Anniversaries, Birthdays and Such

photo by Joielala Photographie

Funny how life comes full circle sometimes. One year ago today, I started this little blog with a six month countdown post until our wedding. Today we have been married for six months. Happy Anniversary, Tad. You have brought such joy to my life these past few months. People say the first year of marriage is the hardest. Can't say I've felt that way on this journey so far. It's definitely not easy, but I've never been so happy.  

And Happy Birthday, little ol' blog. This one's for you.

Halloween Night

We had the Pershall family over for dinner on Halloween night. We wanted to cook something a little festive so Tad whipped up some delicious chili and I cut out Halloween shaped cheese. I know, a lot of hard work on my part. I joked with Tad that I am basically the real life version of Cher's character, Mrs. Flax, from the movie Mermaids. She had a thing for hors d'oeuvres. She only made finger foods like marshmallow kebabs and even chopped her sandwiches into stars. My kind of lady.

Back to dinner. Chelsea and JR dressed as Bert and Ernie. Tad and I were hippies. I think? I'm not really sure what Tad was looking back at these pictures. The cutest costume award went to Carter. Look at those darling tights! There was really no competition.

What better way to end Halloween than to watch the movie Halloween? It's a tradition every Halloween night so Tad and I popped this move in after our company left. Long story short, Tad went to bed about 10 minutes into the movie and I chickened out watching it alone. All in all, it was a pretty great night. Hope everyone had as much fun on Halloween as we did.

No Tricks, Just Treats

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Celebrating my second favorite holiday. Happy Halloween! How cute is Klifford in his costume? He really loved hamming howling it up for the camera on that pumpkin. Big thanks to my mom for buying this for my little werewolf.

Decorating anything and everything fall with a hint of Halloween. Lots of candy corn garland and fluffing flower poms happening over here. I can't help myself. I'm sure Tad already can't wait for the next season. Who's excited for all of the festive decor to go on sale tomorrow? Me.

Sad that our pretty pumpkin might not make it to Halloween night. It is burnt out. Literally. For some reason Tad thought it would be the perfect night light. No joke. It never even saw the light of day, just our room. Sigh. Poor little pumpkin.

A Pumpkin Carving Party For Two

We carved our pumpkin this weekend and it was definitely a success! We don't always have the best luck with carving so I'm glad it is documented we got this right. We think it's a pretty rad design and are just thankful we didn't cut the stencil out backwards again. Hooray. Hope you enjoy this little video of us working our magic on this jack-o'-lantern. This is sort of our first "home" video so you will definitely be tired of our faces by the end!

*music by Creedence Clearwater Revival

A Kitok Date Night

Obviously we take ourselves very seriously. Only not really. How about that last picture? Tad captured the spirit of a girl embracing the cold front and winds that came in last night. It's about time, Texas. 

Now back to dinner. One thing we take very seriously is a good burger. Kitok Restaurant is where it's at. Definitely one of our favorite burger joints in Waco. I ordered the double-liplocker burger with cheese and Tad ordered the egg burger. We don't mess around. Let's not forget their addicting oriental fries. They keep us coming back. If you haven't been to this sleeper restaurant, what are you waiting for? Great food and the cozy atmosphere feels like home, gas space heaters and all. Yes, I grew up with a space heater and they really are amazing.

This date night was long overdue and I'm so thankful the hubby had time to come and eat a burger with me. Something tells me he'll always make time for that!