Happy Halloween!

I'm a big fan of Halloween.  Well, I'm a big fan of Dia de los Muertos.  And any time when I can add calaveras to my wardrobe, I'm a happy camper.  Today's duds were a super cool scarf and some awesome earrings I bought in St. Michaels.  Those cool things mixed with my cute fascinator, and yet nothing from the dumb boys I work with.  Seriously?  Are they blind?  

Anyway, hope your Halloween was sweet! 

Crafty Saturday Night

I might have a problem...

How else would I spend a Saturday night?  The cards may be done a bit early, but I love them, and now they're done!  I was never a huge Halloween fan.  I dressed up and did the candy thing, but I hate scary and that was always the theme of Halloween.  Sometime in the last few years, the world discovered Mexico's holiday of Dia de los Muertos, and Halloween got a lot more fun and whole lot less scary!  That's when I became an October 31st fan.

Celebrating those you loved by bringing them sweets and dressing up in bright beautiful colors seems like a whole lot more fun than being scared to death by a horror film.  That's exactly why I feel the need to share my love of cute skeleton heads with everyone I know each Halloween.  I'm not sure they appreciate it, but I have fun so there's that : )

Feliz Dia de los Muertos

I may not be a huge fan of Halloween, however I am a big fan of the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos. The holiday is a day to honor lost loved ones by bringing them gifts of sugar skulls for the afterlife. When I first learned about it, years ago, it wasn't as popular as it is today.  These days you can't walk into a single store that sells Halloween goods without seeing sugar skulls everywhere - which is ok if you're me.  I have plates, ceramics, hats, photos, books.  I even have a few rubber stamps.  It's a weird little obsession I have.

But how can you not love a holiday that focuses solely on lost loved ones being honored and remembered and celebrated?  I've never really had a desire to go to Mexico, but after years of reading of this festival, I have to say, it's most definitely on the travel bucket list!

Friday Five: Halloween Edition

1. I love handing out candy because you get to see all the kiddies in some super cute costumes.  I was expecting loads of Anna's and Elsa's this year but only saw 3 and 2 Olaf's which were my fave.  Of course, none could compare to my favorite little trick or treater dressed as a Ninja Turtle.  After sticking his head almost completely in the doorway and sizing up the place, he said "I like your house." I foresee a future in interior design : )

2. Witchy Woman: It's a terrible photo but it was very early and selfies really aren't my forte. But the Salem witch hat went over well and I couldn't resist giving the parrot (my company's mascot) a little hat of his own.  Some witches have crow sidekicks.  Apparently mine is a parrot.

3.  I think everyone knows that Ellen is the queen of the costumes.  But she may have just outdone herself this year.  In honor of George Clooney's nuptials to Amal Almuddin, Ellen dressed up as Amal and George's wedding photo.  Complete with black wig, wedding dress and a tux for George.  Too funny!

4. Say what you want about Chris Evans, but this little guy is a much cuter Captain America!  And in case you were wondering, I saw this costume because I follow Clark Gregg on Twitter.  I find it awesome that all day people were sending Marvel costumes to him and Ming Na, as well as Firefly costumes to Nathan Fillion and the stars were re-tweeting all of them.  How cool is it that these guys and girls are noticing fan creativity! 

5. Had I found this list sooner, I'd like to think I would have completed all of the items on it to celebrate Dia de los Muertos!  Totally keeping it for next year!

Happy Halloween!

Calavera Crazy

I'm well aware that most friends and family think that my obsession with Dia de Los Muertos is odd to say the least.  But I don't care.  They are pretty darn amazing and they are pretty much everywhere all of a sudden. And that's more than ok with me because I will pretty much buy them whenever I see them.  These purchases - a super cute clipboard and the most amazing Tervis ever - were just a product of today.  Yes, it's an obsession, but one I'm more than OK with : )