halloween

this year was the first year we took the girls trick or treating. they've always had costumes, we just never actually took them out. so last night was a new experience & one we both walked away saying "that was surprisingly fun." being our high maintenance husky, kodi usually is weirded out by large crowds & she's not accustom to wearing airplanes. we were worried halloween would be cut short, but she did so well! maggie's never a bother, except when she's being walked with a leash. sheesh, she hates that thing. she's one of those dogs that behaves better off leash, rather than on one. & because last night was halloween, lots of kiddos were out & we didn't want them frightened by wandering grapes.

though we didn't walk home with buckets of candy, we did however learn that our pups make good lookin' grapes & a spiffy airplane.

hope everyone had a fabulous & safe halloween. 

8 weeks

i told myself that when i moved out & got married, i wouldn't be my mom. HA! it seems like everything i do lately reminds me of just the person. & the more i think about it, the more a smile creeps across my face & i think there's no one i would want to be more like. but getting to my point, Christmas is only 8 weeks away. that's only 56 days to prepare. & that's when i thought of my mom. i know she's got a list of what everyone has just been dying to have. i also know she doesn't wait till the last minute to buy & wrap gifts. so i made the initiative last night & told M that i was going to start shopping. 1) because if i don't i'm going to wake up one morning due to an anxiety attack because i failed Christmas. 2) (a bit less dramatic) because it will keep us from spending loads of money in a small amount of time. nobody likes watching their bank account disappear. so, even though M likes to laugh at me & say "Christmas shopping? it's not even Thanksgiving yet." i'm on a mission to buy my friends & family gifts before the last minute. i already have the perfect wrapping paper.

i'm looking forward to reading about everyone's halloween & the cute outfits they dressed their kids & pets with. yes, i said pets. who doesn't buy costumes for them? ;)

happy halloween eve!

*the picture was sent from my older sister (left) with one of my younger sisters & my rockstar mom (right). as i was writing this post i was searching for a picture (because all posts need a picture, right?) & this was sent to me. it's was like they read my mind from forty miles away.