It has been an eventful month! We had our friend Melissa visit us from Nebraska! She flew all the way here to see lil ol' us. We drove to see Duke University and the next day drove in the opposite direction to see the mountains. We did a little gem mining on our trip, and froze our fingers off sorting through rocks for the valuables!
That weekend we also brought home another rabbit! I never thought that we would become "rabbit people," but since Cory is allergic to cats, rabbits are a great alternative! We named her Rocky (yes, we're aware it's a male name, but she looks like a squirrel!)
This is at the Upper Cascades waterfalls. There were a few trails we went on to get to the different falls, but the worst trail we unfortunately left until last (not knowing how treacherous it was!). The trail to the Hanging Rock itself.
This is a view from Cory's legs...hanging over the edge of Hanging Rock. The day started off cold and rainy but by the end, the sun was shining. We got lucky!
The trees were changing colors so the views of the mountains were beautiful. We went to Acadia National Park and went up Cadillac Mountain (the highest mountain on the eastern coast), went to seal harbour and toured the famous city Bar Harbour...or as they would call it "Bah Habah." The Mainer's have such cute accents! We also saw a couple of lighthouses.
Of course, I couldn't leave Maine without finding Stephen King's house! My mom loves Stephen King and I grew up with his books. Since we were staying in Bangor, (which is the city he lives in) I had to get a picture of me in front of his house! Notice the bats on his front gate. Typical Stephen King!
I definitely wouldn't mind summer vacations up in Maine . We were lucky we had beautiful weather for October. But you won't catch me up there in the winter!
We hiked around the mountain and saw tons of hawks flying overhead. The closer we got to the top, the closer those hawks were! The weather was perfect for hiking, about 83 degrees and sunny. 
This picture was taken at the Little Pinnacle Overlook, which is a tinier mountain off to the side. It gives a great view of the valley below. We live right next to wine country so the countryside is beautiful!
I sadly left my great job at Benchmark Biolabs, Inc. Here are a couple pics of me with some friends that I will greatly miss!
As of right now, I am still currently unemployed and looking for a new job at Wake Forest University here, in the medical research field.
We have moved into our first house! There is still alot we have to do to it, but it's slowly feeling more like home. I have to learn how to interior decorate now! I'm already seeing how I want to paint the different rooms. The kitchen unfortunately came with some hideous wallpaper so someday (soon!) we have to destroy it. What were the previous owner's thinking?
