October Overiview

For us, October was a good month and a very long month. We went out of town once every week, so it kept us busy.

First off, we had a hike to do for work! Corona Arch and Bowtie Arch in the evening:

We documented our driving. It's sometimes a way of entertainment.... This is mostly taken between Price and Spanish Fork. And yes, we are singing at the top of our lungs in some of these pictures.

The first weekend in October was General Conference! It was wonderful. There were a lot of great words and some exciting announcements. We also got to meet baby Emrree.

There was an extra hike we could do for work, and we picked a perfect evening for it. Delicate Arch. I mentioned it earlier, here.

We went up to Salt Lake to see the first Opera of the season, Verdi's Il Trovatore. Fortunately, a friend's reception was also happening that weekend, so we got to see a lot of happy and familiar faces.

We spent some time down at City Creek and Temple Square before the opera. (Store clerks treat you differently/with more respect when you step up your grooming and even comment on it. Noted.) Everyone got a box of chocolates after the opera since it was the opening night.

The next week, Sean had a training for work in Texas. Since he was flying out of Salt Lake, I came and got to play with my mom for a day and work on projects with here. It was a nice break for both of us. While Sean was in Texas, he got to see these fabulous people! Lucky.

He got back, and there was a Gowen cousin reunion at Nathan and Brenda's. Natalie and kids were out visiting too!

We decided to stay over for Sunday to spend more time with family. It was a good choice!

The next Tuesday night, we drove up for an RSL game. It was cold with rain/snow the whole time. We lost, but it was a fun game to watch with the boys. 

Sean took the next day off so we could drive during the day, so we got to have lunch with our friend Cassi. Who knew it would be a "hello" lunch and a "congrats to your new job, Cassi!" lunch.

A little bright out...

We did a short hike for work the following Tuesday night. Apparently, we were getting in the Halloween mood....

And finally, Halloween came. We didn't pass out candy due to other events, but our neighbors said they counted around 685 trick or treaters. It was quite busy on our street, and fun to see.

Sean, was a Scientist, and I was US soccer player Mia Ham. It worked.

Hope you had a fantastic October! Whew.