Currently in October

 It's the first Wednesday in October and time for Currently with Amy. This month we're talking about what we're currently falling for, what's currently scaring us, what we're working on, what we're loving, and what is entertaining us.  

Falling for: All the fall colors popping up everywhere. Fall really is just so pretty here in New England. 

Scaring (me): The repair bill for my car, dealing with the insurance company, seeing what our rate will be next year... we pay an obscene amount of car insurance each year with 3 "young" drivers (our payment this year was more than the actual repair estimate!) and since the lady that rear ended us was driving a rental where she refused their coverage and could not provide any of her own our accident was treated as an uninsured motorist and we were told our rates would definitely increase (despite having had the same insurance company for as long as I can remember and never ever having needed them before!). And yes, Ian does have his own trucks and his own insurance but because he lives at home still he's required to be listed on our policy...  And yet anyone can rent a car without proof of insurance? Crazy! Sorry, rant over. 

Working on: I've been hard at work on my 52 weeks of art. I am several weeks ahead at this point! But art is proving to be a great distraction and I literally feel it calming me. 

 

Loving: Any day the weather cooperates I've been heading out on some hikes. It can be unnerving hiking alone but I am loving all the time I have to listen to audiobooks and I focus a lot on deep breathing, letting out stress, etc. so I am loving my hikes (even if I still miss having hiking friends/partners with me). 

We loved our time at Alec's parent's weekend this past Saturday (we only go for the one day since we live so close and pop up to campus often). The weather was perfect and we brought my mother in law with us so she could see everything. We toured the culinary museum, went to the bookstore, checked out the gardens/chickens/apiary/orchard, then went through all 4 floors of the culinary building checking out classrooms, displays, and buying food and gifts from all the food based clubs that were selling thing.

student sugar sculptures

wedding cakes are displayed all over on this campus and they are all so unique and detailed

the culinary classroom building

check in was in the gym and the bookstore is right nextdoor- I ended up needing a hooded sweatshirt since the breeze blowing off the harbor was quite chilly most of the morning

 

Alec was manning the Peace Love Bread table until 2

we bought soft pretzels from Alec for our lunch/snack and a baguette we brought home for dinner

We also had a really delicious birthday dinner/dessert for my husband and I LOVED that he enjoyed my surprise gift so much. Amy had mentioned this national parks board where you mark each park you've visited with little evergreen trees and I thought it was just too cute not to buy. 

 

Entertaining (me): I'm still struggling to focus/read but audiobooks are entertaining me as are some "new" shows. I'm excited to see lots of new seasons of shows I enjoyed last year back and then since we dropped Netflix and added Apple/Peacock bundle we've been discovering lots of new to us shows too. 

Things like-- season 2 of RJ Decker, season 2 of Leanne, season 2 of Bad Medicine, 5 Star Weekend, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Ted Lasso, etc. I also really enjoyed watching Off Campus and The Love Hypothesis on Prime.