Halloween, volunteer dinner, and other stuff...

The weekend after Casey and Erin moved back to NC was Halloween weekend. Kory and Allen were having a birthday party for CJ's 4th birthday, so I went back to Raleigh for the weekend. It was cute to see CJ and all of her friends at the party. She was a princess, and so were a couple of her friends. I spent alot of time chasing Ainsley around, so it's a good thing I took a nap with Rylee before the party.

Casey and I also did some stuff around their new house...put up some shelves, moved the desk from the top floor to the basement, and helped Uncle Ray run some wiring in the basement. It was also determined that I will be Uncle Ray's apprentice so that someone has an idea of how to do wiring when Uncle Ray can't anymore. I think Dane probably has a pretty good handle on it, but I don't mind learning a little about a new trade.

While I was in Raleigh, my laptop decided to crash on me. There's a few things that I lost, but I think I can salvage them from old emails and stuff. So now I'm in the market for a new one...at some point. J.R. is letting me use a laptop of his for right now, so I'm not gonna rush into it. But I'm leaning towards a Mac for my next computer. We'll see.

Last week was a busy week for me. At the YMCA I work for, we had a recognition dinner for the volunteers that have donated their "Time, Talent & Treasure" (that was the name of the dinner) to our Y over the past 12 months. We sent out over 700 invitations, and had over 250 attendees. It was great to see all the volunteers and reflect on everything they do for us.

Speaking of reflecting, I spent Tuesday reflecting on the past 11 years. Alot of memories played over and over in my mind...and it made my day great. Ultimately, the day didn't end the way I had hoped, but I capped it off by watching The Notebook...and that helped a little. Maybe soon...