1) We went to see Saved! the musical at KC Rep Theatre! I thought it was really good and funny, but my fellow show goers thought it was "eh." Mark & Julie had seen the movie and said it didn't live up to the movie, and Travis was just "eh." I think part of it was because it was a Rep production the cast was small and so was the set, so there was no wow factor. However, I highly enjoyed it. Thus completing #49 for yet another time this year.
2) We did our 5k with the Tomahawk Trailblazin' Runners club! It was fantastic! It was great weather, and we had nearly 60 students, parents, and staff from Tomahawk participate. It is so great to see kids get excited about running. I LOVE this part of my job. :)
3) I ran the KC Half Marathon, in personal half marathon record time. It was once again lovely running weather and I finished in 1:54:49. I was very proud of my time and felt very happy the rest of the weekend. Travis and I celebrated with a delicious brunch at the City Diner. Thus beginning completion of #2.
4) We have been ridiculously busy with things with the church. This month has included a continuing Young Adults Book Study, a new 32 week Bible study (not my favorite so far), and running the silent auction at the Community Treasures church event. Needless to say, I've been keeping up on #17.
5) Last weekend Travis' parents and aunt & uncle visited us in KC. They spent 10-11 hours crammed in a pick up just to haul their motorcycles all the way down here to ride with us! The original plan was to do an overnight trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, but with a high chance of rain, we decided to do day trips around KC. It worked out very well. The first day we went up to Weston where we got $0.25 shots of delicious flavored things, such as: Tequila Strawberry Rose, Double Chocolate Vodka, Concord Grape Vodka, Eggnog, Peach Margarita, etc. Then we made our way through Atchinson and down to Lawrence (where KU is). The second day we went through teeny-tiny towns all the way up to Osbourn, where none other than the Shatto Farm is! Leading me to...
6) Visited the Shatto Farm! This is an amazing little local dairy farm that is marketing genius. I have been wanting to visit for awhile, and this was the perfect motorcycle stop (other than the fact that we couldn't transport milk back home)! While there I milked a cow, which was much easier than expected by the way. We also were given a tour and samples of all their milk, including: banana, strawberry, orange dream, root beer, chocolate, egg nog, and pumpkin spice egg nog. Mind you, I don't ever just drink milk, but I would this! And my favorites were root beer (yes, it tastes like a root beer float!) and banana (I don't even like bananas!). My least favorite was actually chocolate, if you can believe it. It was a fantastic stop and just re-affirmed my love for Shatto. :) You will love them too, one of their ice cream containers reads: "I scream, You scream, The police come, It's awkward" You can't get better than milk, cheese, cows, country and a saying like that. :) Thus, I have completed both #44 and #45.
7) Hence the title of this post... ever since the company from Michigan visited, it has been noticebly fall like weather. Fall has arrived. I have mixed feelings on this.
8) This past weekend I ran another half marathon in Warrensburg, MO with my faithful friend Lauren. It's a small town race in the middle of MO, and we were expecting a mostly flat couse. Well, it was almost all hills, rolling hills. It was probably the hardest half marathon course I have ever done. There were lots of aid stations, but not volunteers at every turn, which resulted in Lauren getting lost on the course, running at least an extra mile. It was also windy. All in all, it wasn't the best and I didn't get a personal record like I was hoping. However, I did get second in my age group (although I have nothing to show for it - no awards, no finisher's medal even!), so I was happy over all, finishing with a time of 1:56:40. Thus, I have completed #13. Oh, and Scott came to watch me! And afterwards we went out for a spectacular brunch at Eggtc. It was delicious!
9) I have made all kinds of delicious things this past month. But one worth noting in particular is Banana Peanut Butter Granola. Delicious! Thank you again http://www.annies-eats.com/!
10) And this month, I am thankful for a warm place to sleep, living where it isn't currently snowing (as in MI), and blankets in which to cuddle.
As requested... another picture of the new paint (and curtains now!) in the dining area.
