Halloween

I love Halloween! Growing up we had many Halloween traditions. The pumpkin patch was a must, where we would take a hayride and find the perfect pumpkin. My dad is a wonderful pumpkin carver and he would transform our pumpkin into whatever we could dream up. Halloween night my mom would make sloppy joe's and tater tots. We would trick-or-treat with my cousins and then come back to my house for the popular candy trade while the Rocky Horror Picture Show on VH1 played in the background. I would always try to trade my tootsie rolls for something better. I miss that tradition, and can not wait to start some of my own. Last night Chris and I carved pumpkins together for the first time. Can you believe I had never carved a pumpkin before? Mine is the cat :)

Tonight we will pass out candy in our new neighborhood and I am so excited to see all of the little witches, pumpkins, hanna montana's, and whatever else is popular nowadays come to the door with smiles on their faces. It is hard to describe how I feel on Halloween, but I was reading an article and I think the author said it best,

"But as the four of us gathered on the front lawn to gaze at the now-illuminated pumpkins, it occurred to me that as long as you still get a charge out of carving up a freakish member of the squash family, the clock has not yet struck midnight, you can still mistake a pumpkin for a carriage, and it's not yet time for you to grow up."
I don't think I will ever be to old to let go and have fun on this day. I'm off to prepare for trick or treaters.
one of my crazy classes today
I set the mood with some scary music and creepy lighting.

Hello friends. I created this blog for various reasons, but I think the biggest is reflected in the title. I wanted to have a moment of peace everyday (hopefully) to reflect and share. I feel like time has past so quickly this year, and lately I have just wanted to slow down. It has been a busy and crazy year for Chris and I, and I am so thankful for the things that we have experienced, good and bad. We bought a house, which is amazing and scary at the same time. I just don't feel grown up enough to own a house, and to deal with all of the responsibilities that go with it sometimes. I still find myself calling my parents everyday asking questions about everything. "Something is leaking, what do I do?" I go to them for so much, which is amazing, but I feel like it is really time now to be a REAL grown up :) We also started a family this year. Our two boys are named Dodger and Charlie (dogs pictured below). I grew up always having dogs but I never experienced the type of bond with those dogs, as I do with the ones I own now. I used to laugh at all of the ridiculous people talking to their pooches, buying them clothes, and carrying them everywhere. That was until a couple of weeks ago when I saw a women pushing her dog around in a doggie stroller. Instead of laughing, I turned to my sister and said "I should get a blue one for the boys." So silly, but they have become a huge part of my family!

As I was saying though, time has passed quickly, and more and more, I want it to slow down. I want to enjoy what is happening now, and not be in such a rush to get all of the other things I want in life. I guess if it is going to pass so quickly, I can at least record it here so I can remember.