Life has been a bit chaotic. I've been trying to organize and clean on top of all the normal day to day tasks. I feel a bit guilty admitting this but I have not done one thing to prepare for the baby. Not one. I'm almost 38 weeks! That is my goal for this week. Millie is still such a ball of energy, I think as I slow down she speeds up. She is excited about everything. A few days before Halloween we carved pumpkins which was the thrill of her life. Every day she would have to check on them and turn the LED lights on and off. We also were invited to a sweet Halloween party where Luke and I went as 1986 Prom King and Queen. I looked sick. I can't remember the last Halloween I was something pretty like a princess. Nope every Halloween I've been things like a Kindergartener on Pilgrim Day, or a white trash girl, or the latest, a knocked up '80's prom queen. The party was a blast with Luke winning best actor for acting out the entire video from the movie The Ring. I was so proud.
On Halloween night we were sitting down eating dinner prepared with a huge bag of candy when around 6:30 the doorbell rang with the first trick-or-treaters.The first group consisted of about 6 kids. We had barely sat down when the doorbell rang again with another group. We looked outside and to our amazement/ horror the entire street was crowded with kids coming our way! Within 15 min. we had gone through our entire bag of candy! We were scrambling. We gave out a whole box of Costco fruit snacks, cleaned out our personal stashes, and I was preparing to start handing out bags of dehydrated apple chips when our neighbor took pity on us and gave us 1/2 a bag of her candy. By 8:00 we were out of ideas and ducked inside our home, turned off the lights, and put a sign on the door that read "Sorry out of candy".
Why this felt like a scene from a movie:
1. All of the neighbors pulled out lawn chairs and sat at the end of their driveways with big bowls of candy.
2. Neighbors were out chatting and mingling, while music played in the background.
3. The street was packed with trick or treaters all the way down the road. Masses. Crowds.
4. The full spirit of the holiday was felt and everyone was into it.
I can't wait for next year!
I've met the best group of friends here who've taken me in and after only a few months of knowing them I feel like we've been friends forever. They are so sweet and threw a baby shower for me at the Chuys (which is like the best tex-mex place in Austin).
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| Millie carving pumpkins for the first time (Dad doing all the work). |
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| A flashback to 1986 Prom King and Queen |
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Some super sexy gals. We had a spider, some really sassy flapper gals, yours truly as the prom queen,
and yes calm down, Marie Osmond. |
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| Luke's attention to details, like socks with sandals, almost won him best costume. |
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| Millie out trick or treating. I think she was a fairy?? |
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| Trick or treaters lined up and waiting for Luke to give them candy. |
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| The crowds. Love it. |
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| 36 week belly. |
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| The baby shower. |
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| Cute little clothes! |
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| My new friends! Hooray! |
