October has proven to be a pretty busy month so far, and there still 11 days to go.

April & I celebrated 8 years together on Oct. 8th; most of our 4 day celebration weekend was spent driving around northeast Indiana, visiting little towns and taking pictures of the fall leaves. I’ve uploaded some of the photos to Flickr gallery; check them out and let me know which ones you like the most.

This past weekend, April managed to win tickets to a monster truck rally. So, we spent the majority of Saturday afternoon and evening in Auburn, watching big trucks smash little cars. Pictures of those will be available as soon as I find the time. I’ve been dealing with an injured hand this week, and just haven’t gotten around to dumping the camera yet.

I’ve tweeted a little bit about my hand being injured this week, and my mother’s response was “What the hell did you do?”

Well, I wish I could say for sure, but I can’t. I felt something pop in my thumb a little over a week ago, but didn’t really think much about it. Well, not until the pain got worse and I started having problems holding onto things, anyway.

The floors in my apartment really love this injury though. They’ve been treated to glasses of water, and even the popcorn chicken that I was going to have for lunch this afternoon. I hope the dirty jerks appreciate my injured hand’s generosity, but I digress.

I went to the doctor yesterday, and she thinks I‘ve sprained my thumb or something like that, but sent me for x-rays this morning and suggested I get a brace for it. So, I’ve done both, and will hopefully know more about what’s going on with my thumb tomorrow.

I’m planning a quick trip to Louisville, KY this coming weekend, to celebrate my mother’s birthday with her. If all goes well, April and I will drive down sometime Friday and come home in time for me to go to work Sunday night. Those whirlwind trips always leave me exhausted, but they are worth it. I get to see family, and spend time away from home with April. So, it’s a win-win situation.

Lord only knows what the last week of October will bring. Stay tuned…