1 year

Jack and I went up to King Family Vineyards for our anniversary this past weekend. The weather was just as it was on our wedding day - pouring rain in c'ville, but as we approached crozet the clouds parted and it was a gorgeous day! so strange! we took baby and did a little wine tasting (the roseland is yummy!), had some fan-freaking-tastic pate, bread and goat cheese and sat on the patio. we also visited my aunt, uncle and cousins up in waynesboro so they could meet the baby. and on sunday we had champagne (also from the vineyard and also really good surprisingly) and year old cake (which was surprisingly still really good too). we had people write all over the champagne bottle at the wedding, our favorite was from blair and chip "have a baby". done and done.

so i've gotten into the swing of things at work, but looking for maybe something else.....everyone keep their fingers crossed for me! i do like this job but i'd like a more managerial (ahem higher paying) position with more structured hours. something i dont have to bring home. but if i dont get it, i'm ok where i am - i do like this lab a lot.
the trees have started to change, the weather is fantastic and i can't wait for saturday - halloween!!! we've got a hilarious gold fish costume for Poppy. i'm now trying to figure out an easy way to make her stroller look like a fishbowl (suggestions??). i figure if we take her out with her cousins and her costume is cute enough we could def. score some candy! and i really want some halloween candy. i'm already planning on buying up a bunch of stuff the day after, when it all goes on sale.
i'm trying to use my weeknds for cooking, so this weekend i plan on making corn chowder and baking some of those pumpkin chocolate chip things, pumpkin pancakes (or waffles), i'd also like to make some beef stew. i'm craving beef stew. i'd like to use those days to make stuff i can freeze, or use for my lunch for the next week. on the lookout for more recipes....
and i'm thinking about taking up knitting (ha!). but maybe sticking with embroidery. i'd really like to start doing some embroidery (i guess i have to learn how to do that first before i can stick with it). man my thirty years is starting to look like 60. not like i have tme to do any of this stuff.