Fall 2009

So now that we are referring to our lives according to what semester of school we are enrolled in, we have done a lot in Fall 2009... our updates are certainly not as exciting as they were this time last year, but we are feeling really good about where we are so that puts a smile on our faces.

Some of the things that have happened:

1. Sept 25th my friend Jaime had a baby girl named Hazel

2. Sept 26th I flew to NYC to attend my friend Nicolle's wedding reception (She and Dan got married back in July in Mexico) Nicolle and I were roomates in college and we played volleyball together. Our parents are friends as well so my parents came to the reception too. It was a good chance to see them! (see pics below)

3. My parents closed on a house in Cape Cod! it's official, the Benson Family has a home in Brewster, MA down the street from my Aunt and Uncle's house. It will be where my parents retire to. We are all very excited about that!

4. Tony turned 35 on Oct 18th

5. We hosted two very nice people who were attending a conference in Norfolk through Couchsurfing.com and it was a success. They were very nice and they were in town during Tony's birthday and they gave us both gifts!

6. We went to 2 ODU football games the second one was on Halloween, it is the first year for football at this school so it was kind of a big deal

7. Tony went to Minneapolis for the AORE conference (Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education) and was voted to their board of directors as Student Representative. This means he will be the voice of the students and help plan the conference next year and attend it totally free - oh yeah - and it happens to be in Colorado!

8. We weathered a Nor'easter this past week in which everything was shut down for Thursday and Friday - see the video and pics below... we walked down to the beach and there was no beach...interesting to be in a Nor'easter when snow isn't involved.

9. We harvested the beets in our garden and made them for dinner, we also got beets at the store. Can you tell which ones we grew and which ones were from the store? It may not be a surprise, but the one the size of a nickel is ours and the big ones are from the store. We are going to try to keep working on our gardening skills, but so far it has only yielded cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and really small beets.

That's all for now... if anyone is still out there!

xo C & T