10/6/10

First of all, happy 26th anniversary to Mom and Dad!It has been pretty low key around here.  Indiana is finally experiencing fall temperatures, much to my liking.  We had an unusually hot (and dry) summer so it is nice to be able to break out the sweaters and jackets.  Fall is my favorite season and we are already enjoying apple cider and pumpkin cookies.

We had a pitch-in at work last Wednesday and I made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies thanks to Matt's mom Sheila's recipe.  They were a huge hit!  I had several people ask me for the recipe.  I had made a double batch per Matt's request and those were devoured pretty quickly as well.  Luckily I bought two cans of pumpkin at the store!

On Thursday night Matt and I went out to dinner and a movie.  We really like the toasted subs from Penn Station so we went there (fancy, I know :-) ).  Also, I usually pick which movie we see so Matt got to pick this time.  We ended up seeing "Resident Evil" in 3D.  I guess there are two or three Resident Evil movies that were released prior to this one, but I have never seen them and nor am I familiar with the video game on which they are based.  It wasn't too hard to follow...there was a zombie apocalypse and a few survivors are trying to find a "promised land" where they will find no zombies and the rest of the survivors.  It seemed much like the premise from the movie "Zombieland," but with less humor.  The 3D was pretty cool though.  I had never seen a live action movie in 3D.

On Friday I went to the mall on a secret shopping trip for Matt's birthday and on the way home stopped at my parents' house.  The video console on my dad's treadmill keeps dying and he has had to have it replaced several times (good thing he has a warranty!).  Sear's told him that if the screen dies one more time that they will give him a whole new treadmill.  Naturally, I had to try and help him break it faster.  I was able to walk 1 mile and run half a mile on the treadmill!  I would have walked a bit further, but I accidentally pulled the safety key off the treadmill and it shut off my progress. I took it as a cue to stop and watch "Lilo and Stitch" with my dad for awhile.

This Monday I was very excited when my dirndl (German dress) arrived from Alex!  Because there really is no direct conversion from European to American sizes, the dress is just a little tight but I took it to be altered yesterday (Tuesday) and it will be ready and fitted perfectly in time for the German Festival on Saturday!  Alex, you did a great job picking it out.  Another lady at the alteration place thought that she thought it was very cute.  Thank you again!

Matt and I had dinner with my parents at Steak n Shake after we dropped off my dress at the tailor.  Afterwards we stayed and watched "Glee." 

I have one more night of work tonight (Wednesday) and then I am off until Monday!  Matt's parents are coming up for the weekend and we are excited to see them.

And in big news, Dad and Grandpa Seitz have already received, countered, and accepted an offer on the house that they renovated!  The house went on the market on Thursday night and by Saturday they had a cash offer!  The woman who is buying the house is a grandmother who is moving from Evansville, IN (southern Indiana, close to the Kentucky border) to be closer to her family.  The process from here should be pretty quick, especially since she won't have a mortgage.  Congrats on the sale of the house!  You guys worked really hard and it paid off!

Have a great rest of your week!

Stacey and Matt