Meg and I have been keeping ourselves busy lately with parties and get-togethers. This past weekend we joined the other 300 or so alumni and invaded MacGreggors and RIT for a fun filled night of hockey. We emerged victorious, so that's always good! The next day we went out to a local park and shot some family portraits of a couple, their awesome kids, and then the extended family. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed the crisp but sunny October day. Later that night we went to our friends house and enjoyed a wonderful fondue with an ale base. We got to play with our godson, who's turning into such a little man. He's just moments away from walking!!! The development is amazing. He's growing up so fast! We watched "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". It was quite entertaining! Sunday night we got together with the family for a great turkey dinner. Meg made a pumpkin pie to finish off the evening. It was all delicious! As for the previous weekend, we first started out Friday by making it to Meg's parents house for the night. We got up early the next morning and headed for the Massachusetts border. It was beautiful driving along the river valley with the morning fog still hanging around. Watching the sun come up and the fog whisped away, it was truly awe inspiring and I wanted to take pictures. I thought it best not to pull over on the highway though, as visibility was kinda bad! We arrived to our friends house in time for lunch and to hang out and play with the kids. Most importantly we got to meet our new goddaughter. She's super cute! I got to play choo-choos with their son and had a blast doing that. We also fixed lots of broken gates around the house. He's excellent with a hammer! We got some burgers for lunch and then we were off to the baptism. After that we hung out at their place with family and friends enjoying another beautiful sunny fall afternoon. We had a blast catching up with everyone. It had been a long time. We spent the night there and had a great breakfast before fixing a few more gates and playing some more choo-choos and playing around on the air mattress. Thanks goes out to our wonderful friends for hosting us. We definitely owe you guys! On our way out I stopped to take a few pictures which I'll post soon. We also were able to meet up with a friend of Meg's from school for a late lunch. It was great to see her and catch up as well. It's been roughly a year since we had seen anyone we caught up with on our trip eastward. Of course the scenery was beautiful, so I didn't mind the drive one bit. We've really enjoyed our fall, and it's sad to know that it's coming to an end soon. I just love this weather! Can't beat it at all!

Here's a great article that sums up my opinion on the financial correction (not crisis) that we are going through. Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail. I don't see why people who have done everything right with managing their money should be punished for doing so. Bailing out fake value still leaves you with fake value.