The Fabulous Start of Halloween...

So I promised that I'd share one of my costumes... I did the Mad Plaid-er! Check it out...

The whole she-bang

K actually picked out the lashes for me

Keith was the Wolf that ate Grandma. We're doing the Red Riding Hood theme next weekend for our costumes. But I wanted to do my Mad Plaid-er or Plaid Hatter, ha ha, except I didn't end up wearing my plaid cap, since it wasn't much like the Mad Hatter's hat. Neither was the one I ended up wearing, but hey, I spent a total of $4 on my costume! (Pink eyelashes.) I didn't buy any special makeup... though I wish I had more than white face powder for my face. 

I helped with the makeup on him, too

Our host and hostess had an extremely cool Halloween House! Check out just one room...

It was so well done! The bunting over the table had little skulls on each triangle! So cute!
I wish I'd taken more photos, actually. There were a lot of fun little details everywhere. Hilary put a lot of work into the decorations and food for the party!

Hilary as a doll

K's parents came, too, and dressed up... they're so much fun!

K's family

K's brother, Kyle, is an electrician by trade... so here he is if he didn't know what he was doing, ha ha! Perfect for Halloween! Their mom is an owl... so cute! Their dad is pretty self-explanatory! We all had a lot of fun! 


Then, the next day, K and I were having our annual Pumpkin Carving Party... lots of food from Kyle & HIlary's party came over to ours... so much! We had fun carving... mine didn't turn out as cool, but hey, we all have our off-days!

My cranky little piggy

Lion, Cat & Maniacal pumpkin

Cat and Death

Check out the bird Kyle made on Hil's pumpkin!

They all turned out really cool, I think! My piggy looks better in the daytime, haha. Then you can see his little curly tail in back! We all had a good time, and ate a lot, drank some wine (I ended up wearing quite a bit of wine, and K wore lots of pumpkin. One of those kinds of evenings...) We made yummy baked pumpkin seeds with the seeds we got from the gutting of the pumpkins, and they were delicious! Everyone got to take some home with them, like last year. I made pumpkin chocolate chip and pecan cookies, which were a hit! And this is the first time I ever made Buffalo Chicken Dip, which turned out really good! 


Next weekend there are more festivities... can't wait! I hope you're enjoying the season, even if you're not into Halloween. Every chance to make something fun happen should be taken! :-)


xox

Yesterday's Rain Walk

As I was walking downtown, I noticed that my feet cross many different types of walks. It kind of intrigued me. So I took photos of the various types of sidewalks as I went... here's what I got:

I also noticed that many people have started decorating for the season at hand...

Fall has only just begun... but here and there are brightly colored trees, ahead of the game...

I love when I walk into the grocery store now, it smells like cinnamon and spiced apples! It's such a heady fragrance.... it makes grocery shopping a delight, except for the crowds. It seems that now that I'm working, I tend to get to the store when everyone else is! Here, it's the time for pumpkin treats, apple cider, cinnamon scented pine cones and hot chocolate. What a delectable time of year! Also, I'm preparing for our now annual Pumpkin Carving Party, and plan to make some yummy treats for it...  more on that afterwards!


I hope you're all staying cozy and enjoying what nature has to offer, whether you're on the east coast, west coast, the tropics or down under!!


xox

Pumpkin Carving Time!

This Sunday, we hosted a Pumpkin Carving Party at the apartment... I got to decorate the house in sunflowers, dark red mums, and the fall leaves that I pressed from my walk a week ago! We served up pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and jalapeno poppers that I made, and people brought hardy and yummy treats to share! It was a lot of fun! Of course, after we were done gutting the pumpkins, my boyfriend cleaned up the pumpkin seeds, seasoned them, and baked them in the oven while we all carved away. We had out my wood carving tools, knives, and Dremels! It was hilarious! Check out the pictures...

The electrician made this one!!

I tried to make "Buckbeak" from Harry Potter...

They all turned out really cool!

 I think the pumpkin carving party merely jump-started us for the season... all of us were talking about the NEXT pumpkin we wanted to carve! It was just so much fun, and the seasoned pumpkin seeds were delicious!