Tag: Halloween spirit

Weekend Things

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Hold on to your hats, I’ve got a lot of pictures and a lot to say!  In the name of brevity — and the fact that it’s another busy Monday morning at the office — I’m going short blurb-style for this one.

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Starting the day off right with seasonal drinks (cardamom latte for me, s’more latte for him) at our favorite coffee shop // Still experiencing grilling weather in CO // First beer since GABF and man, was it good // Watched Young Frankenstein for the first time and was positively hysterical over Marty Feldman’s portrayal of Igor.

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Been wanting to make these pancakes for WEEKS and they were more than worth the wait, except that I wanted my picture to look as pretty as the ones in the post and when I looked down my coconut whipped cream had slid right off // Apple season at the Union Station Farmers’ Market // Carried home a BB spaghetti squash in my bike basket // THE LEAVES RIGHT NOW!

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Three years in this neighborhood and just going to Gaetano’s for the first time (it was not Roma level…) // Had to be a supportive wife and help Joey carbo-load for his half marathon // Then I introduced him to Once Bitten and wow, that movie is way worse than I remember it being // Spiced pumpkin chocolate chunk cookie from the batch I baked on Thursday night — SO GOOD!

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Sunday morning, Lori and I headed downtown to watch Joey finish his race and I brought her her first ever almond milk latte which was also her first latte ever! // Joey was all nervous about finishing in his goal time of 1:45 but then totally killed it by coming in two minutes faster // So proud of him and so amazed by that fiery tree behind us // Sunday breakfast at DJ’s Berkely Cafe afterwards.

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Joint 80th Birthday dinner for Joey’s grandparents at White Fence Farm // There’s farm animals to feed and it’s official — goats have thee scariest animal eyes of all time // Afterwards, Joey and I became a happy farm animal family // Family photo where everyone is perfectly posed with their eyes open?  We must be profesh or something!

In summation: PERFECT fall weather, ALL the good comfort foods, Joey being an absolute ROCK STAR and family being the BEST ♥

Halloween for Introverts

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Does it seem like there’s a lot of introvert “literature” floating around lately?  (I’m using the term “literature” lightly because I am totally talking about Buzzfeed articles…)  I feel like I scroll past one every time I go on Facebook.  And as a proud introvert, I could not be happier.  It is the era of the introvert, hear me roar!  (Or maybe don’t because I think the definition of an introvert is someone who doesn’t roar…)

Anyway, my point is that even though Halloween is on a Friday, I’m embracing my introverted ways, and staying in to watch Interview with the Vampire (because I just finished the book this week and because I’m choosing to ignore my mother’s warning that the movie is terrible), carve a pumpkin, drink an Apple Cider Shandy and do that thing that newbie homeowners get to do on Halloween… hand out candy to tiny Trick-or-Treaters.  Rejoice!

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And because sort of grown ups like to have fun too, I’m going to do this all in my “I-threw-this-together-and-am-counting-it-as-a-costume” costume.  We’re the King and Queen of Hearts, thus marking only the second time ever that Joey and I have done a “couples costume.”  I feel like that deserves some kind of award.

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Oh and I’m going to pretend that having a 7 AM flight is the reason I’m not staying out all night at some hot Halloween party, but we all know the real reason.  Viva la introvert!