5 Great Ideas for Your Halloween Party

Halloween was always my favorite 'Holiday'. I don't know if it was because October is my birth month, or because I love candy so much. Maybe a combo of the two. I actually went trick-or-treating for my first Halloween (less than two weeks old!) every year until I was 18 years old. I would still go to this day if it didn't feel so unacceptable. Soon Chloe can go and I can be happy again.

So yes, I love Halloween.

Someday I would absolutely love to have a huge Halloween party. One with the spooky food, scary decor and tons of dressed up people. I don't have the budget for the kind of party I'd like to throw, but I sure do have a lot of ideas floating around in my head. These are just a few I've stolen from Pinterest.

Halloween-Themed Food

Halloween Jell-O Shots

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Candy Corn Cheesecake

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Scary Punch Bowl

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Halloween Decor

Witches Potion Bottles



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I would have loved to share more ideas, but let's face it  - I'm lazy. And this post is late.

So, is anyone actually having a Halloween party, or has it already happened?

I was the Halloween Pinata

This past weekend we celebrated Halloween.

We made our own costumes. I was an awesome pinata. I made the costume myself, mostly due to boyfriend bugging me to finish. I was ready to give up on it a long time ago. I'm glad I didn't. More details on that costume at a later date.

Boyfriend was a loser.

I mean weird superhero made out of trash bags and duct tape. It took many nights for him and I  to put together. First we made the pants, then duct taped the underwear part. He even duct taped a belt, so it would match and keep the pants underneath in place. He's wear tape-covered croc-like shoes, and a shower curtain cape.

Great idea, but the suit was kind of warm and had no breathing room so he didn't last too long in it. He went bald as part of the costume. I was, and still am not a fan.

He now reminds me of Harry from Sex and the City. So many bald guys just all look the same to me.

But the weekend was a good one. We were able to get a free hotel room, and my mother kept Chloe overnight Friday (so we wouldn't have to go to bed at 7pm when she did) and babysat Saturday night while we went out.

In the daytime Saturday, we were able to go visit my grandfather for a couple of hours. We don't get to do that often enough, and we also got some great photos of him and Chloe. To be posted at a later date because I've been too busy to upload them.

Saturday night boyfriend and I put on our costumes and went to a party at his sister's house. It was a nice way to spend the night, but I was happy to get back to our room and get to bed.

We made it back home with Chloe in the afternoon, and immediately picked up M, and then it was back to real life for us.

Blogs I Love, and You Should Too

With more time to blog lately, I've had a little bit more time to read blogs and have picked up a few new ones along the way. These are some blogs that I've recently discovered and have been loving lately.

Don't worry, I still love all my old favorites.


 

The first post I read was Why I Never Let My Children Drink 100% Fruit Juice, and I was immediately a new follower. This short post was a close runner-up favorite.

 

Meghan loves books, like I used to I do, and she plays the game of Eff, Marry and Kill on her blog. You know, where you pick which guy you'd like to marry and kill, and, uh, stuff.

   

One of my favorite posts of hers is 10 Signs You're Too Young to Get Married. Also, Kristen's blog designs are gorgeous. 

What blogs are you loving lately? Share some links.

Early Morning Wake Up Cry

I hear crying in the other room, shortly after 6am.

I want to roll my eyes a little, because the alarm won't go off for almost an hour. Everyone could use the sleep.

I get my little girl from her crib and take her with me to grab a fresh bottle. I try to get her to settle down in bed with it, but she isn't having it.

I finally accept the fact that we're starting our day a little early.

I take the bottle (and the little girl) to the living room for a quick diaper change. It was a 45 second procedure, but as usual she acts like I had her laying on pins and needles and fights and cries to get away.

When that's finished, she morphs back into happy baby and babbles a few words at me.

I hand her back her bottle, which she takes willingly, sucking on the nipple but never lifting it high enough to get the milk.

I throw some pillows on the floor, lay down, and pull her down with me. She rests her head on my shoulder and bends her knees to pull them closer to her chest. She stays with me the whole time she's drinking her bottle, never once trying to get away.

I kiss her on the head a million times, look down at her pretty blue eyes to see her watching me, just content.

It's my absolute favorite part of the day. The week, even.

And to think, at first I didn't want to get up.

Baby Skinny Jeans?

I'll be honest - I hate skinny jeans. 

I wouldn't really be caught dead in them. I mean, they look nice on a lot of people but I hate the way I feel in them. 

But baby skinny jeans? I am now in love. Especially the random bright colored ones. 

I bought these blue ones, then liked them so much that I got her some dark pink corduroy ones, and a different dark pink pair in the next size up.  

What do you think, yay or nay? 

Chloe seems to like them.

I bought them at Old Navy on sale. I am in love.