the joys of fall

Cooler weather does something wonderful:
1) I drink port-- current bottle is Graystone Lipizzan white port- delizioso
2) scarves come out of the closet
3) chai makes its way into my mug
4) chili is consumed

Auntie Dee strikes again

I love this little girl. She is becoming so full of personality. My mom knit her this super cute hat.
She's started pulling herself onto furniture. as you can see she is so proud of herself. look at those teeth!
The next two photos are the first of my many attempts at taking pictures of the 2 of us. She loves my camera but often wants to peer around the camera at me taking her picture. So I tricked her and took them of the two of us myself. The second one is my favorite. I like to think that she is kissing my cheek, even though I'm pretty sure that she is just super sleepy and smashing her face into mine avoiding the sleepy eye factor.

grape season

Crush season is coming to a close. Pressing the grapes is my least favorite part- that is what is coming. The above pictures show how messy this job can be. My arm, which looks like I have a skin disease, is covered with syrah juice. My face is covered with a combination of motor oil and grape juice. I wish I could say this was as messy as it gets...
Its amazing that it is the middle of October already. My dear friends Scott and Claire are here from Oklahoma. Its weird to think that about 6 months ago I was staying in their apartment in Bologna, ITALY. time flies.