All About September

 

The month of August was mainly about Briana's birthday and school. Actually, September was a lot about Bri's birthday and school too - heh. But, we did do some other things too.

Labor Day weekend was actually a bit busy for us. We spent time with friends and Doug and I did a bit of shopping.

First, Doug and Bri spent some time with friends Khalid and Kira. It was a great dad/daughter Saturday...

That Monday, Doug, Bri and I met the C family for a bowling and video game afternoon...

That Sunday, Doug and I headed toward a part of town where Doug and I used to live before we moved to where we live now. We wanted to go to Pottery Barn to look for new bedroom furniture for our basement guest bedroom. We stopped first to eat lunch at a restaurant that we used to eat at all the time before moving away and Bri entering our lives...

The place looked exactly the same. The food tasted the same (so yummy). It was such a nostalgic feeling - going back to pre-parenthood days.

We did find a bedroom set we liked and it should be delivered sometime in early October.

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Briana got her school picture taken in September and it turned out really well...

Because I purchased a digital image, the photographer sent me all the different backgrounds they offer. I decided to do this fun collage...

It is the last "regular" photo she will have in a yearbook. Next year - senior pictures.

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I took Mei to the vet for a checkup. She got some vaccines which made her feel pretty icky for a few days. She is quite healthy - except she's too fat. Yep, she is a chunky gal...

She is a grazer when it comes to eating - and I have been giving her special dry food for years that is supposed to be good for her tummy (she had bad GI issues when we first brought her home). But, eating that dry food was causing her to gain weight, so the vet suggested switching her to an all wet food diet. And no treats (too many calories). I did feed her wet food as a daily treat, so it wasn't foreign to her. Now - it's all day, every day. But, she is finicky when it comes to wet food. I have been trying different kinds and flavors, trying to find the ones she likes. It's been hit or miss, but I'm finally discovering the ones she likes best. She is definitely confused as to where her normal food and treats are - I'm trying to keep her eating and happy enough (hopefully).

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As I mentioned in my last post, we visited NYC the first half of the week of fall break (separate posts will happen on that soon)...

The week of fall break, we also visited our favorite apple orchard (a separate post coming on that too)...

Doug and I saw Elton John in concert (separate post is coming on that as well)...

And of course, Bri got her driver's license - woot!

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Lastly, we celebrated Autumn Moon Festival in September. We made our traditional moon cookies...

So yummy!

Sadly, I wasn't able to get a full moon photo with Bri this year. It rained for days and there just wasn't an opportunity to snap a photo. I tried to go outside one evening and instead of the moon, I saw lightning lighting up the sky in the distance...

I try to hang on to my traditions as long as I can, but sometimes, they just can't happen anymore.

So overall, September was pretty eventful!

I'm quite excited about October coming. Halloween is my favorite holiday. The weather is starting to change. The feeling of fall is in the air. Looking very forward to it!