Home sweet home!

Our big news for this post is that we are proud homeowners! We closed on the house last month and have been living in the new house for about a week now! We spent a lot of evenings after work shuttling car loads of belongings to the new house, so once we moved all the furniture in, most of the unpacking had already been done....we are completely settled in now! See all the photos below!
October was a fairly hectic month with Sean working in New Hampshire for a trial, closing on the house, and packing for the move, but we still managed to entertain my brother Christian for a weekend visit! Christian flew in on Friday at noon, which worked out well since Sean's flight from New Hampshire came in about an hour before! I picked up the two guys, then we headed to Four Peaks Brewery for lunch. Sean and I love their beer, and their food is great, too. We thought Christian would enjoy trying something local. After lunch Christian accompanied us to our title paper signing, then we headed downtown for the Diamondbacks-Rockies NLCS game. Sean had been up since midnight Phoenix time and was pretty tired, especially considering the Diamondbacks' less than impressive performance. We headed out during the 6th inning, only to find out the next morning that the game lasted extra innings...but still resulting in a Rockies win. Saturday was spent watching lots of college football on TV, then heading to Sun Devil Stadium to tailgate with our friends Lon and Dina and attend the ASU-Washington game. Our friend, Jeff, also joined us. The Sun Devils pulled out a win, contributing to what is now an 8-0 record! Sunday morning brought me to the airport two times in one morning: Sean at 6 a.m. back to NH and Christian at 10 a.m. back to Minnesota. I think Christian had a fun--and quick, event-packed--weekend, and we definitely enjoyed seeing him and hosting him in Phoenix. We're looking forward to the next time he can come down, hopefully for a longer, more relaxing trip!
And now for the long overdue photos!
The house (3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 bonus/den that we're calling Sean's "man cave"):




















































































































































Also, here's a photo of us from Halloween. I was Dr. Christina Yang from the TV show Grey's Anatomy and Sean was a snowbird (AZ retiree).
















And here's a photo of Christian and me at the Diamondbacks game.