halloween

Pens Pumpkin.

November 1, 2009 · 17 comments

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My hubby carved a Pittsburgh Pens pumpkin! Not only is he incredible sweet and creative – but he is super talented, too!

He did not use a template and simply looked at the Pens logo and just began to carve. How impressive is that!

 

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Awesome, huh?

 

I was shocked to find out that there even IS such a thing as a carving template. We got a pumpkin carving kit and to my surprise, it was filled with tons of intricate stencils. 

 

This irked me, and destroyed some childhood dreams. I remember trick or treating when I was younger and seeing these exact same templates carved into pumpkins. I thought the people who could do this were so talented and I always wished I was an artist.

 

Cheaters.

 

 

I attempted one myself.

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It is no secret that I have zero patience.

 

This made me want to dig my eyeballs out chunk by chunk with the cheap carving tool. From now on I will be sticking to triangle eyes and toothless grins.

 

 

I made some bbq and buffalo chicken pizzas on Joseph’s Lavash wraps.

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Then forgot to take pictures as I was finishing them. Try to imagine their beauty.

 

Although we live in a huge housing plan, we only got about 12 trick or treaters. Therefore leaving me with all of this.

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My hips won’t lie.

 

 

I’m very excited about it being November. Not only because it is my birthday month, but also because I feel like I can officially begin listening to Christmas music without feeling like a nerd.

 

I must go now, as my 36 year old husband just informed me he is watching the animated ‘Horton Hears a Who’. We have no children. 

 

 

Well, he has no children. It’s time like these where I could possibly say I have one.

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Pumpkin Clause

October 31, 2009 · 10 comments

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I was forced awake by someone shaking me this morning and telling me ‘I think that Pumpkin Clause came last night.’

 

 

 

He may have a huge stuffed turkey and framed pictures of wrestlers. He may eat us out of house and home. He may smell like a boy.

 

 

 

But my man is creative. And sweet.

 

 

 

Here is what Pumpkin Clause brought me last night.

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Of course, there was some healthy goodies in there, but I chose to snap the fun stuff – like the iTunes gift card, some Ghiradelli since I am a chocolate snob, and the cute autumn-themed apron.

 

 

 

Can it get any better than this?

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He is quite festive. :)

 

 

 

He is also doing the grocery shopping for us since my parents at all of our candy corn last night.

 

 

 

Are you wondering what I got him?

 

 

 

That would be…

 

 

 

…nothing. Except for my undying love. Oh, and last night was ‘get-your-husband-loaded-then-take-him-to-Sur La Table-and buy-out-the-store night. ‘

 

 

 

That was fun for me, too. All in all, I’ve had a great Halloween so far! We are going to carve pumpkins this afternoon, even though my dad can carve them better, since we spent all of our money time last night eating, drinking, and shopping.

 

 

 

Again, you guys cracked me up with your Friday Trivia comments. :)

 

 

 

The correct answers were:

1. Minneapolis, Minnesota

2. George Lazenby, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig.

3. Dale Earnhart

I’m sure you all know I surely didn’t have anything to do with the last question.

 

 

 

Here’s who made the cut this week:

Kelly

Karebai

Y

lowandbhold

eatingmachine

Desiree

Angela

Jessie (vegan-minded)

KristieLynn

Jen

That Kind Of Girl

Mellissa

Naomi

Julie

 

 

 

And if you missed last week, check it out to see who got the correct answers.

 

 

 

I’m not coming back with a Halloween recipe. I am coming back with a Smoked Cheddar Bacon Mac recipe. Because it should be eaten on Halloween.

 

 

 

And every other day, too.

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