Fall and Halloween

I'm glad that fall has really officially started. I am in heaven right now. Fall is my favorite time of year with all the crunchy leaves and the sweaters and the colors and the soups and stews that I start making. This fall is a little bit more stressful because of the few things that we have going on, but I'm enjoying myself so far.

Halloween was fun this year. I really didn't do much. I was really grateful for it being on a Saturday because then I could sleep-in and get other things done that day. I wasn't able to finish the costume that I wanted, so I just pulled on one of my stand-by and it worked out fine. Jakob and I went to Court's for a Halloween get-together. We have an . . . . interesting. . . . .group to say the least. 5 of us have been friends since 1997 and a few of them have been friends since Kindergarten. Crazy! But we always have a fun time together. I made a pumpkin-vanilla checkerboard cake that I forgot to take a picture of when we were cutting it.
I just pulled on one of my Saris, easy and semi-comfortable (and I couldn't get it to pin right on the shoulder!) and Jakob pulled out his gunslinger get-up; complete with sidearms.
Mira moved right as the picture was being taken, so the gun wasn't pointing at her anymore.




Funny little story. They set up DUI checkpoints on Halloween and we were caught in one of them. The cop that was talking with us was really nice and at least enjoying himself. He was joking with us and then let us go on our way. When we were at the gas station a couple of blocks away I realized that Jakob's gunbelt and guns were sitting in plain sight in the back seat. Wow, were we lucky that he didn't spot them or ask us about a permit for them. They are stage props, but they look real.

But life is stressful right now. We're trying to close on a deal and a few things have just popped into our faces. But I'm alive and kicking. Believe me, I won't go down without a fight.