Tennessee Backwoods

No news on the house yet, and I decided against the Management position. As you see from the last post I am very excited about returning (but mostly finishing) school up and start Teaching.
Halloween kicked off the Holiday season quarter at work and things are getting crazy already. Rumor has it from the locals here that if you want to make it to work on time you will want to leave at LEAST 2 hours earlier than your scheduled shift due to Holiday shoppers. Second fact I found out... Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga (the one that I conveniently am literally two parking lots of walking distance away from) is the Largest mall in Tennessee--which I can totally beleive because I have fallen victim to the losing my car incident more than once. People come from bordering states to shop there. Retail at Holiday time is madness! We are half way done with our Christmas shopping already this year because I dont want to be anywhere near Work if I dont have to be when I am off.
TWO exciting things about Holiday time for me right now...
1. I get to make and send out Christmas Cards! YAY
2. Andrew and I will be able to make it home this year...Dec. 26- Jan. 2!

We have been trying to do more outdoor activites outside of our own yard. Last weekend we found Red Clay State Park (One of many around us) We took the dogs on a 1 1/2 hour hike through the trails. It was fun, relaxing, and got us far from the Holiday chaos! :)
We also went to Andrews work party last Thursday. Volkswagen rented out the entire Aquarium and hosted a huge Halloween dinner/bash. Everyone was dressed up in costumes and I was so fun to see all the kids trick or treat through the aquarium.
Thinking about going on a Color Tour this weekend through Gatlinburg...I'll let you know how that goes!