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!!!