it's november!

november is stuart's favorite month. i can't believe it's here already - this means we've been married for well over 4 months. that i've been working for almost 3 months. that christmas is just a FEW WEEKS AWAY! i love this time of year. we've been enjoying it lately by eating apple-cranberry-walnut muffins, drinking apple cider, lighting candles, shopping for electric blankets and turning on the space heater! today i bought some supplies to make our first-christmas-together christmas cards and a few other things to work on some hand-made gifts for some special people. don't get me wrong - i'm not trying to rush autumn away so that christmas is here. but that's one of the joys of later fall... preparing for christmas :) drinking pumpkin spice lattes while making christmas gifts - the best of both worlds.

in a few weeks, it will be thanksgiving, and i'll be at the hospital taking care of my patients! i work both turkey day and the friday after, so here's to hoping for a delicious pot luck with all my nursey friends at UAMS for thanksgiving. my lovely, dearest friend hannah mogan is coming to visit thanksgiving week, though only for a few days, but it will be the highlight of my thanksgiving holiday! i'm thankful for her (heh).

stuart is in the midst of week 3 in pine bluff doing his family medicine rotation. the most exciting thing he's done so far is put 2 stitches in a lady's knee that got busted up somehow. thursday of this week, we're going to see Wicked (the broadway show) and we're pumped! then, saturday, in the wee hours of the morning, i will hop a flight: little rock > memphis > RALEIGH/DURHAM! oh my heart, i can't wait to see my home state again. and those who dwell there.

here's to hoping for mama to make some chili, pumpkin pie and apple cider; for katie to show me the newest trends (that she always somehow pulls off flawlessly, and that i always look silly for trying) and sharing the newest, most exciting news about her life plans; for daddy to tell me amazing stories from his everyday life and make me laugh to the point of tears; for matthew graham to make a surprise appearance and come to zebulon while i'm home!