Sept. 30, 48 degrees?

Ahem - this isn't autumn. How dare you try and sneak in before you're supposed to, winter.

October Festivities

Nikki & I have put together our "Ghoul's Night Out", which is really just a group of our awesome girly friends and us heading out to Witches Night Out at Gardner Village. I went last year with my sister-in-law, my niece Jasmine and her friend Paige, and my beloved little nephew Noah, along with my mother-in-law and it was a blast! There were tons of people dancing in the middle at one point, and Noah went over and started dancing all crazy, and all those witches just loved him! Along with the super fun festivities, there were, of course, the shops at Gardner Village. Even though they were packed, I found a few things that I fell in love with, namely my gorgeous cameo locket. I love it almost as much as I love the cameo that was my great-grandma's. I'm super excited for that, and I'm actually going to dress up a little more this year.




Along with planning our Ghoul's Night Out Ali, Nikki, & I have been (for lack of a better term, and because it's funny?) balls deep in planning our Halloween party - The Monster Mash. We've got tons of cute/spooky decorating ideas, yummy/grotesque food ideas, and our costumes are going to rule. My costume is so easy, but is going to be so pretty. AND, my baby bump will be bigger then, and that will make my costume even cuter haha.

We've also got plans to go see The Phantom of the Opera (the original silent version, of course) at the Organ Loft, and to have both a funny/scary Halloween movie marathon. It's become our tradition to go see Phantom and then go to Vegi House, and also to go see Nosferatu but this year they said it's going to be in 3-D, which I'm not so sure about. I love Nosferatu, and it's THE classic vampire movie, but this 3-D gimmick is maybe just getting a bit too far...

On a Sally note: we finally got her little pawprint thing from the vet. It only took like 8-9 weeks... It's so cute, and it makes me really happy to see, because they used her paw that had one crooked nail, and the second I saw it I knew which one it was, and was so glad they'd used the paw with "quirk". It's just one of those little ceramic circle things that are glossy, but it's got her paw print in pink, her name in pink, and then cute pink ribbons at the top. We decided to go with the pink since she was our "little girl". Seeing that little bit of her makes me happier than I've been about her being gone, so I'm glad we have it now. I'll take a picture of it when I remember and post it. :)

I'm super stoked for everything this month!

May I just say:

I love my daddy-o. Just thinking about him makes me happy.

And he loves you...

...yeah he loves you, and the two of you will soon become three.

After meeting Anne's sweet little boy Otis for the first time today, it's got me extra excited for this little bump of mine (not like I've never not been excited, it's just hard when you're so sick sometimes). I love that our extra, empty bedroom is going to be someone's in the Spring. I can't wait to decorate it! I want to start crocheting a blanket, since it's been a long time since I've crocheted anything and I miss it.

Dear Best Friend

I love you.

(That means you, Nikki - in case you had any doubt.)

Sally

It hit me today how much I've been missing you lately. I miss you so much today it's all I can do not to cry every time I think about you. You were the sweetest little best friend anyone could ask for. You always knew the right things to do to comfort me or make me laugh. You were the perfect cuddler, and anytime I was sad you just stood or laid right by my side until you felt like I was all right. You were the weirdest dog I think anyone has ever met, but weird in a good way - full of love, quirky personality, and endless laughs. You were my baby, and nothing can ever replace you. I don't think I've loved anything in this world as much as I love you. I wish we didn't have to let you go, but looking back on your condition I know that we did the right thing, no matter how hard it was and still is. I miss you every day - even the little things like picking up your poo, giving you baths, taking you to get your nails trimmed, car rides.... all of it. Thank you for what you contributed to my life, Sally. <3

I miss waking up to this.

I miss that silly hockey hoodie I bought for you on a whim. You'd get mad at me every time I took it off you to wash it and give you a bath. I also miss the funny looks I'd catch when I took pictures of you. You look like you're pouting in this one.

I miss bathing you. You were so especially tiny and cute when you were wet.

This is my first ever memory of our new house. As soon as we'd moved everything into the house and brought you over, you ran around sniffing everything for a minute, then you found the first patch of sun you could and plopped down and took a nap.

"Mom, I hate you."

Seeing you smile in your sleep melts my heart.

I love you.

Ghoul's Night Out

Nikki & I have been planning our Halloween party, and our Ghoul's Night Out and I'm so excited!

Etsy

I've got to stay away from this site... when I get on it, I'm on it for hours. Which, I guess is okay when there's not a damn thing to do at work but stare. It totally makes me want to be crafty again, I've really been sucking at that for a while. Our poor house, it's slowly coming together, but I really need to get with it. I want my bathroom (since we've got 3) to basically be a vintage beauty extravaganza. I could wallpaper that bathroom in vintage beauty/pinup/gypsy/etc girl stuff.

This week...

...you're wriggling, shifting, and dancing already! You're already fascinated by everything you can lay your fingers on, you can make a tiny fist, and suck your thumb already! You can make all sorts of facial movements, including frowning, swallowing motions, and moving your tiny tongue around. I already love you SO much!

Autumn

Welcome! <3
Oh, how I've missed you.

Boston, Part 4

We got back from Boston a week ago, and I'm already missing it so badly. I just thought I'd post some of my favorite pictures...


Aaron, Brandon, Jacques & I at the end of the Patriots/Bills game at Gillette Stadium.



Our annual Pats picture... this is our 4th year going to Boston/Patriots games.



This sums up everyone's reaction at the end of that game.

Wes Welker!

Brandon, me, Jacques, & Aaron at the Red Sox/Rays game. BORING. We were all so bummed haha. Also, hello crappy red-eye fix job...

Some Christian Church of Science in downtown Boston. "Christian Church of Science" just screams confusing to me.

Jacques' salmon dinner at the Union Oyster House.

Samuel Adams at Quincy Market.

This is how the weather was the first two days we were there. Not so bad to walk around in, though.

Mike's Pastry: World famous (and incredibly delicious) cannoli and hot chocolate!

We went to some lame sports museum in The Garden, and were lucky enough to see 3 of the Bruins practicing.

Patriots Hall of Fame/Museum. I miss this dude.

The Lombardi Trophies

Drew Bledsoe's x-ray. This is when Tom Brady took over...

I finally did it...

I decided to start a blog. Why? I don't really know. I don't usually have a lot to talk about, but maybe that will change now that I do have one? Who knows...? I'm sure I'll be sharing pictures and the goings-on of us and our friends and family.

For now, I'm super excited that it's starting to feel like fall! I've been craving my mom's chili, so maybe I'll have to talk her into making some for us.