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Let’s start out with a few pictures, okay? Jesse and I carved pumpkins (really freaking awesome pumpkins) for Halloween this year. I think it’s going to become one of our holiday traditions. First, here are the two that I carved:
Yeah, I know that the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter aren’t particularly Halloween-ish but I think they turned out so neat-looking! I wasn’t really feeling any of the scary or seasonal designs. Just for the record, we used stencils. I can’t even draw a stick figure so I definitely wasn’t going to manage any complicated pumpkin designs!
Here are Jesse’s:
Kang from The Simpsons and Ash from Evil Dead! I think his turned out really well!
I’ll admit to being rather partial to the Cheshire Cat… all of the little circles and the details were really hard to do! There were a couple of times where I was sure the structure of the mouth was going to collapse and the whole things would be ruined.
We didn’t have a ton of trick or treater’s, unfortunately. We’ve got a LOT of candy left. :( Maybe next year I’ll have to figure out how to get more kids… I missed out on seeing lots of cute costumes! We did get the cutest little ladybug… she definitely brightened up my night!
We also drank some Granny Smith apple cider from TJ’s (soooo yummy, btw!) and watched scary movies (Deep Red and The Hitcher). And of course, we had to watch the Charlie Brown Halloween movie since I am, basically, an overgrown five-year old. Other than that, we celebrated with my first batch of oven-baked latkes. I know that they’re still not healthy (especially since I added a handful of extra sharp cheddar cheese to the grated potato) but I like to think that removing the oil helps enough to justify them. Mmmm… latkes with applesauce and Greek yogurt! I think I’ll have to make these more often. No pictures, unfortunately. They’re all gone. That’s how good they were!
Ooof. It’s been a while since I’ve been this tired. Busy-season at work has officially begun and I’d forgotten how physically taxing it is. By the time lunch rolls around I’m light-headed, hungry, exhausted and barely able to comprehend simple sentences. Thankfully food does tend to do the trick but between being tired and the crazy wind we’ve had recently, I’ve switched back to walks for Sebastian who doesn’t seem to mind. Tonight we’ll start running again but it’s been nice to have quieter, easier nights. In an attempt to combat my sedentary last couple of days I’ve been doing push-ups (umm, hello, wedding dress fitting in a month!). Looking good but feeling SO sore.
Tonight we’ll pick up pumpkins to carve. I’ll be doing a cheshire cat and mad hatter pumpkin, maybe one more and Jesse will do three or so as well. I’m not sure what character’s he’ll do but I’m sure they’ll be scary in contrast to mine! I’m hoping to make butternut squash soup but that may have to wait until tomorrow night. Halloween we’ll drink, hand out candy and maybe watch a movie or two.
I know, not particularly fascinating. Mostly I’m just excited for Oregon! Once we make it through today and tomorrow, we’ll just have 10 work days until we leave!
Oh yes we did! We saw Where the Wild Things Are! I hadn’t been this excited for a movie in a long time. In fact, I’ve been so underwhelmed by Hollywood’s most recent offerings that we haven’t seen a movie in a theatre since, oh, Hamlet 2 (not so great, incidentally). But this… this was fantastic. So beautiful, so very bittersweet, so perfect. Everything worked from the soundtrack to the crashing of the waves to the monsters and the boy who played Max and the beautiful setting. It is exactly what I wanted out of this movie and luckily, it is so unlike anything coming out of the entertainment industry right now. Lovelovelove. I was a little worried that an entire soundtrack of Karen O would be a bit overwhelming but honestly, it worked nicely with the feel of the movie.
Speaking of wild things, ours are fantastic. Isobel continues to rule the house with an iron paw and a healthy dose of cute. Sebastian and I are still doing our 2.4 mile nightly run although I intend to do a longer run by Friday — I have a 3.3 mile route that I’ve been saving for a night where I can actually relax afterwards. I’m starting to get a bit worried about how he’s going to handle being boarded when we’re in Oregon in early November. We’re going to tour the boarding facilities at our vet’s office… I’m sure they won’t be luxurious but I’ll at least feel better knowing that he’s in easy reach of medical attention if necessary. I’m just worried that he’ll feel like he’s been abandoned by us, like he’s back at a shelter. Ugh. Then again, I really am looking forward to our trip and do not intend to let my neurotic, free-floating anxiety ruin it. Speaking of which, therapist soon.
The rest of our weekend was lovely. We carved Jack O’Lanterns! Jesse found this website with really elaborate patterns, we ordered a carving set and this weekend sat down to test it out. He carved Stripe from Gremlins 2 and I carved Tigger! They both look really good! I’m saving my Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter patterns for Halloween… Now if only I had the time to pull an Alice in Wonderland costume together (and a place to wear a costume). I think we’ll probably just hang out, hand out some candy and drink some wine.
I did quite a bit of cooking over the weekend. Discovered that the secret to quite a few recipes is Greek yogurt. It went in the turkey meatballs (all of which have been consumed already) and the whole wheat apple muffins. Also made a tomato sauce with grated zucchini (thanks, Mom!) which I have been happily eating over cous cous, noodles, pilaf and just by itself. Next up will be a butternut squash soup and some curried eggplant in an attempt to ensure that I don’t waste any food this week.
Mostly I’m waiting for winter. Keeping my fingers crossed that soon we’ll see snow peaks on Mt. Charleston. Hoping for sweater-tights weather. Craving a good autumn thunderstorm. Soon.
So, that’s my life right now. How’s yours?
