passing on my sister's suggestion.

Looking forward to the next book in the series for the flight back.

Sold!

We finally received an offer and came to an agreement on our Pittsburgh house last night! After over a year on the market, we are very excited to sell. Especially before winter. And it coincides nicely with purchasing our new house! Great news for us!

Urbanathlon Photos:

These speak for themselves...

Urbanathlon!

We did it! Suzi, Katie and I all conquered the 10 mile Urbanathlon! Here are some pictures from the website so I can share the obstacles we faced:

Obstacle 1: Balance over the Jersey Barrier, climb over the monster tire, then high knees through the tires.

Obstacle 2: Under, under, over, over...

Obstacle 3: Without a doubt, the hardest of the obstacles - the army hurdles. The bars are about 5 feet tall. These caused me quite a few bruises.

Obstacle 4: Army crawl, monkey bars, another army crawl.

Obstacle 5: Soldier Field - ascending just over 500 stairs. This actually ended up being easy since it was a bottleneck in the race and we pretty much walked the entire time.

Obstacle 6: Slide over the cabs, climb up the net, over the bus and down the other side. I would not have made it over the 8 foot wall if a nice man hadn't given me a stepping stone with his hands.

Chicago

Suzi, Megan, Joe and I made it safely to Chicago today. Suzi, Katie and I are running the Urbanathlon tomorrow. Do I feel ready? Not so much. I am pretty nervous for the obstacles - in particular, the ones that involve upper body strength. I know I can handle the running, it's the completion of the obstacles without hurting myself that makes me worried. Wishes of good luck are welcomed and needed!

Mailbox Blunder.

My parents' mailbox was hit on Friday. I couldn't believe this hit and run happened on my watch! The door was completely off its hinges and you could see the tire mark in the mulch. Luckily the post was still pretty sturdily placed in the ground so the only thing that would need replaced was the box itself. I decided to hold off replacing it since my dad can sometimes be particular when it comes to these sorts of issues. And I'm glad I did! Today a school bus driver came by to tell us he was the culprit. And then he put a new mailbox up for us. I think it looks alright so my dad should be happy.

Remember me?

Has it really been almost 2 weeks since my last post? I guess things have been busy. Here is a quick synopsis:

This past week my parents went to Europe. My dad is the speaker for a series of educational sessions. It's a group that puts together continuing ed seminars for vets and they hold them in different locations each year. It's my dad's first time doing this, and after a lot of presentation preparation, he is now in Greece delivering them. My mom and older sister, Katie, came along to keep him company. I'm sure they're all enjoying their time!

While they are away, Joe and I have been staying at their house. It's been nice to get a preview of how life in Ohio will be when we move next month. We have enjoyed our stay in Solon, except for Joe's allergy to cats.