Sunday

So to my daughter's much anticipated delight, we decorated the house for Halloween. My dear husband got up in the attic and brought down the crates holding all the Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations. Not that he was happy about the whole thing - but mama always has secret ways of making him do her bidding... (insert evil laugh).

I took pics of all the fun things we put out as well as our Halloween Cake. Yes, the much anticipated cake was baked and decorated by Jenna and yours truly. You can tell by the pics that she was thrilled. She really thought Halloween was last night but I had to explain that it was basically a little over a month away. Obviously she has no concept of time as she asked me this morning if it was Halloween and then when I said "NO" she asked if it was her Birthday - LoL. Everyday from now 'till the Birthday and Halloween I will get the same question asked.

Here are the pics:

here is Jenna sitting among the decorations. she just wanted to touch and feel everything. look at those teeth - the excitement was thick in the air.



here is the outside entrance to the house. very halloweeny don't you think?


our Halloween "Welcome" sign


a close up of our big light-up pumpkin... I love that thing! and our doormat - yes she kept trying to stomp that spider.


our foyer table and close-up of the pumpkin trio


the guest restroom



our candy dish


miscellaneous Halloween and seasonal candles


I even found orange dish soap - I couldn't help it =)


my Halloween Scentables - courtesy of Bath & Body Works


my October calendar!


the only pic the baby let me take of him all night - he was in a grumpy mood before his bath.


my hubby - the chef! he was cooking dinner while I decorated... that's why I luf him!


and of course, last but not least, our Halloween cake

not bad considering - and it was yummy. There is less than half left already.

Current book-in-progress: The Gargoyle

Current movie/tv obsession: 88 Minutes

iTunes Loop: Some Mistakes - Brad Paisley

Saturday

We saw Nights in Rodanthe last night... and considering I never tend to like a movie based on a book that I've read - because the book is always much better, I really liked it. I thought it stayed true to the book. It had a few subtle changes and I can understand they did what they did to keep the viewer enthralled. I liked it - go watch it.

Well, Saturday is over. I just got out of the shower and am laying down in bed already... super tired as I wasn't able to nap with the kids today. My little one is snuggled up to me just staring at me... he makes me laugh.

I spent the day today shopping and cleaning house. I did groceries and bought a few things for Jenna's B-day get-together. I still need to order a cake and maybe some snacks for the adults to munch on. We also have to decide what we're giving the kids parents to eat. Pizza or Pasta? Decisions. Decisions. It's just going to be about 5 kids plus our 2. We wanted to keep it small and simple.

I still want to decorate the house for Halloween tomorrow. And in honor of our Halloween decorations, Jenna wants me to bake her a cake shaped like a pumpkin. I bought all the ingredients, icing, etc. She's super excited. In between the fun stuff, I also have to wash, dry and put away clothes and finish shopping for b-day and disney trip. Fun Times.

Current book-in-progress: The Gargoyle
Current movie/tv obsession: Heroes
iTunes Loop: Cascada

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

My first book by Kresley Cole and it was fabulous! I couldn't put it down. Characters are well developed; the depth of the lore in this world she created is amazing and detailed. One of the most original paranormals I've ever read! Valkyries, werewolves and vampires, as well as other things that go bump in the night. Yet through it all there was a great sense of humor. I actually laughed out loud at some of the things Emma said. I thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely read the ones that come next.

Friday

It's Friday baby! woot!

I plan on going to see Nights in Rodanthe tonight. Can I tell you how excited I am about this? I REALLY AM SO EXCITED! I've been excited about this movie ever since I saw the preview when we went to see Sex and the City - and it's finally here! I fell in love with the book when I read it 2 years ago and have been excitedly awaing this release. I already confirmed baby sitter and I am just waiting on Julio to get home early tonight so we can go.

I am also super excited because I just found out that they are making a movie of The Time Traveller's Wife. I know movies always suck compared to the book - but I absolutely love both Eric Bana (yum) and Rachel McAdams. I can't wait - it comes out in December.

Actually, there are a lot of books that I love that they are making movies of within the next couple of months... Twilight, The Secret Life of Bees, The Lovely Bones, The Road, etc. Super exciting. I am so dragging my hubby to all of them - he doesn't know what he has coming... lol.

I am a bit tired today but only because I stayed up 'till 2a reading. I just kept saying one more chapter and one more chapter and next thing you know it was 2a. bleh

No plans for the weekend though. I have to buy a few knick knacks for the Disney trip because I don't want to wait 'till the last minute and I still have to confirm with Julio to see if he actually wants to have a little get-together at the house for Jenna's birfday. She knows it's right around the corner and she asks everyday when she wakes up if today is her birthday. She can't wait!

And well, that's it. Nothing more going on at the moment

Current book-in-progress: A Hunger Like No Other

Current movie/tv obsession: Nights in Rodanthe

iTunes Loop: Same Mistake - James Blunt

2008 Reading List (cont.)

32- Acheron - Sherrilyn Kenyon (8/19 - 8/22/08)
33- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski

(8/25 - 9/12/08)
34- The Duchess - Amanda Foreman (9/03 - 9/7/08)
35- Dark Curse - Christine Feehan (9/08 - 9/11/08)
36- The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

(9/14 - 9/17/08)
37- Second Glance - Jodi Piccoult (9/18 - 9/24/08)
38- The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch (9/24 - 9/25/08)

Current book-in-progress: A Hunger Like No Other

Current movie/tv obsession: Grey's Anatomy

iTunes Loop: Untitled - Simple Plan

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

A quick read that will stay with you as inspiration to live each day to the fullest. Watching the lecture on YouTube is fantastic, but the book expands on the lecture in subtle but important ways. It really makes you think about how you can live your life in a fuller way and think about what your dreams were and are. There were parts where I was actually sobbing. It was very emotional and touching.