Catching Up

Last Wednesday...

My co-workers and I turned my office into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory for Halloween. A bit of the finished result:

Also this:

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**UPDATE** This just in.... my department officially WON the office decorating contest! Hooray!!!!! :)

Friday...

My dear friend Amanda had her last day in the office before she leaves to be a missionary! Luckily my bestie is still in town for another month, so I get to soak up lots of time with her before she leaves the country!

Elizabeth and I wanted to send her off right, hence the shirts!

The registration department had a pirate theme for Halloween, so instead of working against their fun decorations, I decided to put it to use! I used their boat and turned everything into a "Bon Voyage" theme, complete with a bottle of sparkling grape juice for her to "break" on the bow of the ship!

Saturday...

Since I had already dressed up and decorated for Halloween, the actual holiday on Saturday was a lot more chill, and I spent the evening at some friends' house with a sizeable crowd that had gathered to eat pizza, hand out candy to trick-or-treaters, and watch... "The Changeling!" Yes, it was cheesy, but come on- any time an old fashioned wooden wheelchair is CHASING YOU DOWN THE STAIRS-- that is SERIOUSLY creepy. Case closed. (Also: The ball? That he threw in the river? IT CAME DOWN THE STAIRS AS SOON AS HE GOT HOME. AND IT WAS WET!!!! Yiiieeee!!!!)

Sunday...
We love us some Six Flags. So Stacy, Tamara, Amanda, and I jumped at the opportunity to enjoy some amazing weather and the very last day of Fright Fest. Here's Stacy and I on our first ride of the day: BATMAN! It doesn't get much better than this....

For the foreseeable future...

It's true. Manipulated Encouraged by Joey to sign up, I will now be joining him, Stephanie, Dani, Julie, and Katie as we all go insane for the month and attempt to complete a 50,000-word novel! It's a big undertaking, but I'm excited, and a good bit less daunted knowing now that I have so many of my pals along with me for the journey!

Of course, ask me again in a week and I may be wishing I were dead singing a very different tune....