A really nice weekend in the middle of October

Fall has arrived, and I'm delighted.  We were off Friday, and I spent the day getting some errands accomplished.  I wanted to visit some shops in my home town, and the drive up was really very lovely.  I regret that Andrew and I didn't get to spend much time together, but he enjoyed his morning of frisbee golf.  I have to admit, I much prefer having Mondays off rather than Fridays, because a Friday always seems to fly by.

Yesterday, Andrew had to be at work early for the league cross country meet.  I enjoyed some football, especially the OSU victory, and we left for Dayton mid-afternoon to celebrate the 50th birthday of our good friend Pat.  It was a large group that included kids (and even a parent!) and it was so good to see everyone.  The best part was that our friend, Larry, was able to be there.  He had an emergency medical situation in August and was in a coma for nearly a week.  We are so grateful for his recovery, although not complete, and that we were able to see him yesterday.  We came home and enjoyed the ND victory over USC last evening.

Today has been a day of accomplishing things, and we are finishing by enjoying a quiet evening with a fire in the fire place and our candle lit.  I have a crazy week coming up, but knowing it is gorgeous weather makes it all better!