The holidays approach

Hi all,
I'm updating since it's been a few months.
We are getting ready for the holidays here. Florida has had some real cold snaps in the last two weeks, so it's put everyone in the spirit of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Ruel started his new job with Florida Hospital on Monday, 11/17 and seems to be liking it a lot so far. A bonus (at least in my opinion) is that he was able to get Thanksgiving and three days afterward off! I'm very excited! We'll be having dinner at Mom and Dad Sandridge's again this year. I think I'm responsible for the green bean casserole and one other item.
In addition to work, Ruel has been going strong with school taking economicsa and statistics this semester. He has a lot of dedication and is doing pretty well with both classes. I will be glad when he's done for the semester though so he can relax for a change.
Christmas is a quick 5 weeks away and we can't believe how quickly our year has flown. Hard to believe that the 6 month anniversary of our wedding was 10/26/2008. Seemed to just pass us so quickly.
Next I'll post pictures of Thanksgiving festivities and also the house once it's decorated.
Much love to the Manuel side of the family, hope everything is going well in the Philippines.
Kaycee