Happy Halloween {2012}

Just stopping by for a quick hello and to say Happy Halloween!

This year I have tried to make more of an effort to decorate our home and get into this spooky holiday.

My mother-in-law is particularly fond of Halloween as her birthday is the day before. We decided to have a small birthday get together for her tonight along with Joe (my father-in-law) and Adam's bother Daniel to celebrate Barbara.

 Yesterday I went to JoAnn’s to pick up some last minute decorations and today our living room has cheesecloth hanging from the corners of mirrors, draped across a lampshade, strewn atop our china cabinet and even whittled into a few nooks and crannies. It’s a happy spooky home without being creepy or gross. I’m not a fan of literal finger foods or eyeball-esque deserts. Don’t even get me started on fake blood...

Back to the point! I’m so excited to have some fun and greet our neighborhood kids with candy. Did I mention we bought a 5lb bag of tootsie rolls? Yeah…well…they take up a lot of space in a bowl for little money and I won’t be overly tempted to snack on them the whole night. I say it’s a win-win!

Have a happy Halloween everyone!

xoxo bd

Here's to the man...

Today is my daddy’s birthday and I wanted to dote on him a little:

Here’s to the man who taught me what good music really is

Here’s to the man who always told me I was beautiful

Here’s to the man who instilled in me the love for travel

Here’s to the man who held me until I fell asleep even though I fought him tooth and nail

Here’s to the man who showed me the magic of Disney

Here’s to the man who first showed me what true love and respect was by loving my mom first

Here’s to the man who encouraged me to do what I loved no matter what

Here’s to the best father a little girl could have-

I love you Daddy, Happy Birthday!!

See that handsome guy in the striped poncho wrangling that horse? Yeah, that's my dad!
No he wasn't a Hatfield or McCoy, just in case you were wondering :)