Follow-up - with pics!

Well, I said I'd add more detail, so here goes! This should catch everyone up on September through the present...

The leaves started changing here in September. The weather was gorgeous, and we finally made our way to the Jean-Talon Market. The variety and quality there was amazing! We tried to get outside as often as possible.





In mid-September, mom and dad (Gieringer) came to visit us for a week! We loved having them here. We went to a soccer match, visited "Old Montreal," and even went up to the Botanical Gardens. The video below shows Montreal Impact fans after the game, singing the team chant... catchy!









Naturally they spoiled their "grand-puppy" rotten, too - and she has hardly put that toy down since! (We just looooove the squeaker in it...)



(I have more pictures from their trip (and everything else listed here) posted in our Picasa album, so you can go there for more!)

October 13 was Thanksgiving here, and I made my first ever Thanksgiving dinner, including mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce from scratch, plus (part of) a roasted turkey. It was delicious, if I do say so myself. The next week the leaves started really changing color, and it was pretty gorgeous around town.



In the middle of October, we got another visit - mom and dad (Sears)! Although they were only here for a few days, we had a lot of fun taking them around campus, the Old Port, and the Chinese Lanterns display at the Botanical Gardens! The weather was chilly, but it was nice anyway.







By the end of the month, David and I had carved pumpkins and put up Halloween decorations.



Then out of nowhere, the temperature dropped and we got our first snow in Montreal!



It stuck overnight and the 'wet flurries' continued through the next day, although it dissipated quickly after that. Still, we were pretty excited, and the mountain looked really neat.



The temperature went back up, and by the time we got to Halloween it was back to 50-degree weather. We got a ton of trick-or-treaters (over 150), most of whom spoke French from behind their adorable costumes. We ran out of candy a couple of times, but when the kids stopped coming we went out for a nice (costume-free) Indian dinner.



Well, that pretty much brings us up to date! Since daylight savings time kicked in, it now gets dark much earlier than I had expected. By the time I get home around 5:15, it looks like the middle of the night! But I do appreciate having some actual daylight in the mornings now. If you want to see more pics, they are all up on Picasa now. When more things happen, I'll update again!

love,
Shannon