HAPPY HALLOW'S EVE

It is very very VERY rare that Tyler works the 2-6 shift; it's usually either the 6-10 or the full 2-10. Tonight he got that lucky shift and we were home at the same time to spend the evening together. It was incredible, we made dinner and geared up to carve some pretty great jack-o-lanterns. We had one trick-or-treater and out of all the large candy bars and candy we had in our bowl, he picked one measly little Sixlets. I guess Batman is watching his figure. Staying in may seem boring to some, but I loved our little Halloween date night. It was perfect to a T and we both didn't want the night to end, even though we late-night owls could barely stay up until midnight to eat a well-deserved piece of chocolate. It was amazing; good-bye Choctober!

CHEAP 'N' EASY

My department usually goes all out for Halloween: we decorate our area of the office, our individual cubicles, and ourselves with sweet costumes. Well, with the recent changes and scrambling, that's been at the back of our minds and I'm sure not even on some of our radars. I'm not one to get THAT much into the Halloween spirit, but everyone—and I mean everyone—has been raving about my costume from last year and I felt I had a bit to live up to. I have this sweatshirt that I rarely wear, because it is actually for running (that tells you how much I run, eh?), but it is my absolute favorite color. So I scrounged up some paper and some floss and made this pretty little thing. A pantone is a bit nerdy for a graphic designer to dress up as, but I think it turned out pretty awesome, no?

SALAD FINGERS

Now if you know anything about Tyler and me, we are not veggie fiends. We eat them here and there and try to incorporate them here and there (hopefully more for our future children; sorry kids). Tonight Tyler left work and called me to say he was utterly and completely craving salad for dinner. Uhhhh okay… that never happens, but I wasn't going to turn it down (we could both use more fresh veggies in our dinner entrees). We made a pretty remarkable salad filled with cucumbers, tomatoes, avocados, lettuce and croutons, topped with dressing and cheese. Yum.

HELLO THERE

The repercussions of Friday almost killed me today; I was literally doing 4 people's jobs including mine. On top of that I had to redo the same thing 5 times before lunchtime. Oy vey. Luckily I had some sea salt caramel gelato waiting for me after dinner and husband willing to listen to me blab on and on.

A POP OF COLOR

We had one of the weirdest sacrament meetings today. It was strange and long, but it eventually ended. After church, Tyler and I spent a little time together, but he took a break to do an assignment that was due at midnight. He was glad he hadn't put it off; it took him hours longer than he thought it would. I just killed time waiting for him to be done. In the evening we braved this pomegranate after dinner. We found a water-free way to cut it online which worked very well, and it was delicious to the taste.

MY PRODUCE MAN

I worked on my website almost the entire day, doing a couple of chores here and there. Tyler had an exam in the morning and then a full shift at work in the evening. Once he was finally home we took a much-needed shopping trip to the grocery store. I love shopping with Tyler; it makes me feel grown up, but it's also a time to catch-up, take it easy, and feel productive all at the same time.

SUMMED UP

These two little guys perfectly sum up our days today. Tyler had a dumb group project meeting today and his four-hour shift was the absolute worst. I had quite the day at work too: they terminated two people and moved one person to another department, leaving our entire department down to a whopping four people. Between the terminations and the various people quitting in the last month or so, we went from a ten-person department to a four-person department. After a long day, I took off my shoes to find this: one sock black and one sock striped, which had somehow escaped my attention for the entire day. Just chalk it up with the rest of this insane day—thankfully Tyler brought home a mini key lime pie to share. We both welcome the weekend with open arms and hopes that it never ends.