Thanksgiving!

I can't believe the holidays are here again, but here we go again! Tomorrow we fly up to Oregon for a few days to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Sr. Caldwells (hehe) and Chelsey, and we both cannot wait! For a few reasons:
1.) Holidays with family are unbeatable, and we can't wait to spend time with those we love.
2.) Oregon is beautiful!
3.) For me personally, it will be SO wonderful to escape the turmoil of the city. I think if you don't live in a city or a big financial center, it is easy to forget what is going on in the national and global economy, and the work world in general. I was telling Nolan that I feel a sort of kinship with people I ride the Muni with now, because we're all worrying about the same things. Tensions are running high, and I'm not even going to try and explain it in here. Just trust me: it's a different world down here (especially in my staffing world, where we see the good and bad sides of almost every industry!).
4.) For Nolan, I think it will be good for him to escape the stresses of school for awhile. He loves it, but vacations are necessary and appreciated!

All that being said, Thanksgiving is looking to be a great one, and we're excited!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

~A

A New Day

Congratulations are flowing in from all over the world as we celebrate our new President-elect! It is truly a new day and a new chance for us as Americans. A chance for us to earn back trust, gain back respect, and change back our country into the nation it was meant to be!

We had guests down this weekend; both sets of parents (the Sr. Caldwells and the Akins), and went to the Oregon Ducks vs. Cal Bears game in the pouring rain on Saturday. Sadly, the Ducks lost, but they are still in fairly good standing! Here's to hoping their season only gets better! It was definitely fun to share those memories (and the great food!) with our families. Also, my dad helped us put up our sconce--finally!

My brother Nate, along with several friends are all coming down to the city in a couple weeks to see Twilight as it opens in theaters. It will be his first time driving all the way down here, so let's all cross our fingers that Ashely doesn't get him lost along the way (haha, just kidding Ash. Kind of.).

A

repeat

I guess if some of you read my personal blog then this will all come as a disappointment, but: here are our pumpkin carving pictures from last year! haha, sorry, we may or may not take pictures this year, and Milo was just so cute in these...
Milo and Nolan having boys time ;)


Finished product:


Milo inspecting his little pumpkin:


Nolan is at his conference in Boston as we speak, and I am here holding down the fort and awaiting his return. He said it's so pretty there and I am super jealous. Imagining things like walking down the streets of Boston admiring the fall colours, wearing a thick scarf and sipping a coffee. Of course I have all of those hear, except for the fall colours...(oh and my coffee today, I am avoiding that!)

This weekend our parents (all of them!) will be at our house for at least a little while, though his are actually staying the weekend and mine are only dropping by for dinner :) And we are all going to a Ducks game on Saturday, so that should be fun. Happy Halloween!
~A

October

It is maddening to try and think of something original to write in here after writing in my other blog. Not too much is new...Nolan is flying to Boston to present at Harvard, etc. this weekend for his summer research. If they pick up his project, he could possibly be flying to Turkey to present sometime soon! woohoo! I, on the other hand, am taking this solo weekend to go up to Placerville to visit and relax. I may go to a football game, I may stop by Davis, and I may bring Milo. All of this is up in the air, depending on whether I get Friday off or not. We shall see!

Nolan also had his big immunology test today, and now he has a 4 day break to relax! A much-needed and deserved break, too. So he will be puttering around, getting stuff done and actually having a life for a few days before he heads to Boston. We here at my work have been coping with the market downers, and trying to make sure our clients have their feet steadily on the ground. So far things are looking good! Magley is in good hands :) This means work has been alternately really slow and really stressful, but things are starting to even out a little bit. I am still loving my new position and the results I get to see from my daily work.

I guess that is all I can really say for now. Hopefully I will have more news/drivel to write about soon!
A

A few pictures... :)

Since I rarely post on here, I thought now would be a good time to update a few pics. We had a triple date with some of our friends a week ago, and here is the proof...
Nolan and I:


Me and the girls:


Nolan and the boys:


I'm not entirely adept at posting pictures...but I tried. We're going to have to improve our picture skills, apparently, since it is almost time to think about taking a picture for our Christmas card (okay so maybe we have another month or so), and we have to trump last year's...which I think was pretty good. Maybe we'll include Milo in this one; that earns points, doesn't it?

A month later...

Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since this has been updated. I guess I have really been falling behind! So, here is a quick update on the SF Caldwells :)

We're still happily in our apartment, and have no plans of moving (as we continue to decorate more and more!). Yes, we still have Milo, too, and he's happy as a clam that Nolan is back and playing with him again. He missed his buddy :)

Nolan has been really busy studying and has already had his first final! He somehow finds time to make time not only for me, but for friends and himself along the way. He's an enigma. He's been spending hours on the wii perfecting his Mario Kart racing skills ;)

I've been busy in my new role as the Recruiting Coordinator here at Magley. It is an immensely fulfilling role, and I leave exhausted and feeling productive. I love seeing "results" of my work. Definitely a good move up! I've also been singing recently on the worship team at our church, and loving it! We really love our church and I can't imagine ever leaving it...we'll see what is in our future!

Until something more exciting happens, I suppose that is it on us for now.
~A

news, news

Nolan has finally returned from Uganda, and is finally starting to adjust to the time here I think. The first night he couldn't sleep past 3am, but he's slowly adjusting (which means I get to sleep past 3am!). We began the task of deciding where to live next/this year, and our conclusion is that we're actually going to stay in our place. It's a beautiful apartment, has an office for him to study in, and the price is definitely right. For anyone wondering, our address is, and will continue to be:
1254 24th Ave. #3
San Francisco, CA 94122

We're headed up to Oregon tonight for a little vacation, which I'm sure we both need before he starts school and I start in my new position at work. Yikes! More updates and hopefully pictures will be coming soon!
~A