One more day!

I cannot believe tomorrow is Halloween! Last night Da'Hubby and I were not home to watch a Halloween movie, instead we played in a costume bowling tournament.

We were Superman and Supergirl! We did see a few other superheroes like Robin, Power Rangers, and Wonder Woman.

My niece showing off her muscles as Snow White. 

Hippy brother-in-law

And lastly sista-in-law as a wickd witch and her little ballerina.

We had so much fun! I whooped some hiney on the first game with 3 strikes in a row (turkey time). On game 2 I sucked it up pretty bad, I lost my super powers I guess. For the costume portion we lost the individual and the group awards, but hopefully next year we will smoke them guys. 

What have you been doing for Halloween this year?

Countdown to Halloween Movie Edition: The Mummy (1932)

This is one of those old movies that I have always wanted to watch but have never gotten around to. I am not turned away from a show being black and white or being from before the 80's, Heck I actually love some old movies ( just usually not westerns).



I was not blown away by this movie but it was okay. I feel like I should love this movie because it was the beginning but I just can't.  I was able to mark it off my list and it has Boris Karloff in it.
SPOILER ALERT!! SPOILER ALERT!!

This is just like any mummy film a mummy comes to life, mummy awakens spirit of lost love, blah blah blah.
There was nothing that set this movie apart really except this was the first movie like that. All of the other mummy movies have copied this one! I do not know what I was expecting when I started watching this but I just was not captivated. I wish I was I love old movies just not this one I guess.



What about you, have you ever watched a movie hoping you would love it just to find you think it is okay?

Countdown to Halloween Movie Edition: House at the End of the Street

I have been on the fence about seeing this movie. I love Jennifer Lawrence, but I am not big into actually scary movies. Cheesy horror is more of my pick, I can handle suspense, I can handle gore but scary movies are not my favorite. I am starting the movie now so let's see what I think in 1 hr and 40 minutes from now.

Well I just finished it and I was just not impressed. Of course J. Lawrence was good, heck the acting was great. Going into this movie I thought it was going to be scary suspenseful but it really wasn't. The action really does not start until the last 30 minutes of the movie. Don't get me wrong the last 30 minutes were great but it did not make up for the slow hour leading up to it. I think that so much of the story is in the end, they really should have spread it out a bit more. 

I do not think I will be buying this movie but I am glad I watched it. The trailer for this movie was more suspenseful than the actual movie. Seriously the majority of the trailer was scenes from the last 30 minutes of the movie, I feel like I do not even need to say spoilers since the trailer did that already.   

So have y'all seen this movie? If so what did you think?

Countdown to Halloween Movie Edition: Cabin in the Woods

This is a movie I was actually really excited to review because Joss Whedon is one of the writers and the hottie that is Chris Hemsworth is in it. I will watch any movie with either Hemsworth brother in it, or with Joss Whedon in the credits. I should also mention if you are a Dollhouse fan (which I am assuming you are based on Joss Whedon being the writer of that show) that Fran Kranz as in Topher frickin' Brink is in this movie.

According to IMDb the just of the movie is :

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

I seriously like this movie a lot! I do not want to spoil anything but the monsters are amazing! This makes me love Topher (Fran Kranz) and Joss Whedon so much more. I can see myself watching this movie more often. This is like a (barely)horror movie with some classic Whedon one-liners and small bits of dark humor. I hope that if you have not seen this movie you totally should. This is not a scary movie but it is very gory. 

Going in to this movie I was expecting so much because of the names in it and I was happily pleased.  At first I could not get why what was happening was happening, but after a while I started to understand. I think if I rewatched this movie I would notice some more hidden gems. Is it sad I hope there is a second one, even though I know there will not be one. I was just seriously happy with my decision to watch this movie. 

Have you seen this movie, if so what did you think? Also who do you fan girl after, where you watch anything they are in? I am totally like that with Joss Whedon.  

Count Down to Halloween: Movie club edition: Children of the Corn

So for this small little countdown I am just going to review a bunch of Halloween movies. I am starting with a show I am not even sure I have seen before Steven King's Children of the Corn.

Okay, after watching this I can tell you that I should have watched it sooner. Y'all know how much I love my cheesy movies but this was a little much for me. I understand that it was made in 1984 so the CGI is not that good but seriously this was special. I was going into this movie thinking I was going to be so scared and to be honest I was a bit bored with it. I was not scared, at the edge of my seat, or anything of that nature. Once it got to the end and the 'special' graphics hit the screen I was a bit more interested (you know because of my love for cheese) but it was not enough to hold me.

Malachai killed me in this, I could not get over his face I do not know what it was but the lips/teeth proportion were so off I could not take him seriously. All in all I think that I am glad I watched this movie so I can mark it off my list of movies to watch but I cannot say I will buy the movie or go out of my way to watch it again.


What do you think? Have you seen this movie, did you like it?

Pumpkin Patches, Emus, and Jack-o-Lanterns Oh My

This weekend we pretty much lived at my parents house. All of my relatives were in town (from my Dad's side at least) and we thought we should carve pumpkins.

I had to get a picture with my little princess

Yes..we went to the same pumpkin patch two days in a row...we needed more pumpkins

How cute are my sister and cousin together?

Who doesn't want to ride in a wagon?

We have a rule, if you can carry the pumpkin to the register you can have it. Let's just say that was not her pumpkin.

Do child labor laws count if they want to do it? lol

Our hard work in picking out the pumpkins resulted in these beauties. 

Princess' Bobcat paw - Momma C's Cat on a fence, Aunt V's moon and star, Da 'Hubby's evil one, Mine is the flamer, and Aunt R had the witch on a broom 

Behind my Grandparents house there is a farm with horses, emus, deer and a duck who thinks he is a deer.

The Princess was a bit afraid of the emus.

We had a great weekend of family fun time. It was so nice to see my cousins and their babies, and my aunts. I cannot wait until Christmas for ALL of my family comes in. 

What do you do when your family comes to visit?

Time is flying

I cannot believe how fast time seems to be flying lately. I feel like I have no time for anything anymore.

Halloween is 14 days away
Austin Comic-Con is 37 days away
Thanksgiving is 43 days away
My birthday is 52 days away
Christmas is 70 days away

It has been married for 228 days
It has been 2 years and 2 months since I graduated
I have been hunting for a teaching position for 6 months
I have had my current job for 5 years and 3 months

It is so weird to see life accomplishments and events laid out like this. It really make me feel like I have not done much but I still feel like I have done so much. I love to feel my days with family, it may not be a special occasion but it makes a deeper impact on me. I assume you can tell that by my countdown dates, each one is a family event...true most are holidays but that is when I get to see my WHOLE family. It can be stressful driving all over to see everyone but it is more than worth it for the memories.

Sorry if this post seems to be all over the place but that is how I am feeling today.

Patty Mayonnaise and Quail Man

Patty: Shirt and Skirt - goodwill, Belt - goodwill, Shoes - bowling ally, Wig - Walmart, Tights- Target

Happy Halloween All!!!! Above we have Patty Mayonnaise and Doug Funny as Quail Man. 

The Mister and I went to a bowling costume tournament and lost so bad, but we were not the worst. The best and worst both got trophies. 

But we did try our hardest!


Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Hope y'all have a fun, safe night

Countdown to Halloween: Drinks

Now I am not a big drinker and it is not for any real reason except that I do not like the taste of alcohol. I can do vodka mixed with other stuff so I cannot taste it but what is the use of that? Anyways I wish I could list the pumpkin beers or spiked cider or other festive drinks of the season, but I do not like any of them. So I will list some of my favorite seasonal drinks with no alcohol.

Despite not drinking a lot of coffee I really like Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks. I feel that everyone and there momma like this but they are so dang tastey!

Sertinos Coffee is a local joint in the Golden Triangle and they serve a Mexican Hot Chocolate that is out of this world! It is steamed milk with Mexican spice chocolate and I wish it was colder in my neck of the woods so I could drink this more. 

Hot Apple Cider! I have never made cider but I always get it when someone offers but this recipe looks way too easy to pass up. 

I love Tea Forte. I got this for Christmas one year and I have been drinking it like crazy ever since. Plus it helps me when I study, it is a great smooth and calming tea. And it doesn't hurt that the packaging is so darn cute especially if you have the cups to go with it.  I am hoping to find a Autumn Collection like this or I my just break down and order it online.

It is true that all of these recipes can go throughout the whole cold season but it starts now. 

What drinks do you devour this season?

Countdown to Halloween: Monsters

Is it strange to have a love for some monsters, when the whole point of them is to scare you? Well this is a list of some of my favorite monsters. 

Ok so I am cheating right off the bat and naming 3 in 1 on this with Ickis, Krumm, and Oblina. I loved this show as a little kid, so it is hard for me to be frightened of these guys.

Or how about the Cookie Monster? How is he scary? He just wants cookies. 

Godzilla!! It is not his fault he is so angry. He was a result of a nuclear attack, and as soon as he showed up people started attacking him. If I walked into town and people started shooting at me I might get a little angry too. 

If Boo can love these two lovable monsters why can't we all?

Frankenstein's Monster. This is another monster that is not his fault he is so angry. He was given a bad brain and he was made up of a bunch of dead people so you know he is hurting all over. (especially since he was just out of surgery) 

What monsters are your favorites? 

Countdown to Halloween: Nails!

For those ladies who work on Halloween and cannot dress up, at least you can dress up your nails!

For quick easy nails you could always go with these by Sally Hansen. They are available at pharmacies, Wal-Mart, Target and any other store with a make-up / nail section. I have some of these and they work so well! I think I was able to wear them for 2-3 week until my nails grew out too much.

These mummy nails from Nail Polish is Alive are awesome! I have all of the stuff to do this, now I need to get Josh to do my dominate hand. 

These are awesome too! They are by Kayla Shevonne, and I would love to try this but I do not have a steady enough hands to do it. 

These Frankenstein nails are too cute. They are by nailed.heatherface and if you follow the link she has a video tutorial. 

These nails are bloody awesome. (see what I did there lol) If you click HERE or on the picture you will go to the youtube video on how to do this nail art. 

Or you could always go with the traditional candycorn nails. I think I may want to do the umbre style with this. These are from Nail-Files from the Basement.

Do you do seasonal nails?