Happy Halloween!

My "pic of the day" is from our Halloween party last night.

Event Central

Saturday was a busy fun day from attending the "Superhero for Columbia Public Schools" event to our Meet up Group's Halloween costume party in which just over 20 attended. Unfortunately the Superhero event did not make a Guinness World Record as was hoped for (only about 700 attended vs. 1500+). My "pic of the day" includes scenes from both events.

Costume

My "pic of the day" is of a part of my costume for our Meet Up Group's Halloween party that we are hosting tomorrow night. I will also be wearing my costume at tomorrow's Superhero Day for Columbia Public Schools. The goal of the event is to break a world record for the most people in one location to wear a super hero costume. The current record is 1,500 people.

Long Day

We woke up to a very cool and crisp morning beckoning layers and a jacket. I left work at 6:30 pm tonight following a long day with many student appointments.

To follow-up from yesterday's post, the shooter has been apprehended.

Roll on Grey's Anatomy for part of my recovery evening from the long day.

Appointment Central

We have now entered early registration season at work, and this one is proving to be one of the busiest yet. We have had to shorten the appointments from 30 minutes to 20 minutes in order to incorporate more students per hour. On Friday I had 13 back-to-back student appointments and tomorrow I have a record high of 16 appointments. In addition to appointments today, we received notification that University Hospital was on lock down due to a possible murderer entering the facility, and apparently he is still at large and the rest of the University remains uneasy.

In other news, Paul and I finished our 5 week marriage class at church this evening, and that's what inspired my "pic of the day" as we were told that God uses marriage to change and mold us into being more Christlike, kind of like this blacksmith working with metal.

Moving Process Stage 1

My "pic of the day" is of two pics I took of our apartment to use on our Craig's list ad for a sub leasor.

It's Official

My new position with KU Medical Center became official today after I received the formal offer letter and submitted my resignation. Now Paul and I are quickly trying to get everything ready for a move within the next month.

My "pic of the day" is of two hot air balloons that I saw from my office window at work last Thursday after work. Notice also the faint moon rising in the lower left hand side.

Weekend Fun

My "pic of the day" is of a little fun that Paul and I had with his friend Ben at the Renaissance Fair last weekend.

Homecoming

Today I'm going to violate one of my own rules and post a pic that I didn't take. This was an aerial photo taken by ESPN this morning during their College GameDay show at MU's quad where over 18,000 students and fans showed up breaking the previous record for College GameDay attendance. In addition, it was MU's homecoming today. My husband and I were probably in the minority as we mostly stayed at home and avoided the football madness.

ESPN Comes to Town

ESPN's College GameDay is broadcasting live from Mizzou for tomorrow's homecoming game against Oklahoma. All week the students have been in a buzz about it and many are camping out or arriving at 3 a.m. on the campus quad so they can take part in the College GameDay broadcast at 8 a.m tomorrow morning. My "pic of the day" is of ESPN"s inflatable logo that they positioned at the edge of the stadium this week which advertised the Homecoming game and the College GameDay broadcast.

Entrapment

My "pic of the day" is of Paul locked up at the Renaissance Fair we went to this past weekend. I kind of felt like this picture today as I spent the day pretty much hunched over my desk in consultation with students over their advising worksheets.

Preception

This evening as I was walking back to my car across campus after a student organization meeting at 9pm, I saw two female students walking - one with leggins and boots on and the other with shorts and sandals. It made me think how if a photo was taken of just one of them how the person viewing the photo would think the weather was either really hot or pretty chilly. On the contrary, it was a very mild and cool evening that really didn't warrant either wardrobe choice. While I'm on the topic of wardrobe, my "pic of the day" is of a costume dress that I saw a lady wearing at the Renaissance Festival this weekend.

Good News

Today I received good news that I was hoping for and even faster than I anticipated. Praise!

Paul

Paul eating a turkey leg at this weekend's Renaissance Festival is my "pic of the day. As I find myself feeling like pacman trying to gobble up all the "have to's" before I can go to bed.

Prep

Preparation was a major theme of today. My "pic of the day" is from a blacksmith from the Renaissance Fair that we went to on Saturday.

Central Missouri Renaissance Festival

We spent the afternoon at the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival. So my "pic of the day" is of one of the performances we watched. This one was actually of some belly dancers, which didn't quite fit the "renaissance" theme but fun to watch nonetheless. We couldn't have asked for better weather, as it was a beautiful fall afternoon and very sunny with temps in the mid 70's.

TGIF

TGIF again! I was lucky to be able to carve out an unexpected 2 hours this afternoon at work which allowed me to try and get to the bottom of my desk. It was such a nice day today and I met my husband after work at Houlihan's patio for happy hour.

Yoga

I've come to find that lunchtime yoga is both a blessing and a curse. It's difficult to wrap up my day enough to get to the session on time and then I have so much running through my head from the day that it takes most of the session for me to unwind. Then, just as I start to relax and get my mind focused on technique and breathing and finally relaxation...it's time to go back to work again.

Good News

I received really good news today which has the potential to be life changing. Also a running theme today in both the classes that I teach and in the church's marriage class tonight was value of self to the extent that one is not being taken advantage of. Also in the marriage class we discussed the fact that marriage is not a means to an end; but rather the beginning of a growing and sanctification process where each spouse is an agent of God to help the other one grow through the conflict we encounter.

Long Day

A long 11 hour day which included starting with teaching a class, followed by lots of appts., followed by rearranging office furniture, followed by giving an evening presentation. Enough said.

Costume

I was able to leave work on time today and shop at the local costume shop for our upcoming Halloween costume party that we are having. It was so much fun to go "shopping" and try on the different outfits. I went in the store with one outfit in mind and came out with a completely different one. I'm not going to reveal it until closer to Halloween, but my "pic of the day" is a portion of that costume.

Any guesses as to what my costume is?

Tired

Crazy and vivid dreams last night left me feeling pretty tired today, so much so that I fell asleep off and on (more on than off) from 6 pm to 9 pm tonight. I awakened to realize one of my favorite shows was about to come on and with just enough time to shower and complete my blog. I'm not even that hungry tonight and contemplated just going on to bed without watching my show.

Lights, Camera, Action!

My "pic of the day" comes from the set of Paul's film shoot. Paul had a very warm Oct. day, in the 80's, for shooting which resulted in a sunburn.

Finished Plate

My "pic of the day" is of the plate I painted at the Mudd Room last weekend. It was finished from being fired in the kiln and available for pick-up today. By the way, TGIF, what an incredibly loooong week!

Long Day

A long day of work which concluded with the annual job fair. I'm definitley ready for Friday after this long week of either personal or professional events in the evening making very long days.

Settling In

I love my new office space and the warm sunshine that comes through my window early in the morning. I also like the fact that it's quieter and that I'm interrupted less. This morning I worked on organizing my office even more and getting settled in.

Office Move

After working all day, I spent 4 hours this evening moving my entire office (desk, file cabinet and bookshelf included) down the hall to my new office. The Dean actually helped me move my desk and then my husband arrived to help move some of the other items. I have a new desk "return" (back left corner) that still needs to be assembled so my file cabinet is serving as my desk extension or "return" in the meantime. My "pic of the day" is of the before & after move.

Lost in Translation

Today in class we discussed the topic of time management and the importance of developing a plan of action where one is working on important, yet non-urgent items so that one is always organized, prepared and nonstressed which helps create a work-life balance. Sometimes translating that to the real world is difficult when there isn't adequate time to prep or when unforeseen things come out at one that demand attention and take over what would otherwise be a peaceful day or evening. It's funny how strategies like this become lost in translation.

Birthday

I had a great birthday shared with my mom and husband. My "pic of the day" is of the flowers they bought me, and of some of the new wall decor I picked out.

Day of Creativity

What a fun day of creativity on my birthday weekend with my mom. My "pic of the day" is of the plate I got to paint at the Mudd Room. This is the "unfired" version of it. It will look somewhat different in color and the white edge part will have a "dripping" effect once it has been fired in the kiln. After this, my mom and I went to Hobby Lobby and I bought some wall decor to update my old wall decor at home. The best part about it is that I got to buy more than I thought I could because we found it all on sale for 50% off!

On a side note, today is my 265th day of blogging, which only leaves 100 days left to reach my goal of blogging for one entire year!

B-Day Dinner

Scenes from my b-day dinner tonight at the Macaroni Grill make up my "pic of the day".

Today included sleeping in (ya!), going to the gym, getting my hair cut, an impromptu eye make-up freebie session from the grand opening of Sephoria at JCPenny and then on to dinner with friends.