results after an hour @ party boy....

"Spooked" up the outside apartment a bit.... tried to find vintage-y looking decor.. it's a stretch... Had fun though and that's what matters, right?

The welcome sign glows/blinks red!

Garden Witch!

..Still want tombstones for the front yard. Would be icing on the cake.

I really love October.

"Devil's beatin' his wife"

My parent's say when it's raining but the sun is still peeking out, "the devil is beating his wife"... I have no clue where this expression came from..I have a feeling it's not Texan... but Amy gets a big kick out of it.

Русский!

Can't get enough of! Found this fabric online and if it was up to me, I'd cover my walls... I'd bring it to a seamstress and have a dress made. For now, it's just the desktop background. Heart.

another fall project!

If anyone has been saving wine corks, and you're not holding on to them for any special reason... I need! Lots! Nora and I drink fair bits of wine, but I don't think we're drinking enough for this -->

... and considering the #s, if you need approx 150 corks... and each bottle of wine was approx 8-10$ a bottle.. the wreath would essentially "cost" $ 1,200 - 1,500 dollars. this is pretty ridiculous/humorous.

I'm up for the challenge.

Whooooo's gonna try to carve her first pumpkin all by herself this weekend?

Huzzah! Found the perfect stencil and am now pretty excited about trying my hand @ carving on Friday night.. ( who knows? could be a latent talent?) Attempt 1:

foreign moneys

So I have all these left over Czech coins from over 2 years ago.. Don't plan on going back any time soon to spend...so..they'll go on fingers :)

Opa!

So happy I was able to go to the Greek Festival this year! The food... oh my God, the food! The original plan was to go the last day of the fest with Mom and Dad, but the forecast didn't look so great for Sunday. Nora and Brittany were planning to go on Friday night so I tagged along and I'm pretty glad I did as Sunday turned out to be a total washout.

This was the 43rd year of the festival. You pay for 5$ to get in (which is totally worth it..) and get shuffled right into the food area. Everything smells so good, you hardly know which direction to walk in. So much to taste and try-- sweet, savory, flaky, crispy.. whatever you're craving, there is something you'll be into. Unfortunately the gyro line was a little too long ( was starving) so I "settled" (term used loosely) for a spanikopita (savory spinach and cheese fillo pastry) and dolmades (meat, rice and herb stuffed grape leaves served hot).

The three of us split a bottle of red greek wine before heading into the auditorium for the show, which was an exibition of traditional greek dancing and dress. After the show, you're ushed into the giftshop (as per usual) and there was so much to buy- olive oils, olive trees, clothing, bags, jewelry, etc. I purchased a small religious triptych icon... very Byzantine.

Below are a few shots from the fest! Can't wait to go next year.

Video!