A "Despicable" Halloween :)

{@the Kula Punkin Patch}

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because, as I have mentioned in a previous post, it is the kickoff for Holiday Season! In case anyone was wondering:

Holiday Season (noun): a period of time lasting approximately 5 months, and encompass most of the year's major holidays including Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Mister's Birthday, Mother's Birthday, Christmas, Daddy's Birthday, (future) Dad-in-Law's Birthday, Sister's Birthday, my Birthday, Valentine's Day, and Girls' Day.  It begins on Halloween and traditionally ends on March 3 (Girls' Day, a Japanese Holiday), although some people will extend the season and observe until Easter.

{the Mister and Charlie}

 This year for Halloween we dressed up as characters from Despicable Me (me, Agnes; the Mister, Gru; and 3 of the dogs, Minions), one of my favorite movies this year.  When I first decided that I was going to be Agnes I thought the most difficult part of my costume prep would be to find a large fluffy unicorn, but little did I know it would be the overalls that would be the biggest issue.  I went to all the major department stores, garden stores, Walmart, Target, KMart, and even Goodwill and other thrift stores - no overalls.  I couldn't let my costume suffer because no one has worn overalls since I have been in the 7th grade - I decided to take matters into my own hands and draw my overalls onto my yellow shirt!

{Agnes w/ unicorn, cookie wagon, and Minions}

I created the dog costumes using pieces of yellow fabric, safety pins, duct tape, permanent marker, velcro, and a hot glue gun.  While I made the dog costumes the Mister carved our Minion pumpkin.  The  Mister wasn't super pumped about dressing up but did cooperate and wear the "Gru" scarf and helped me prep and load my cookie wagon. It was a great Halloween!

Boo!

 

Happy Halloween! 

Boxes, boxes, and boxes (times 3)

Tomorrow is the "Big Day," so today I had to finish packing up all of my files and personal items to get ready for the "Big Move." When all of my packing was done and labeled I had a total of 9 boxes, 2 shelves, and a printer. I certainly hope all 9 boxes, 2 shelves, and printer make it to my new desk. 

*fingers crossed*

Sundays on a Wednesday

Tonight the Mister brought home some absolutely delish ice cream: Roselani's Kona Mud Pie!  Kona Mud Pie (one of the Mister's favorite ice cream flavors) is mocha ice cream with mocha fudge sauce and choco cookie (think Oreo) pieces... mmmmm.
I really liked the Mud Pie, but I think personally, my favorite Roselani flavors are still Classic Mac Nut (toasted mac nuts in vanilla ice cream) and Haupia (coconut pudding ice cream).  :)

Everything In Its Place

In the quest for great desk accessories, after work today, I went to Office Depot, Office Max, and Target.  Although I was most impressed by the magnet and push pin and magnet selection at Office Depot, I really got excited about Peter Walsh's collection of the desk accessories at Office Max.   

My only critique is that I wish there was color or patterns in this collection...

My favorite find: an erasable PERMANENT (non-smudge-able) pen! Oooh!

New Office, New View

Today a few co-workers and I went to the "new office" to scope out our space.  The tech people and some builders were still setting things up when we arrived so I measured my desk and then tried to stay out of their way.  I wasn't able to spend much time in my space but I took some great pictures from our lobby!

Not Your Average Bridesmaid Dresses!

I'm kinda loving these bridesmaid dresses by ML Monique Lhuillier for NORDSTROM! Oooh! I wonder what the girls will think...