iOctober and iNovember

     Well, a lot of random stuff has been going on lately and since I haven't been updating the blog frequently here is a post to cover some happenings of October and November.

     We had to celebrate Halloween, Abbi made a great horse while trick or treating.  We went on a nice long walk to show the neighborhood her cute outfit.

     For my rehabilitation rotation, we did a speciality practice of pain management.  My pharmacist has been very involved with the Arizona Pain Management Society, so we were able to go to a very nice and expensive restaurant with pain docs and anesthesiologists to hear about a new pain medication.  Did I mention I got to eat the best 8 oz filet ever???  Thank you drug reps.

  

     It was time for Ryan to come home at the end of October!  I flew out to Grand Rapids, MI where Ryan was Friday morning and we drove 27 hours straight home to make it back for our rotations on Monday.

     Ryan came home, but had 2 weeks straight full of interviews, which we were very thankful for.  We had Broadway Lion King tickets, but Ryan was gone so I took my friend Janet with me.  Can I say it was PHENOMENAL!  I still can't believe the amazing production that was put on.

     Abbi has been pretty excited that Ryan is back

     We found out that Abbi loves wheat thins.  She stuck her head in the box all by herself, can't waste any crumbs

     We had a few chilly days in Arizona, 55 degrees!!!!  Anyways it rained for a good 24 hours, which causes Arizona to flood like crazy, which means BIG puddles for Abbi to run and play in.

And don't worry, we have been bringing in the Holiday cheer early in the Finn household.

Life is finally starting to come back to normal for us.  Ryan was pretty gone for 4.5 months with 2 weeks straight of interviews plus long days in his ICU rotation.  We have a couple more interviews in December and then home for Christmas.  Life is good and we are just enjoying the time we have together now.

The Best Surprise Weekend

     Well, sometimes you just need to make a quick weekend trip home to soothe all your woes and surprise your family while your husband is away.  I had 2 more weeks to go till Ryan would finally be home from the 4 months of audition rotations and I just needed some family time.  I told all my sisters I was coming, but to keep it a secret from my parents.  It was the best surprising my parents around midnight.  After a quick night of sleep it was time to watch my nephews play some football and to see my nieces cheer.  Of course Iron Man had to come out and play with it being close to Halloween...

Crawling babies everywhere

After some socializing and playing around it was time for some football.  I was so excited for the cold weather, hot chocolate, nachos and more family time.

After a great Friday with my family, it was time to surprise my in-laws.  Luckily Tanner had his last soccer game and it was a perfect place to surprise them and then celebrate the win with McDonalds!  I see some future skills in this kid just like his favorite Aunt Kali (not Jordan).  

After the fun time watching soccer, it was time to hit up some shopping with my family.  Of course all the grandkids want to be with Pappy.

It was a great, quick weekend to see family and help me last till Ryan came home.  I sure wish we lived closer to family, but we have been blessed with great family in Arizona that help fill the void.  I pretty sure my surprises were successful.