1 week

My roomie Abby and I at the OBAMA VICTORY RALLY!

So it is one week until I go home for Thanksgiving. I am SO excited to see my family and the dogs!!! And Vickie and Josh's little one! But in the meantime some random thoughts...

This week I am attending a training on the Baby Talk curriculum, which is the curriculum we use for home visiting. It's pretty interesting, and the women who run it are super knowledgeable. And as a huge bonus, I don't have to pack a lunch and today we ate Panera! Woo hoo!

I also had three visits in one day on Monday. I felt productive. A really good day.

My housemate Kate informed us that instead of getting married next October, she's getting married next July. This means my other housemates and I will get to roadtrip to the wedding which is really exciting - far better than buying a plane ticket.

My father will be at Thanksgiving this year, as he doesn't have to work on a holiday (gasp!). SO exciting!

I am being my usual unproductive self tonight. I made it through one chapter of reading though!

That's about all here, it's finally getting cold. And we are realizing just how leaky our apartment is.

Fall in Chicago

I am not so good at updating this, as it turns out...but here's what's going on in my life in Chicago:

-Next weekend is our first LVC retreat, which is really exciting, in large part because we have a three day work week, and get to go to a pretty camp on the west-ish end of wisconsin.

-I am studying, working, sleeping, and hanging out with my housemates.

-We're all pretty politically-minded in this apartment, so I am really crossing my fingers for tuesday.

-I'm up to 10 clients! It is an adventure, highs lows and everything in between. All in all, though, I really love it. I feel like it gives me a new appreciation for how complicated life can be, and how much people pull through.

-Thanksgiving is coming up! Robin and I will drive to Kathy and Bilhenry's and then on HOME! I can't wait!



Not too much else is new here. This weekend was pretty relaxed, slept, went to class, went to a 'spooky sweater' party. Abby and I went calling for Obama this afternoon, which was a bit of an adventure, but it felt good to at least feel like I tried to do something for someone I really believe in. Our weather has been ridiculous, the middle of last week I had to scrape my windshield and this weekend it got into the 70's. So strange.

Happy Fall! If you are reading this, I am missing you!