Cat on a Leash

Well for those loyal blog readers, here it is: Cat on a Leash. This cat lives in the apartment buildings across the street from our complex. I have never seen such a thing in my life. The people put their cat on this lease tied to a rope, and then they let it roam around the yard of they apartments. Hope this gives you all a laugh.

In other news, we are going to a small halloween party tonight. Should be fun. Zeb is most likely dressing up as Pedro Martinez (again) and I haven't decided yet. Arg! Also, we went and saw the movie The Departed last night. It has Matt Damon in it, talking with that Boston accent. Excellent. It also has Leonardo Dicaprio, Marky Mark, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, and some others in it too. Its pretty good, we would recommend it, but not if you're squemish.

My mom comes to visit in 6 days! Can't wait!

Snow!

We had our first real deal snow this last week, including my first drive to work on the snowy roads. I saw a VW Bus spin out on the road ahead of me, but in spite of all that, I kept that hatchback on the road, and I made it to work on time. So far it hasn't been too cold, and the snow does make the mountains look beautiful, but.....we'll see what we think about it when it hits 0 degrees.

Long time, no Blog - Return of Pic of the Day

Wow. Its been a while since we blogged. UGH! I'm too tired now to write a long one, but I will get with the program soon......hopefully. Meanwhile, you thought it was done...but its not done yet. Yes thats right, pic of the day is back. Enjoy.

So what's new with everyone?

The Playoffs, The Job, The Coat, The trip that Damon is making out

The Playoffs:

It's sad to see that all of the teams we all wanted to go lost :( Oh well that's baseball if I had it my way.....well you know how I would have it. I'm hoping to see the Tigers and the Mets in the WS but we will see. Go ahead and post who you want.

The Job:

Well as Heather said I got a job working for Kamp Implement as the Shipping and Receiving Manager. It isn't my ideal job but w/e right? Anyway, I have been working like 11 hours a day plus every other Saturday so it keeps me busy. I'm hoping to hear from the City of Bozeman Streets Division this week. Again, not my ideal job but it's moving up ;). So, Mondays are really busy with freight coming in for the week. Then Tuesdays you have to stock the parts on the shelves and put overstock upstairs. On Weds we get more trucks and you guessed it Thursday we put it away. Come Friday it's last min. trucks and last min. stocking. Saturdays we have to do "chores" sweeping the shop, organizing, cleaning the shitter, vacuuming the offices, dusting, ya you get the point. So that's my work week. The Marketing guy who has been with the Company 56 years is retiring at the end of the year and they want me to take over with my "professional business background" I guess if I stick it out that might be something to look forward to.

The Coat:

I purchased a new Quiksilver snowboarding coat off eBay because I plan on doing TONS of boarding this year. It's white with grey pinstripe looks sharp!!!!!!!!!

The trip that Damon is making:

Damon arrives tomorrow at 3:59pm and staying until Sunday. I can't wait to hang out with one of my friends. Wait.......My best friend. Plan on doing some driving around the mountains and such just researching the area and bsing.

Anyway, I hope all is well with you that is my story for a while hope you all enjoy!!!!!!!! Congrats to the Collousses of Clout on their first season. I'm sure there are more to seasons to come.

Seasonal Depression

I think I have seasonal depression. Not the kind you normally hear about...but mine involves the season of the year that the yankees get eliminated from the post season. Very depressing. A whole bleak baseball-less winter ahead of me? Bummer.

Weekend Update

It is finally Friday, and I can't be happier. I'm home this weekend, and next weekend too actually, so that is a huge plus. There is so much big news that has happened this week. Where do I start?

1) Zeb got a job! He is now working hard everyday at Camp Implements. It is a farming supplier...type thing. He can explain more, but he is working in shipping and recieving. He got hired on to be the manager of the department, among other things, but for now, he has to learn the ropes of the business. Which means quite a bit of manual labor. He's still got his eyes open for other opportunities, but for now, its a good paycheck!

2) My dad is getting married?!?! Yes, Tim Murray, the eternal bachelor is getting married. How crazy is that? Her name is Jan. They met at church, and got to be good friends through a singles group that they were involved in. They are actually the second couple from that same singles group of about 8 people or so that will have been married this year! Pretty productive little group....but what happens to the singles group now? They become a newly married couples group? They set the date for December 23rd, because Zeb and I will be back in Oregon then. It will definitely be an exciting trip! Congratulations Dad & Jan!

Ummm, I guess that's really all the new news! The Office was great last night, but I can not deal with Jim hooking up with that girl in in his new office! So that better not happen. How is the Collosus of Clout doing? I haven't gotten an update on them this week. Hope everything is well, and Emily is off the DL? Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Basking in the Glory of another playoff win

AAAHHH. Well, last night's yankee game started out well. The middle relief is so shaky...it makes me really nervous...but we'll see. All I can say is 5 for 5 baby! My boy Jeter had a great night...and A-Rod? naaah, not so much.

Playoff Prediction

It's time and I know you are all ready for this...So it's time now to post your playoff predictions on here.

Here is mine(Zeb's):

ALDS--
MIN vs OAK - MIN in 4

NYY vs DET - NYY in 3

NLDS--
STL vs SDG - SDG in 5

NYM vs LAD - LAD in 4

ALCS--
MIN vs NYY - MIN in 6

NLCS--
SDG vs LAD - LAD in 7

World Series--
MIN vs LAD - MIN in 6

Ode to October

Well, well, well....I can't believe that it is October 1st! I just got back from one of the longest road trips of my life. We left last Wednesday and flew into Denver and then made an hour drive to Greeley, CO to play against Northern Colorado University. I got to see a classmate and good friend of mine from OSU who works there as an athletic trainer, so that was a lot of fun...but that was about the only pleasant thing about Greeley. Our team got swept in 3 games by UNC, in a pretty painful loss. The next day we got up early in the morning to make the drive back to Denver, race through the Denver Airport and catch another plane to Phoenix. From Phoenix, we again loaded up in our Mini-Van Caravan and made the 2 hour drive to Flagstaff, AZ. On Saturday we go to go down to the football game (MSU football just happened to be in town also playing NAU) for the first half, before we headed to the gym to get ready for our match. Football pulled off a huge win to break their losing streak and later that evening we continued the trend with a big come from behind win over NAU volleyball. We finished off the night with a celebratory trip to Safeway for snacks (aaah yes, the joys of D1-AA) and got in bed. This morning, we got up bright and early to make the drive back to Phoenix to catch the plane back to Bozeman, via Denver. I am SO glad to be home!!!

On another note, its October! I think October has got to be my favorite month. The Yankees are back in the playoffs, ready for another World Series run, college football is in full swing, NFL is off to a good start, the air is crisp but there are still a few nice days of sunshine left, leaves are changing, we have daylight savings time and actually fall back, gaining an entire extra hour of sleep one night. There are halloween decorations everywhere, which means everywhere you look BEAVERS COLORS! And the best thing about October? It is October Scary Movie Month (OSMM). OSMM is in it's 6th year and still going strong. For those of you who have never observed October Scary Movie Month, the basic rules are that you try to watch as many scary movies throughout the month as possible. They can be old favorites, tried and true classics or brand new ones, it doesn't matter as long as they are scary. You can catch them on TV, go out to the theater, pull them from your own personal collection, rent them from the video store, and for the first time this year, I'll be ordering them in from blockbuster online.

For you OSMM beginners, here are some of my top recommendations for you to give a try:

Psycho
Halloween
Halloween II
Friday the 13th
When a Stranger Calls
The Vanishing
Silence of the Lambs
Scream

There are many many more, so in the sprit of October Scary Movie Month, go ahead and post up your favorite scary movie!

Hope everyone is off to a great October!

p.s. We got our plane tickets to come home for Christmas! We'll be back in Oregon from the 21st through the 25th!!! Mark it on your calendars!!!