They weren't kidding

It's true that fall here is beautiful. And it has finally come! Here are some pictures of my town in all its autumn glory.

My room is in the house in the back, second floor on the left.

This is a cemetery a couple blocks from my apartment. It's a nice place to run.

This weekend was a good one. Mostly because I finally got a chance to make and can applesauce from when we went apple-picking several weeks back. I got six pints out the batch! It is nice to have time to just putter around the kitchen.

A lot has been going on. I'm getting settled into my school; I'm working in four different classrooms, mostly with language arts. Possibly the coolest part of my job is that I'm learning to play the trombone with the band (there is only one poor little sixth grader for all low-brass, he is sooo over powered). When I told the band teacher that I played tuba for eight years, he nicknamed me "Tuba Girl". I think it has a good ring to it :)

I'm working a lot, which is both good and bad. Time is flying and I can tell that I will never be bored in this job. But I rarely get home before it is dark (that is partly because it's getting dark so flippin' early!), and when I'm home I have zero energy (thus the declining number of blog posts). I have promised myself that I won't work at home, which takes some pressure off and lets me actually relax a little each night.

In conclusion, life is good and I'll keep you updated.