This Halloween was filled with several days’ worth of spooky fun… Here’s my tech-writer esque bulleted list of activities:
- NextStep fall ball – Ah, yes, the yearly event for early tenure IBMers. We had too much fun working on the decorations this year. They were pretty hot, if you ask me! We even made Martha’s glitter pumpkins! Sweet.
- Pigs and Punkins - Mom and Dave came to visit, and we went to Pigs and Punkins again this year. It was fun, but we ate a huge breakfast at Waffle House before we went so we didn’t partake in the BBQ portion! Sigh. I did get some great shots of the cute little racing pigs though – especially Sarah Jessica Porker. She was the most fashionable pig.
- Spook-tacular haunted trail in Morrisville – Oooh, spooky. We were afraid it was going to be totally cheesy after waiting in line to enter for over an hour. Luckily our fears were not realized, and the trail was at least amusing, if not totally scary.
I especially enjoyed the singing Elvis who came out of his tomb. Apparently Elvis is a staple at any Morrisville event. - Carving pumpkins – In a mad rush, Oak and I carved our pumpkins. He made a puking pumpkin, and I made one of those complicated designs that uses a template. I don’t think it really ended up looking like anything. I’ll post the pictures so you can see.
- Trick-or-treaters -We had a disappointing number of trick-or-treaters. (like maybe 10 kids up to 7:45pm, when we gave up and left… ) My favorite costume though was a Colonel Sanders who, instead of saying trick-or-treat, exclaimed “It’s FINGER-LICKIN good!” He even had his fry cook with him. Quite clever.
- 3-D cookies - Belinda invested in the 3-d cookie cutter set from Williams Sonoma. This was a pretty ambitious project for Halloween night, but it was fun nonetheless. I was especially impressed with Oak’s ability to make royal icing without even using a recipe.
Exciting! So, everyone, what did you do for Halloween??
Update: Here are the Halloween photos!
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