October Rewind.

October in Photos
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5 Things That Happened in October

1. Mark came home from Israel! He's still working on the project though, which means he's getting up at 4 or 5 am to get on web meetings with the team in Israel. Oof. And just this week he got word that he might be sent back over, eliciting a few choice expletives from both of us, but he's going to try and avoid going at all costs.
2. We thought we were moving to Boulder in the very near future, then suddenly we weren't. Read more about that here.
3. We had one super nice fall weekend where we ended up taking three separate walks in one day because it was just too pretty to be indoors. I think we totaled around 7 or 8 miles by the end of the day, and it was fabulous.
4. I went to the Lena Dunham book tour event in Chicago, got to hear her read 2 pieces from the book, enjoyed her conversation with her BFF/GIRLS co-writer Jenni Konner, and got a signed copy of Not That Kind of Girl.
5. My favorite moment was a quiet Sunday morning in our favorite cafe, chatting about life plans and goals and dreams. This was when we thought the Boulder opportunity was about to be official, and we were so hopeful and happy.

Read/Still Reading in October

- Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close: Read a few chapters here and there, but I'm still not finished. I continue to find the writing detached.
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson: This is Jandy Nelson's second book, and I had super high expectations for this one after loving The Sky is Everywhere. It took me some time to adjust to the narrative time jumps and alternating narrators, but as expected, I was sobbing by the end and really enjoyed it. 
- The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison: This is a non-fiction short story collection all on the topic of empathy and how we relate to one another. I'm only a few stories in so far, but it is interesting and thought-provoking. I had to put it down for the moment though, because there are some disturbing medical issues discussed at one point and due to some personal issues I'm finding myself particularly squeamish at the moment. I needed a breather from it.
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls: This comes so highly recommended by so many people, and I'm not too far in but it is totally engrossing.

The Book Wanderer in October

- My three travel vlogs for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, which I posted here
- Belated Top 5 Wednesday - Books I didn't expect to like / Favorite book titles
- An autumn book haul

Favorite Song from October
Chet Faker - 1998

What I'm Looking Forward to in November

STUFFING! I mean, Thanksgiving. But mostly stuffing.