For lack of a better title for this post, Im using Octoberfest since it is after all the month of October except that I wont be engaging in drinking and I wont be hanging out with kegs of beer! Anyway, it will be a very busy month ahead of us. This week, Patrick and I heading to New York to meet up with friends and watch a Broadway play which I would be doing every week if I could but NY city is a 3 hour drive one way from where we live so thats 6 hours of driving for a trip to the Big Apple.

Patrick would be in a week long conference/exhibit in Florida next week. I am busy preparing the (balikbayan) boxes for the holiday season. I was told that if I want the boxes to get to the Philippines before Christmas, I have to ship them before October 25th so Ive been shopping, packing and checking my list twice, er, thrice! Ive been signing Christmas cards practically every night for the past few days to make sure that I have thoughtfully written the message in the card. Thats how I usually do it, I think of the person Im writing the card for and I think of how I can make the card send warmth and affection to the person receiving it.

Anyway, it looks like Id be the only one doing the writing in this household! Patrick would be the first to admit that his penmanship isnt nice. Sometimes, he doesnt even understand his own handwriting! hahaha!

So it should be hectic but fun! Christmas is my favorite time of the year so I dont really mind getting Christmasey this early. Its also getting cold now but its been raining a lot too. I suppose the farmers in the area are happy because its good for the crops.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Joel B, Kathy, Mother Lily, Manoj and Chita!