Halloween is OVER!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been pretty busy between Halloween festivities and midterms. It's about to get even more hectic between Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping, Christmas and Christmas Break. Dear God, I almost panic thinking about it all!

We carved pumpkins a couple weeks ago. I think I had just as much fun as the kids did! I had never actually carved a pumpkin myself. I had always watched my dad carve them each year. Unfortunately, our pumpkins didn't last until Halloween :(

Richard's Pumpkin. Awesome isn't it? It got dubbed the Thundercats Pumpkin lol

My Pumpkin. I chose one of the easiest designs in the book because I was scared of messing it up.

Sarah's Pumpkin

Mel's Pumpkin

Zack's Pumpkin

BB's Pumpkin

A better shot of my pumpkin.

We did our Trick or Treating here on Saturday. We had a total of seven kids between ages 2 and 9...they had a BLAST! We're all worn out and tired from the weekend, but it was all worth it. Sarah's sister, Hannah, did my face make up and it came out so so beautiful!

It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it!

A work in progress...

All done!

Now, it's on to Thanksgiving!

Meet Me on Monday

1. Do you sleep with a night light on? No. I need the room to be dark so I can fall asleep. I do, however, sleep with the radio or iPod going.
2. What do you drink with dinner? Green Tea or flavored water....every once in a while I'll go for a soda.
3. Do you play the lottery? If so, how often? I buy a scratch ticket every once in a while.
4. How often do you go to the grocery store? Maybe once a week, and that's for milk & bread. All of the big stuff is bought in bulk at the beginning of the month from Sam's Club.
5. Would you rather travel back in time 500 years or travel forward 500 years? Forward...I'd like to see if the world is going to make it another 500 years.

I'm Still Alive

I know I haven't posted anything this week. I apologize. I just have a lot going on. Hopefully we can resume regularly scheduled programming soon :) For now, I leave you with this fantastic halloween-themed treat.

Me. Without make up, without my hair fixed. Scary, isn't it?

Sunday Stealing: Another 50 Questions Meme, Part Two Indeed!

26. Do you like someone? I like a lot of people...


27. The last song you listened to? Nelly ~ Just a Dream


28. What time of day were you born? 5:48 p.m.


29. What’s your favorite number? 7


30. Where did you live in 1987? New Hampshire


31. Are you jealous of anyone? No


32. Is anyone jealous of you? I have no idea


33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? Pennsylvania


34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Punch them


35. Do you consider yourself kind? Yes...sometimes a little too kind!


36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? I already have two tattoos...one on my shoulder and one on my lower back.


37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? French


38. Would you move for the person you loved? Most definitely


39. Are you touchy feely? Very much so


40. What’s your life motto? Everything happens for a reason.


41. Name three things that you have on you at all times? Purse, cell phone and a bottled drink


42. What’s your favourite town/city? Myrtle Beach


43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Food at Burger King while we were on the  road this afternoon.


44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? Sometime last year.


45. Can you change the oil on a car? yes


46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? I still talk to them.


47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? not very far.


48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? I can't remember. But, it was probably for a wedding or funeral.


49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? My head.


50. Have you been burned by love? Haven't we all?

Another Weekend in Tennessee

I did another quick trip to Tennessee with Richard and the boys this weekend. We left here about 5:30 p.m. Friday and got home about the same time today. The boys got to see their mom and I got to see my family.

My Dad cried as soon as I walked into his room Friday night. It broke my heart! I hung out with him for a little while and let him check out my new laptop. Then we started to watch Iron Man 2 together since he hadn't seen it yet, but I ended up having to bail on him because I was tired.

Saturday was pretty laid back. My Mom had to work for a few hours. I went to dinner at Olive Garden with her, Drew and Richard for a belated birthday dinner. I indulged in 2 Chocolate Martini's since I wasn't driving lol. Drew also let it slip to the waitress that it was my birthday and I ended up with a slice of chocolate raspberry cake with a candle in it. I had a lot of fun, but I ate way way way too much food!

After dinner, Richard and I went and hung out at Drew's for a little bit and played some ps3. Richard bailed for bed and Drew and I went shopping at Walmart because it was so flippin cold to me in Tennessee and all I had brought with me was a thin sweater. So, I ended up getting a hooded jacket and 2 blouses I found on the clearance rack. The only color they had the jacket in my size was white. It's going to be so hard to keep it clean!

After Walmart, Drew took me back to my parents' house. My brother, Jake, and I hung out for a little bit. I let him check out my laptop and add some music from my iTunes to his iTouch. I also go to mark off one of the items on my 101 list when we took our photo together.