catch up scarlet style

so the last time i posted the leaves were still on the trees, fleece hadn't made its way into the clothing rotation and holiday shopping was the last thing on my mind. while it's been some time since my fingers have hit the keyboard for personal ramblings, i often think about my little corner of internet space- how i'd like to capture the passing of time, even just for a brief moment.

october ended with a brief visit from my mom. bearing homemade halloween costumes and a hankering to tear up the neighborhood tavern (read, too many patron shots) ,we made the most of 5 nights and 4 days. and while halloween was a blur of candy and sugar meltdowns, the genie and pink lion made it all worth while.the first weekend of november took the scarlet family to victoria, british columbia. celebrating daddyspark's mom's 60th birthday, we took in an amazing city. visiting during remembrance day or the canadian version of veteran's day was quite an experience. no where have i heard the mentioning of peace in the same sentence as honoring veterans as i did in that country. it was refreshing to witness a celebration where everyone paid homage to the day. even if it meant wearing a red poppy.

victoria

view of victoria from our hotel room

and so that brings me to now. i'm trying to get back to normal after spending 5 days in las vegas attending to university business. while it was strange to be there for work, i did squeeze in some fun time. i met 2 original singers of the capris while swimming in the hotel pool and saw the grand opening red carpet affair at planet hollywood.

and that's catch up, scarlet style. until next time.