Happy Halloween!!!!
After 365 days of countdown since Halloween 2011, we have arrived at my most favorite day of the year. Hello.
So, I have to admit that we were a bit behind this year on the festivities. My house remains undecorated since there has been non stop wind/rain attacking my porch since Friday and it was only at 7pm last night that I decided to get a pumpkin.
Did you know, dear reader, that finding a pumpkin the night before Halloween is like trying to get an iphone 5 on opening day. Impossible. 2 stores were just plain sold out but good ol No Frills still had a meager 6 pumpkins remaining in their bins. 3 had full holes on them. 2 were about to rot right open, and 1 lone pumpkin remained unrotted and unholed. This pumpkin was unfortunately deformed in a bad way- so obviously, this was the pumpkin for me.
I know that pumpkins don’t actually have feelings but I somehow feel like this pumpkin was overjoyed to fulfill his duty as a Halloween mascot. That left unpicked, he would have dies a slow terrible death at the bottom of a paper bin in the back corner of a sketchy No Frills amid the rotting flesh of his peers. I feel like our pumpkin smiled as we laid him down in the car- with his wonky head all misshapen and that he knew he was coming to a nice home to celebrate the holidays.
And so now, the deformed part of his head is overshadowed by the hella spooky face on the semi rounded part of the head that could actually be carved into and his humongous seeds (proof that you cant judge a book by its cover) are roasting away in my oven covered with sea salt and spices and my house is now ready for trick or treaters who better withstand this horrible weather and actually come out. I am not rushing home to put up spider webs and ghosts for nothing, ok kids?????
I think that the only downside to today’s festivities is my lame-o costume. Since my hubby told me I am too old to dress up tonight by myself (goodbye to my homemade ghost costume), I have been left with Friday night’s birthday bash for one of my besties as my “dress up opportunity”. While I LOVE her superhero theme, one would argue that “homemade ghost” and or Rawdy Rawdy Piper don’t quite qualify as superheroes and with all other female superheroes being super skanks, I have been left with my husband’s creation of costume magic, Professor Chaos and General Disarray- google them, hey are special characters but then google people who dress up as them for Halloween- I will be enshrined with fat dork weirdos foreves.
I cant wait though, to spend my first Halloween in my new home with my mom and dad, hubby and Pumpky (the name I decided fit my almost discarded pumpkin head), my spider webs, my hangy skeleton, my ghost, my BEWARE sign in glittery orange and a huge bag of treats for all the kids who, seriously, need to come out tonight or I will end up eating a full barrel of mini chocolates.
Have a spooky night everyone.
mwaahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A weekend to remember
Dear Hurricane Sandy,
Staaaaahhhhhpppppp.
stahp
No, but seriously....
So, after taking off Friday and Monday from work to fully celebrate in the festivities surrounding my sister in laws wedding this past Sunday, Tuesday is feeling like a Monday and Wednesday. Confusing.
I can happily report that amid the terrible cold and rain, my SIL and her man became husband and wife and the wedding went off without a hitch (minus them getting hitched....). It was in fact, one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been to with the most amazing floral arrangements I have ever seen. I, as you know, am not a huge flower person and usually find centerpieces to be stupid and WAY to ornate. These were splendid and perfect.
I also have to give the bride major kudos on putting such sweet and intimate touches on every detail. The cake topper, the cards, the music choices- every last thing was perfection...and the food, TO DIE FOR. I said a one-night-only adieu to my diet and stuffed myself silly. Truffle mac and cheese apps, don’t mind if I do....
Usually, Sunday weddings end pretty early since everyone has to go to work on the Monday but this wedding went way into the night and by the time we packed up to go home it was well into the wee hours of the AM- just another testament to how incredible this party was.
And the best part, of course, was how happy the bride and groom were- they were beaming all night long and the energy they had radiated throughout the room. We had the BEST time and while I love all weddings, this one was so special and not just because I was an intimate part of it.
And thank god for Monday off because I was a hot mess yesterday. I willingly sat through a movie (Moonrise Kingdome, very cute, didn’t fidget until the final 30 minutes), ate Libretto and did not remove sweat pants from my body until bedtime. My calves sore from dancing, my eyes sore from having to pull off the mega lashes I wore, my hair sore from being done, my arms sore from who knows what, and my mouth sore from smiling so much.
So, best weekend ever leads to best week ever as we enter into Halloween/ my besties’ birthday/ celebrating our friends engagement! SO much joy!
Anywho, tonight my hubs and I will carve our pumpkin and decorate our house all spooky like for tomorrow. I am praying that the weather holds off tomorrow night- I dream of scaring kids all over my street in a ghost costume.
Xo,
Jane.
Staaaaahhhhhpppppp.
stahp
No, but seriously....
So, after taking off Friday and Monday from work to fully celebrate in the festivities surrounding my sister in laws wedding this past Sunday, Tuesday is feeling like a Monday and Wednesday. Confusing.
I can happily report that amid the terrible cold and rain, my SIL and her man became husband and wife and the wedding went off without a hitch (minus them getting hitched....). It was in fact, one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been to with the most amazing floral arrangements I have ever seen. I, as you know, am not a huge flower person and usually find centerpieces to be stupid and WAY to ornate. These were splendid and perfect.
I also have to give the bride major kudos on putting such sweet and intimate touches on every detail. The cake topper, the cards, the music choices- every last thing was perfection...and the food, TO DIE FOR. I said a one-night-only adieu to my diet and stuffed myself silly. Truffle mac and cheese apps, don’t mind if I do....
Usually, Sunday weddings end pretty early since everyone has to go to work on the Monday but this wedding went way into the night and by the time we packed up to go home it was well into the wee hours of the AM- just another testament to how incredible this party was.
And the best part, of course, was how happy the bride and groom were- they were beaming all night long and the energy they had radiated throughout the room. We had the BEST time and while I love all weddings, this one was so special and not just because I was an intimate part of it.
And thank god for Monday off because I was a hot mess yesterday. I willingly sat through a movie (Moonrise Kingdome, very cute, didn’t fidget until the final 30 minutes), ate Libretto and did not remove sweat pants from my body until bedtime. My calves sore from dancing, my eyes sore from having to pull off the mega lashes I wore, my hair sore from being done, my arms sore from who knows what, and my mouth sore from smiling so much.
So, best weekend ever leads to best week ever as we enter into Halloween/ my besties’ birthday/ celebrating our friends engagement! SO much joy!
Anywho, tonight my hubs and I will carve our pumpkin and decorate our house all spooky like for tomorrow. I am praying that the weather holds off tomorrow night- I dream of scaring kids all over my street in a ghost costume.
Xo,
Jane.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Makeover
Makeover, makeover, makeover, makeover....makeover.
(In my head, I was singing that line)
Hi readers.
Happy Thursday.
You may notice you are now viewing me on a different, and dare I say, more mature screen view? Well, not to worry, you are not hallucinating or having a senior moment. Jane Plantain has gone and done a full makeover to update the look of the blog.
The explanation is simple. We are moving forward here and to reflect the forward thinking look, I choose a template with the most futuristic sounding name. Dynamic. It just sounds good, right?
Further to that, my content is about to have a bit of a makeover too. Now, don't fret- there will still be musings on the floater I just saw in the women's bathroom (really LADIES??????), and rants on the strange dynamics of being on elevators with strangers but there is more to the plantain than I have shared with you thus far. Truth be told, I love to write. I love to write love stories, I love to write Tim- Burton esque scary stories and I love to write about clothes beyond comments on camel toe and the cray cray guy in Holts.
I beg of you to indulge me from here on out and let me use this venue as a medium to share some of my other stuff with you.
For many many many years I have dreamed of being a successful writer but have, till now, been too nervous to share my work. I even have full story ideas that I spend a lot of time procrastinating or working on with trepidation. And, well, the truth is, those of you who read me, read me anyways- I may as well try the goods out on you.
So bear with me as I transition a bit and post some new material.
I hope you like the new Jane....
xo
J
(In my head, I was singing that line)
Hi readers.
Happy Thursday.
You may notice you are now viewing me on a different, and dare I say, more mature screen view? Well, not to worry, you are not hallucinating or having a senior moment. Jane Plantain has gone and done a full makeover to update the look of the blog.
The explanation is simple. We are moving forward here and to reflect the forward thinking look, I choose a template with the most futuristic sounding name. Dynamic. It just sounds good, right?
Further to that, my content is about to have a bit of a makeover too. Now, don't fret- there will still be musings on the floater I just saw in the women's bathroom (really LADIES??????), and rants on the strange dynamics of being on elevators with strangers but there is more to the plantain than I have shared with you thus far. Truth be told, I love to write. I love to write love stories, I love to write Tim- Burton esque scary stories and I love to write about clothes beyond comments on camel toe and the cray cray guy in Holts.
I beg of you to indulge me from here on out and let me use this venue as a medium to share some of my other stuff with you.
For many many many years I have dreamed of being a successful writer but have, till now, been too nervous to share my work. I even have full story ideas that I spend a lot of time procrastinating or working on with trepidation. And, well, the truth is, those of you who read me, read me anyways- I may as well try the goods out on you.
So bear with me as I transition a bit and post some new material.
I hope you like the new Jane....
xo
J
Friday, October 19, 2012
Happiness on a Friday
Happy Friday friends and well-wishers,
This was a long ass week. having a wedding on a Sunday night followed by an early Monday morning is just killer. It threw off my whole week.
Anywho, so speaking of weddings, I am but a mere 10 days away from celebrating my sister-in-law’s wedding! Could I be ore excited? The answer is no. no I could not.
I love weddings, any and all weddings BUT there is nothing better than the wedding of someone who you actually are excited to celebrate- a wedding where you feel a part of the celebrations and you are not just a witness to them. A wedding where you are a part of the love in the room, not just another body on the dance floor. So with that, I am obviously especially excited for this one!
I’m sure I will have more to say about this as it nears but for now, we have Friday to dwell upon- and boy do I love Fridays...
Especially Fridays the fall right after epic Thursdays- we spent last night with friends and amid a lot of gossip and too many gin and tonics I am pretty sure that I didn’t stop laughing for 4 straight hours. I am all for a weekend that begins like that!
So this week, after being encouraged by mon mere, I finished the book Age of Miracles. Have you read it? You should. Not only is it awesome, but it inspires some good and interesting thoughts about what is important to you.
The book opens with a 12 year old narrator who walks us through what happens to her and her life as the world slows its rotation around the sun. I am not a doomsdayer, but I am pretty sure that this is how we are going to die.
While there are the obvious repercussions that apply to all mankind, like food shortage, natural disaster/ weather, and electricity and networks- the loss of friends and family and the overall terror that the end of the world would inspire, the book calls to light what are the particular losses of the narrator and her family. I will not ruin this for you because it is just too damn good but suffice to say that I finished the book and couldn’t help but think about my personal essentials. The whats and whos of what would matter to me if I was faced with impending death/ doom.
And of course, because life is sometimes like that, the next book I picked up, called The Happiness Project, follows on the tails of this theme- what does one need in life to be happy.
Anyways, just something to think about as we head into the weekend- a time where, for all intensive purposes, we are meant to enjoy and indulge in that which makes us happy!
I myself am spending this weekend with my husband, family and good friends- those would top my list of “essentials” to survive- oh, and cheese. DEF. cheese.
xo
Jane
This was a long ass week. having a wedding on a Sunday night followed by an early Monday morning is just killer. It threw off my whole week.
Anywho, so speaking of weddings, I am but a mere 10 days away from celebrating my sister-in-law’s wedding! Could I be ore excited? The answer is no. no I could not.
I love weddings, any and all weddings BUT there is nothing better than the wedding of someone who you actually are excited to celebrate- a wedding where you feel a part of the celebrations and you are not just a witness to them. A wedding where you are a part of the love in the room, not just another body on the dance floor. So with that, I am obviously especially excited for this one!
I’m sure I will have more to say about this as it nears but for now, we have Friday to dwell upon- and boy do I love Fridays...
Especially Fridays the fall right after epic Thursdays- we spent last night with friends and amid a lot of gossip and too many gin and tonics I am pretty sure that I didn’t stop laughing for 4 straight hours. I am all for a weekend that begins like that!
So this week, after being encouraged by mon mere, I finished the book Age of Miracles. Have you read it? You should. Not only is it awesome, but it inspires some good and interesting thoughts about what is important to you.
The book opens with a 12 year old narrator who walks us through what happens to her and her life as the world slows its rotation around the sun. I am not a doomsdayer, but I am pretty sure that this is how we are going to die.
While there are the obvious repercussions that apply to all mankind, like food shortage, natural disaster/ weather, and electricity and networks- the loss of friends and family and the overall terror that the end of the world would inspire, the book calls to light what are the particular losses of the narrator and her family. I will not ruin this for you because it is just too damn good but suffice to say that I finished the book and couldn’t help but think about my personal essentials. The whats and whos of what would matter to me if I was faced with impending death/ doom.
And of course, because life is sometimes like that, the next book I picked up, called The Happiness Project, follows on the tails of this theme- what does one need in life to be happy.
Anyways, just something to think about as we head into the weekend- a time where, for all intensive purposes, we are meant to enjoy and indulge in that which makes us happy!
I myself am spending this weekend with my husband, family and good friends- those would top my list of “essentials” to survive- oh, and cheese. DEF. cheese.
xo
Jane
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