Transue Adventures: October 2012

        This whole separation thing is for the birds. I know it has been like a month since I updated this thing (even Laura Grace who has a brand new baby has been updating her blog - I really have no excuse!), but I'm gonna get back in the habit of making it part of my Sunday routine again, now that life has a routine nature about it again! So, here's what has happened chez les Transues...

      First of all, my beautiful baby boy turned 3 on September 21st. He went for an awesome ride on Thomas the train with Thomas, Grandma, Gary, and my grandmother (Mammaw) on his birthday. Then Thomas, Liam, and I had dinner with Poppa (my dad), and the next day we had a "Thomas the Train" theme birthday party at Grandma's house. There were tons of friends and family there, and it was awesome to see everybody. The next day was the day Thomas left. We went out for drinks Saturday night together, for one last date, and Sunday morning we were up and out of the house by 5:45 am to get him to the airport on time. I was pretty pleased with myself, as I did not bawl all over my poor husband as he hugged and kissed me goodbye. I waited till I got back to Rowan county for that - that's right, I held it together for 45 minutes!
        Little Liam and I returned to Chapel Hill that day, and we are currently living with the fabulous Gilgor family! For those of you that do not know, Deborah Gilgor is Liam's preschool teacher. She is awesome! She watches the little man for me if I have to work late, or run errands, etc. She has two kids living at home right now, and they love playing with/taking care of Liam! It's been such an amazing help, that's for sure. Liam and I are sharing a room at Miss Deborah's which is kinda fun - I love snuggling with my little guy at night, but I do not enjoy the numerous kicks to the kidneys that I recieve each morning between 2am and 7am. Every now and then he manages to kick me in the face too, which I think is remarkable. The best Liam update is that the little guy is pretty much fully potty trained! He has taken to standing up and peeing in the big potty "because that's how daddy pee-pees". Yesterday, we all went to the pumpkin patch together, and Liam had a blast! We went for a hayride, picked a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, played in a big pit of dried corn, went through a haystack maze, petted some goats, and even milked a (fake) cow! We are having a blast with the Gilgors!
         Teaching update. Hmmm, where to start? The first few weeks were rough, and I'm afraid that as of right now, I am not really seeing any improvement, which makes things frustrating for me. I love teaching French, that I know. I absolutely love planning my lessons, finding my French quote of the day, figuring out how to introduce new vocabulary, etc. This at least inspires me because there is nothing more frustrating than realizing you hate something you thought you would love. This is all I'm going to say on the teaching subject as of right now, I'm not comfortable divulging anymore of my frustrations in such a public forum.
Thomas is having a blast in Colorado! While I know he misses me and the little guy, he's having a great time! He's working tons, but he loves what he's doing (managing the canning line and packaging of the product), and who he works with! I couldn't be more pleased for him, or proud of him! The weather there is a good bit different, as you can imagine... they even called for snow there yesterday! I'm working on a scarf/hat/fingerless mittens set for my husband. As of right now, I have finished the scarf, and started the hat, so I should be done soon (and don't worry, I'll post pictures of that too!). He has booked his first trip home, and will be back to visit me and the little guy on the 26th of October. I can't wait to see my handsome husband!!

Here are some pictures from the pumpkin patch. Look for another update next week!