November has been great! Matt came to visit, and we had a great time walking around with him and enjoying some great food. Gotta say I'm a bit jealous of the sweet hat he picked up for himself at a haberdasher in the French Quarter.
  I also got a new job as a teaching assistant at Success Preparatory Academy. It's a great school where they work hard to excite the kids about going to college one day. The classrooms and halls are decorated with university pennants and flags, so I've email PSU, U of O, and other NW colleges for free stuff to get some hometown spirit in there. Another benefit of my new job is finally having a regular schedule. It's been great having real weekends with Kaiti, and I've been enjoying having the whole week off for Thanksgiving.
  Kaiti's in the kitchen right now, making Framboise cranberry sauce! It only needs a little so we're drinking the left overs. It's just the two of us this year, enjoying a quiet dinner, but not skimping on the food. More leftovers that way. Tomorrow we'll go out for her birthday and have moule frite at a cute little wine bar we like. We're also celebrating by watching a bunch of Meryl Streep movies that Kaiti hasn't seen yet. So far we've watched the silly "Death Becomes Her" and are still deciding what to watch tonight and tomorrow.

  Hope you're all having a great Thanksgiving! We miss and love you all!