Fall Decor

   I am ALOT late on my fall decorations but I really wanted to get the blog post out. 

   Quick update on us: We moved to Vancouver, Washington in the middle of September. We moved in with our cousin Savannah, her boyfriend Brian, and our brother in law Jack. We have my dog Kiski still and our cat Taylor, we also have Savannah's doberman pincher Lucian and her cat Snow... so that's... lets count.... 9 mouths to feed in our decently sized 3 bedroom house! We love it. Our house is just big enough for all of us to have our own space and not feel claustrophobic. 

   

  For work I do marketing and customer service for a local Bread/Bakery company, its amazing; I love it so much and I am happy with everyone that works there. 

  Zack is pretty much liking his job as a recruiter. Hes doing so good and i'm so happy for him. He works a lot of hours right now, I never get to see him but that's what it takes to be a recruiters wife. At least for the next year he will work a ton of hours but I get to eat dinner every night with him, even if its at 9 or 10 pm and I get to cuddle with him every night, so i'm not complaining :)

 We're doing really well here. It snowed the other day which was cool, and today it was 25* so its a bit cold but our home is warm and cozy so I try to stay indoors :D

Now for the decor:

Fall Lanterns

What you need:

- string of light 100 bulb lights

-sissors

-Gorilla tape. 

-Ellen on your TV

(As seen in the pictures, I used electrical tape... doesnt work to well so I had to go back and tape Gorilla tape over the other tape.

Time it takes to complete this craft is the same time it takes to 

watch an episode of Ellen on the DVR :)

This is the top of the inside all taped up looks like. The easiest way 

I found was detaching all the sides, start at the top of the 

lantern and work your way down. 

 Add fall leaves and a pine cone or two. I got mine in the clearance

section of my local craft store. Lights were on sale for $4 and the 

fall leaves were on clearance for $3 so this hole craft cost me about $15 to do both lanterns

Added both of them to our book shelf and it looks fantastic if I do say so myself

OUR HALLOWEEN PARTY:

Dirt cups: Chocolate pudding, Oreo crust crumbles, and 

gummy worms. I wrote on the cups sayings like "Boo!"

"trick or treat" "R.I.P" and "Happy Halloween"

Mummy weenies- Hot dogs cut in half, croissant wrapped around the

weenie like a mummy. cook in the oven on 350* for like 15-20 

(until the croissant is golden brown)

Homemade bagel bits:

mini bagels, your favorite spaghetti sauce, cheese, pepperonis,

 and olives. I cut the pepperonis into a smaller circle and 

put olives on top so they look like a face 

screaming... creepy huh? 

Cooked them on 350* for 15-20 mins, until

cheese is cooked on top

Cupcakes from the store and the $1 store cupcake display

Punch: Hawaiian punch, orange sherbet, and eye balls that we got

from the $1 store too.

My Ariel pumpkin

 After I painted them, they looked a million times better

 Everyones pumpkins :)

Turkey day crafts:

Our nana made these cute turkeys with nuts, foe leaves, and 

a few googly eyes

Our Aunt made this paper wreath. Multi-color paper, calligraphy pen,

and needle pins. Pin all the cut out leaves onto a Styrofoam wreath,

write about 20 thing you are thankful for around 

the middle of the wreath. 

Love you all,

Snow days

  Ok, Finally I can write. My computer has been in the hands of my brother-in-law. He had to a project for his Boy scouts. So not a lot has been going on, it snowed 5 ft in the past 2 days, we have the 2nd recorded snow fall these past 3 days.... oh joy! Not! I'm cold! I hate having to wake up extra early to turn on my truck, and scrap off all the snow, its freezing outside. Its hard because I babysit from 10-1130 every morning then I have to be at work at 11:45 most days. So I have to wake up early to get ready for 2 jobs, and scrap off my tuck, most days I scrap it off and walk to where I babysit (its right down the road) and then I come back to drive to my other job, but before I leave I have to scrap off the snow again! Some days I'm late depending on how much it snows for that hour and a half that I'm gone. I guess I shouldn't complain, at least I have a truck to scrap off.

I am very very blessed. I have lots of things that others don't have. There is this man that I work with, he has to hitch hike to work and back everyday because he lives 5 miles out of town and doesn't have a car, But I always offer him a ride home from work if I'm not doing anything, which is pretty much everyday. There is no one here my age, they are all in different states for college. Ok I lied, I do have friends but they are all young, like 18 or 19 so they all hang with high schooler, and I'm not down with that. I hate high school drama and that is all they are. But sometimes I just want get out of the house and do something
 

  I miss my husband, I hate not talking to him. It sucks, we get to email each other everyday that he works, which is every day minus a few days here and there. I just wish I could talk to him on the phone all the time like before. I wish he could be here, with me, cuddling in bed like we used to... I guess its just wishful thinking. I hope he gets to come home in march, I really really hope.

Time to go sledding with some friends who are in town from college this week

Love you all,