October

Oh, hey guys! Remember us? I'd like to say that we spent October without the glory that is the internet, and that's why we didn't blog, but the truth is we're just pretty bad at keeping up with this. Whoops. Anyway- here's a rundown of some of the things that we did this month:

Braxton started a new job! Can I just tell you, job hunting is a %*#!@ (bitch).  Since graduation, Brax had still been consulting as the head of compliance at an aircraft manufacturer, while looking for something else. By kind of a happy accident, an interview at one company led him to apply for a job at a healthcare provider in Salt Lake as a compliance auditor. He was called in for his first interview during their second round of interviews, and he got it! (I don't want to brag, but he was famous around HR as the guy who only had to have one interview.) We obviously feel tremendously blessed! 

General Conference with ShayLin and Kaisha. We were able to spend General Conference weekend with Braxton's little sisters, and it was a lot of fun for us to be able to all hang out together for a few days. We stocked up on Conference snacks, and settled in for two whole days in the living room. Six months ago, Brax and I spent Conference weekend setting up Ikea furniture in our apartment the week before we got married, so we were especially grateful this time to be able to actually sit down and listen. Saturday night during the Priesthood session, the girls and I upheld their tradition of going to get pedicures, and in between sessions on Sunday we all piled into the car to drive the Alpine Loop and see some of the Fall colors. It was beautiful, and just as busy, but we still managed to stop and get a couple of pictures.

Ostler Family Time. My mom came out for a few days last week to dote on her grandbaby help Casey and Jen with Myles after Casey's kidney stone surgery. And luckily, I happened to have Friday off after SEP conferences, so I got to go up and spend the day with them, too. We planned to go swimming at the rec center, but found out it was closed for a Halloween party, which Myles was less than happy about. 

We passed a pumpkin patch on the way out of town, and decided we would check that out instead. It turned out to be a lot of fun- even though we looked a little out of place in our swim gear under our clothes. 

That just about brings us up to date! Now that Halloween is over, we're basically counting down the days until it's acceptable to start counting down the days until Christmas.