It's a new day, it's a new world ...

So, it's been just over a month that I've been working, and I'm still smiling at the end of every day. One of the parents today commented suprisedly that we were always smiling by the time kids are getting picked up, but then they just figured that it's because they kids are then leaving. Not true, at least in my case. I still genuinely enjoy their company!
That being said, I'll be missing work Friday afternoon to travel home for Thanksgiving. I missed out the last two years, and really want to be home this year as it's sort of a time of a lot of change within our family ... also, I've always loved Thanksgiving, and I really want to get part of an Autumn of colour! It has grown a bit cooler here, and wetter, and there's occasionally some crispness in the air, but it's just not the same. I feel like I've said this a million times, so I'll leave it at that ...
Ummm, what else? NHL regular season starts Thursday, which is sweet! I'm looking forward to watching the Oilers, the Penguins, the Blackhawks, and the usual suspects of the Leafs and the Canucks. I'm also slightly more fond of the Flames this year that I have been in previous years. Must be the additions of Squid (Cammalleri) and Bertuzzi. I'm still playing hockey quite a bit (3-5 times a week, generally), and am also playing co-ed intramural indoor soccer once a week, both of which are tons of fun. Bible study, IVCF, and the twice-a-month ACF get togethers have also provided some very enjoyable times. All in all, I am feeling absolutely blessed in pretty much everything going on in my life. :D