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Halloween weekend was fun since we had a costume party to attend. We're so bad coming up with costume ideas. We always have been. Our problem is we don't like spending a ton of money and we also don't have a lot of free time to make or come up with cheaper ideas. But after some brainstorming we both came up with some fairly easy costumes.

After realizing I could wear my own glasses with a Where's Waldo costume, I went on a hunt for a striped shirt. Surprisingly I found one quickly and on sale. So that was me done. Adam decided to be Ash (from Evil Dead) without the chainsaw hand. Though I insisted he find a Boomstick which we found at a dollar store. I'm happy with how easily our costumes came together. They weren't super original or completely authentic, but I think they're pretty darn good considering how much time and money we spent on them.



Our yearly Halloween tradition is to carve pumpkins which we did Sunday night after watching the original Halloween movie. Adam picked a super complicated design but it was worth it. Bowser looks amazing. Mine is a little more basic considering I needed some help with the carving and used my left hand when I could.


I'm a little sad the fall season is over here. Leaves are gone from the trees, pumpkin decorations are on clearance, and the chance of snow is high. But that also means I'm allowed to embrace the Christmas season fully.... so I apologize in advance if you follow me on any social media. Be prepared for Christmas everything!

xo Jen

Happy Halloween! I don't have much planned for Halloween. I'll be handing out candy to trick or treaters this evening while I watch Hocus Pocus and play Animal Crossing. Fun, right? Then I have a date with Adam, some horror movies, and leftover Halloween candy later tonight. I'm actually looking forward to my Halloween night.

Now, if I was feeling the motivation to dress up tonight or even to find an everyday cosplay look, Ms Marvel aka Kamala Khan would be one of my top picks to dress up as.

I know it's a day late, but Happy Halloween! I hope you had a great day. It was an interesting day here because we had our first snowfall of the season. I woke up early to be at work for 6 a.m. yesterday morning and there was already quite a bit of snow accumulation but it just kept snowing. By the time I got home from work me and Adam had to shovel our driveway and walkway so children could get to our front door. 

During the week leading up to Halloween we made a point of buying some Halloween candies, watched some horror movies, and carved a pumpkin. I made up a quick batch of lemon cookies with black sugar sprinkles that week as well. Halloween day and night was really gloomy here. It rained all day and the fog was thick. On the weekend we did attend a Halloween party which was last minute because of changes in our work schedules. We came up with some quick and easy costumes. Overall, I'd say our first Halloween in Sudbury was a success!

Treats





Our pumpkin




Our costumes




I clearly based my costume on Logan... and Adam was Rick Grimes minus the beard and gun.


Did you have a fun Halloween?
xo Jen

I know, Halloween was over a week ago but I finally got around to uploading my pictures... I had the day off so I ended up baking Halloween sugar cookies and cupcakes. My dad actually bought me one of those Wilton cookie mold pans. I have never used one like that before and I was scared the cookies would stick but they popped out so easily! I also used the sugar cookie recipe they had printed on the packaging and they are definitely tasty!



I made the chocolate cupcakes from scratch and it was my first time using my Kitchenaid mixer for cake batter. It really made a difference - the cupcakes were definitely lighter and more airy than before. I find every time I make a cake or cupcakes from scratch they end up heavy but beating it longer seemed to help with that problem. I then whipped up some pumpkin cream cheese frosting for the top and had fun with some leftover candy and orange frosting I had.



The rest of the day was spent at my parents'. I helped hand out candy with my mom and got to visit with my niece on her first ever Halloween! She was such an adorable Tigger. She also got a new pair of pajamas and hat that night from Mary which ended up being her second costume for bedtime hehe...



Overall it was a great Halloween and I was happy to spend the whole day relaxing. But now it's Christmas time! I'm already way into the Christmas spirit and I'm so excited!

xo Jen