We started the month off attending the annual Hanger B Ball with our friends Joy and Wayne. They always get us tickets to this event and have a blast. They had a great band and we just couldn't stay in our seats. Since it was a work night we could stay as long as we wanted to but we had a great time. Thanks J&W for including us in this every year. You guys are the best.
Kristen had the big 30 birthday on the 6th. I just can't believe our youngest daughter is that old. Wow, am I getting that old? Oh well, can't wait until Tyler gets her and we are able to babysit and spoil him rotten.
Susan got a new MRI on her back because her back pain is getting progressively worse. The doctors finally were able to see what is causing her pain. The L5/S1 disk will have to be removed as it appears to be putting pressure on the sciatic nerve. They will do surgery on November 18th and remove this disk. Weird, they will replace the disk with a knee cap from a cadaver. I know she will do great and be pain free soon. She is very nervous and not looking forward to surgery number 4 on her back.
We took off to Atlanta to visit the kids on the 17th. Kristen had a shower and Ben and I went to a beer festival. That was a lot of fun sampling a number of beers I've never heard of. I had everything from amazing to bad. But it was a fun day. We took the MARTA so we didn't have to drive. It was a long ride but worth it. Below is the group I went with. My son-in-law Ben is in the center. The others are friends of him and Kristen.
On the 20th we took friends from Church with us on our annual Spartanburg Ghost Tour. This is a fun thing to do if you are into ghost hunting and stories. This is more Susan's thing than mine but go along and take pictures. We got a picture in the graveyard that had an "Orb" in it. This was verified by the expert when I sent it to him. See photo below. (orb is the white dot between the tree and the tall monument in the back.
We attended a birthday party with friends Joy and Wayne for Joy's dad, Bill Otts, who turned 85 this month. We had fun chowing down on some good home cooking and Wade's. Love their fried chicken.
The month ended with Halloween starting on Friday night with a costume party among our Empty Nester pals. The party was at our friends the Crouts and there were some cool costumes. Susan, myself, Carol and Roy Scheffler went as Dorothy, The Lion, Scarecrow, and The Tin Man respectively. It was great fun and we won the prize for best couple or team costume. See below.
Halloween night was fun this year because we relaxed, stayed home, and gave out candy to the neighborhood kids and kids of friends. It was rainy so the turnout was lite but it was nice to stay home this year. I'm normally helping at the Trunks of Treats event at Church. I missed being there. Pictured below are Susan, Zoey, and me with our friend's child Spenser.
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