Getting Ready for Turkey Day

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I stayed up baking until midnight last night with B. He decided to go to happy hour with his work friends first, so it was an interesting first hour. I did get some pretty good pictures of him rolling out dough with his top off, but I think I'll keep those to myself... He also accused me of trying to kill our love fern.

Here are our finished projects:

Not the best picture but you get the idea

Apple Cup Pies (in honor of Apple Cup this weekend) for a friend dessert/drinks/game night tonight. They look nice and gooey. For our family dinner tomorrow we made my specialty: Black Bottom Pumpkin Pie. Can't wait!

Notice how there are only two pumpkins? There used to be three until somebody ate it in the middle of the night.

I know it was you.

Here I Am!

I've been pretty MIA lately. I wound up getting a cold that lasted almost three weeks, as well as a bunch of negative things that I didn't feel like posting. But, I'm back and recently I:

Have been enjoying fall

Took this picture

 

 

 

Celebrated my uncle getting married

Went wine tasting with some friends

LOVED Michael Jackson by Cirque du Soleil

 

 

 

Snuggled down

Got nerdy with the boyfriend

 I also got a new job! I start next Monday, so wish me luck.

BOO

I love Halloween. I love to dress up and run around like a kid, and to go out and see what costumes other people come up with. It's all around fun. The Saturday before Halloween I went out with a pretty large group, we rented a party bus which was a genius idea.

 No one had to worry about driving, parking, or meeting up at different locations. The bus driver on the other hand....

At least he left a note

 Originally the theme was superheros, but there was only five of us that actually came through.

Baf as Clark Kent

Batman and Robin

We had a blast driving around to different parts of Seattle, and running around like crazy people.

Heroes and Superheroes

The ladies

The Towelly Family

Paul and Babe (singing I Got You Babe)

One of my favorite costumes

At the end of the night my two best friends had a sleepover with us and the dogs.

For Halloween night Brady and I just stayed in and did the old people thing. Ordered a pizza, watched a scary movie, and passed out candy. Well, he passed out candy. I lost my voice in the streets of Seattle and confined myself to the couch. Worth it.

How was your Halloween?

Dinsmore Halloween 2011

 The Halloween party was a success! The rain stopped just before we got to the party, the band was awesome, and the kegs were flowing. 

Ace Ventura

Rock Paper Scissors

Handyman

Classy graduate

60's

Lovely ladies with their babies

I was really impressed with the scissors

ZOMBIES

Foxy Knoxy. She really nailed the look on her face.

Finally the time has come...

Good news! The cold I've been nursing for the past week is finally getting better, just in time for an early Halloween party. I seriously wait for this party all year long, it's always the weekend BEFORE the weekend of Halloween so there are never scheduling conflicts. It's hosted by a couple in their 50's, and the age range for the guests is anywhere between 21 and 60ish. It's a pretty interesting mix. It takes place in the middle of nowhere and they have raffles, kegs, and live bands. There's usually no sexy-insertobscureobject costumes, instead they are usually homemade with an emphasis on clever and usual. This will be my fourth year going with my friend Lisa and her parents, and we have a BLAST.

Wonder Woman and Killer Bee 2008

Mad Scientist and My Little Pony 2009

Wild Thing and Max 2009

Crazies about to kill a Copy Cat 2010

The Halloween Fam. 2010 - Please notice the fake hand holding the hot dog...

Annie 2009

Cow milking a Hooter's "lady"

Perfect Alice

We found Waldo!

I can't wait to see what kind of costumes they have this year!

Letting Go

Hello friends. I've been going through a bit of a rough patch lately and I could use any positive thoughts you could send my way.

On Thursday a friend of mine called and told me she lost her sweet baby twins at 20 weeks gestation. The enormity of that loss is something I'm still trying to wrap my head around. Both her and her husband are wonderful people, the kind that you only want good things for, and this simply does not seem fair. My heart aches for them.

On Monday Brady came home and told me a friend of his from work had passed away. He had been on a leave of absence for mono, and died in his home. He was in his 30's. Again I find myself asking, how is that fair? It simply does not make sense to me.

I feel like nothing is in my control, and everywhere I turn there is heartbreak and tragedy. So many people are hurting, and there isn't a damn thing I can do to make it better. It's frustrating. These recent events make having lost my job on Friday seem insignificant. I feel guilty for even being worried about myself. I know that there are several people who would gladly trade positions with me, but I'm still freaked out by not knowing what is going to happen in the next few weeks. Usually I am able to let go, to let God take control of the chaos in my life, but this time I can't seem to relinquish control. I want answers. I know I won't get them.

So please, I can use your thoughts and prayers for the families I mentioned, and for me to let it go and find my faith again.

Conversations at Work

Sometimes work in annoying. Sometimes it cracks me up.

Bossman: "Carly, I look to you in the ways of fashion. Is this the most hideous tie you've ever seen?"

"Umm... not the most hideous... But most people don't wear paisley anymore."

Him "Oh, well that's too bad, that's what I was going for. To me it looks like someone threw up on it."

Me "Well it matches your pants and shoes, so that's good"

Him: "Oh that's true. I didn't even notice!"

Me: "You can also go the hipster route and tell everyone you're wearing it ironically"

He just laughs and leaves.

Happy Friday everyone.