October 2016

Catching up on the family blog.  I rely on this blog so much for old photos.  So I'm keeping it going!

October 2016 was really the month of Moving & Band.

If we weren't cleaning out our old house and moving into the new house, then we were at a band competition with Brennan.  It was an exhausting month, but a great one, and we managed to celebrate a birthday and have some fun with friends as well.

Here I am as Gloria Steinem at the Women's Giving Circle's annual event.  These masks are so cool!  They had lots of different ones at the selfie station.

We went to Ethnic Expo (annual international food festival) with Bailey and had a great time.  As we were leaving we saw the "no pets" sign.  Oops.  Bailey enjoyed it anyway!

We had a final Kelly Benjamin for Judge "meeting" at our old meet-up place, 4th Street.  It gave us a chance to talk about last minute things before the November election.

The Litwits met at April's to discuss "The Nightingale".

My friend and former neighbor Joan took me to Café Batar - a place I'd been wanting to see for a long time.  It's decorated so cute. 

Wine Club was a special one.  We hosted with Jan and Roger and Charlie and Jayne.  It was David's birthday, and sommelier and friend Joshua Ratliff led a discussion for us on 3 forgotten grapes.  Such a fun night!

Lots and lots of band with Brennan.  All sorts of competitions, football games, and late late nights.  He was a trooper, making it to semi-finals at the Grand Nationals.  Here is the transport vehicle decked out in the year's theme - Slither.

David and I made it to Kelly and Sam's Halloween party.  We picked out our own costumes.  Yep, David was a chicken. 

Not a good sign for a soon-to-be judge!

Jeff the Skittles Guy

Impressive!  Lots of great costumes.  I didn't take enough photos!

Bailey and I left a bowl of candy at the new house because we went to the Mike and Leslee's house again - our 13th annual Halloween in their neighborhood.  Could this be the last year?  It's more of catch up time for the parents vs. the high schoolers and college kids trick-or-treating these days!  But we had a blast anyway.

Thomas was the only one of 5 kids who dressed up, and even he didn't go Trick-or-Treating!

We love our new house, we're so happy that our former house sold so quickly (via facebook!)  We're thrilled to be all settled in.  David's "new house to do list" is dwindling as he finishes project after project.  We enjoyed the holidays in our new home.  And my favorite part - we did a major clean-out as we moved.  I estimate we sold or gave away 20% of our belongings in order to slightly downsize in to the new home.  It's an awesome feeling!

September 2016

It's fall, y'all!  We had a great September with a decision to move, a quick offer on our current house,  band, cross-country, time with friends, and LOTS of cleaning out and cleaning!

Marching band is in full-swing right now.  Lots of evening practices, all day Saturday events, and getting in at 2 a.m.  Brennan is doing well in the pit, playing the double bass synthesizer.  The theme is "slither" and the band has placed highly this season.

When we're not at band practices, invitationals, band pitch-ins or football games, you might find us at cross-country events!  Thomas PR'd mid-season and has really enjoyed running with the team.  Pasta parties, junior meet-ups and movie nights, overnight meets...

And speaking of running, David ran his second half-marathon in September at the Mill Race Race!  I was so proud of him - he did well and took several minutes of his time from last year.  If I recall, he came home that Saturday after running 13 miles and did yard work!

This year I volunteered to be in the bike patrol at the race.  I loved it!  I must have biked 20 miles.  It was great!

Thomas, Bailey, and I went to the lake with friends over Labor Day weekend while David and Brennan headed to Mississippi to see Grandma Carolyn.  It is always a great time at the like.  Thomas learned to water ski and jet ski. 

I hosted an event for The Philharmonic that was well attended.  Recruiting and thanking all of our volunteers. 

I led a few special tours in September including a large group of business and community leaders from Frankfort, KY. 

And I led the architecture learning portion of an Architecture & Asana program with my friend and yoga instructor Sarah.  We had a ball!

 Someone is getting VERY close to Dad's height!

As always, we had a ball with our wine club in September.  Karen and Jeff hosted us for some delicious food and an evening of Polynesian Dance.  It was sooo much fun!

The Indiana Bicentennial is this year.  The torch came through town and several of our friends were torchbearers.  It was a fun celebration on a pretty Sunday afternoon.

Thomas and his friend Colin won the Physics Cardboard Boat Race this year.  This is a rite of passage at the boys' high school in physics. The themes were incredible.  And the boats were so cool.  It was quite a bit of work and I think Thomas loved the experience.

Speaking of Thomas, he got his license and has been enjoying his Jetta!  Except for a couple of minor hiccups, it's gone very well and he's been a good driver.   

David and I enjoyed another Cabaret at the Commons.  This time with Aaron Lazar who has a beautiful voice, we knew from a couple of recent movies and tv shows like The Good Wife and The Wolf of Wall Street, and was really funny.  My favorite tunes were a couple he sang from his time in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.  But I loved that he sang a variety of tunes.

And finally, I had a very full weekend attending and volunteering at Exhibit Columbus.  Loads of designers and architects attended the first annual symposium.  It was such a treat to meet Robert A.M. Stern and Deborah Berke.  The panels were great and I learned a ton.

We are in the middle of our move now so it's been super busy.  Photos of the new house next month!

Oh, but here's Bailey!