Oct./Nov. Family fun

Boy have we been missing in action on our blog. Sorry everyone. It really fell to the side with all the job searching, getting a job, housing considerations, etc. decisions we have been making. So this post will highlight last month's family events.

 Kelly and Michelle's Maui Wedding, Oct. 16
Karl's sister got married over the weekend of Oct. 16th in Maui, Hawaii. Though we all would have loved to have gone, we couldn't so Karl went in our honor. Karl started traveling on Thursday, getting to Maui by Friday. Wedding was on Saturday and he flew back out Sunday night to arrive in Philly by Monday afternoon. The wedding was beautiful and perfect for Kelly and Michelle.  So excited for them and their new live together as a married couple. Congrats to you two!!!


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Dare to be fit 5k, Oct. 21
I participated in a fitness program on campus through our Employee Wellness Center and had a 5k race as part of it. It was a bit dark but a fun event to do. I ended up in 2nd place for my age group. Very exciting.
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Halloween: Oct. 28-30
O halloween fun. We had a very busy week with Halloween events. First my residential complex had a Freak Week, with events each night. Then everyday the kids got dressed in halloween costumes. There were princesses, fairies, lady bug, cowboy, and just halloween gear. Finally halloween arrived. We went treat-or-tricking at Katja's house, an annual event we have done for the past three years. The girls were so cute in their outfits. Our family dresses in themes so this year's theme was Toy Story. Carlita was Jesse, which I made her costume from stretch. Luke was Woody (so cute), Karl was Ken and I was work-out latina Barbie. We had a blast and collected too much candy.

We also enjoyed the last weekends of apple picking at our favorite orchard, Milburn's. I baked like crazy apple pies left and right and apples for every meal. I was rather inventive with the use of apples.

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Duty Weekend: Nov. 4-6 
This was important to highlight since it was my last weekend of duty at UD and boy was it active. I barely got any sleep with phone calls almost every hour. I know it'll be just the same at Temple but I really wished the concept of duty wasn't in our job description.


CAACURH conference: Nov. 12-14
Some of you know I am very passionate about advising and have had some drama in the past year with my current group, RSA (a residential student leader group). But this year ha been a different story. With new leadership and talent, the group has stepped it up and at a regional conference, they won 3 major awards. Click on Udaily article that I wrote on the win. I am extremely proud of them and their hard work. Shout out to my last RSA group to advise.





Newark turkey Trot 5k, Nov. 21
 Since I got to run a 5k in Oct, it was Karl's turn to run a 5k. This time it was for the annual Turkey Trot. Once of us every year runs this race. We love it but it's a tough course. With little training, Karl placed 4th in his age group by only 30 seconds. Go Karl! Very proud of him!