Faye Moved In, Halloween Trail Got Washed Away, Been Grinding at Work and Gym

It has been a while since my last post but besides a few small things, and one major thing, life has continued with little to update.  

After our last trip during Golden Week Faye spend a few days a week at our new apartment and would periodically go back to her place in Bao'an to do laundry and bring over small bags of items.

On October 18th I found a cool bug and took a photo.  It is called Batocera rubus and its common name is rubber root borer.

On October 19th our school started to decorate for Halloween.  They went with a Harry Potter theme and it turned out pretty good. 


On October 28th I laid the trail for the Halloween hash. It got washed away twice and nobody stayed on trail but it was still a good time.  I went on a bar crawl afterward but was so tired from laying trail in the rain that I really didn't have a very good time. 




Faye moved in on October 29th.  We have had a pretty harmonious experience of living together for the past week. Last weekend we went on a dinner date.  We did have a disagreement that night but we both got over it by the next morning.  I got a haircut that Sunday and then we went and got ice cream and had a walk. 

Work has been a bit of a grind but I am making it through.  It is just very exhausting at times but still rewarding.  I have been back at the gym consistently as well.  On some Tuesdays I go out to dinner with some male friends and we have good food and conversations. 

We have established for ourselves a comfortable routine.  She seems much more relaxed now that her commute is shorter and she comes home to a home cooked (by me) dinner every day.

I am happy I get to spend so much time with her. 




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