M&M pumpkin.

I haven't carved many pumpkins in my life, but when I have, I didn't really carve them. I think I like the idea of carving pumpkins a lot more than the actual act of carving them. They forget to tell you that carving pumpkins requires 1) a lot of patience, 2) a little muscle, and 3) a real knife, because those kits they sell in stores DO NOT WORK. For real. Any time I've carved a pumpkin, I didn't really carve it. I usually had someone there to execute my idea. For example, two years, I had this idea to do an LA Tech pumpkin. The execution of the idea wasn't that awesome because my carving skills were lacking. Luckily, Jon was there with his man muscles to save the day. Sadly I can't find a picture of it, but I...

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DIY energizer bunny costume.

So last week, we had a fall carnival at my job. It was so fun, and I'm so lucky to have been part of the planning process. I, of course, had to come to the carnival with my A-game, so I decided to do a little DIY costume. I was an Energizer Bunny, and I felt like one too. I was just so happy that everything came together so well that I was hopping running all over the place and just taking it all in. Twas a lot of fun. It was so easy to put my costume together! Ears, bow tie, and tail I bought the ears, bowtie, and bunny tail (that you can't see in this pic) in a set. It was at Wal-Mart in the costume section for just $4.97. The bowtie is obviously not part of the original Energizer bunny costume, but...

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openly straight {book review}.

As I'm sure y'all are tired of hearing have heard, I had the pleasure of going to ATBF earlier this month with my little sister. It really was an awesome experience (why else can I not stop talking about it?). I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Konigsberg, author of Openly Straight and Out of the Pocket. Before going to ATBF, I had no intention of buying this book. In my head, I was just crossing my fingers that it would show up in a library soon or something (fat chance in Louisiana). I really enjoyed hearing everything he had to say at his panel, so I just broke down and bought it. My Brief Synopsis Openly Straight follows a guy named Rafe who is from a small town in Colorado. In his hometown...

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top 10 favorite Halloween movies

As you can see, I'm definitely in the Halloween spirit this week. Here are my top ten favorite movies to watch around Halloween time! 10. Amityville Horror I like both the original and remake. Of course, I'm partial to the remake because of Ryan Reynolds. Sigh. {via} 9. Sleepy Hollow I'm obsessed with Johnny Depp in this movie. And in general. {via} 8. Carrie I actually really like both versions of this movie. I'm kind of excited to see the remake too. It looks pretty good. {via} 7. Halloweentown Okay, I'm a child, but we all know this by now. {via} 6. Halloween Okay, Mike Meyers seriously freaks me out, but I just love the original Halloween movie. I was not a fan of the remake at all. {via} 5....

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ghosts of Halloween costumes past.

I am a big believer is DIY costumes for Halloween. I just love dressing up for Halloween. I've never been the Mean Girls kind of girl who wore the sluttiest thing I could find paired with animal ears. I like being creative (when I have the time to be). I also don't believe in repeating costumes. If I plan to go to three different parties on different days, then I have to have three different costumes. Here are my Halloween costumes from my college years. {Senior Year: Halloween 2011} Spice Girls I'm a huge fan of group costumes, but most of my friends now think that they're lame, and Jon pretty much refuses to dress up for Halloween. Boo on y'all! This Spice Girls group costume is still one of my faves,...

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boy behind the blog

I've been wanting to participate in this link-up for so long, but I kept forgetting when it happened. I'm so excited to participate this month and share a little bit more about my boyfriend, Jon (even though his answers are pretty short). 1. Describe yourself in 5 words. Hardworking, loyal, committed, driven, attractive ;) 2. What is your biggest fear? Going blind 3. What is your favorite candy? Reese's 4. What was the best Halloween costume you've ever worn? Grimm reaper 5. What's your favorite football team? Tennessee Titans (all because of Blitz 2001)   Twitter//Instagram//Pinterest ...

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things i'm loving.

Things have been pretty swell in my life lately, so I thought I'd write an extra positive post about some things that I've been loving lately. And please feel free to share some things that you've been loving in the comments below! Fall Wearing scarves Time with the boyfriend Finally meeting a local blogger, Haylee How I Met Your Mother Lorde Glee Pandora Homemade pizza bagels Laughing with my co-workers Decorating my apartment Reconnecting with old friends Candied pumpkin lattes Reading Rain Quoting movies Painting S'mores ice-cream from Coldstone Twitter//Instagram//Pinterest ...

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literary junkie.

So while blog snooping yesterday, I came across this awesome link up that is just way too perfect for me. I mean, y'all know how much I love to read, so I'm so excited to find other bloggers that are bookworms like yours truly. So I'm linking up with Taylor at Pink Heels Pink Truck and Lesley at By the Porchlight for the Literary Junkies link up! What are you currently reading? Tell us a bit about it! {via} I'm reading Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg. It's about a guy named Rafe who has been openly gay since middle school, but in his hometown, he is known as the "gay guy." He transfers to an all boys boarding school across the country and decides to not tell anyone about his sexual orientation in order...

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scaredy-cat.

Just realized that this is going to be my 100th post! Yay! Finally in the triple digits. So let me just say that I knew it was going to be an awesome weekend because Jon was coming to visit, but I had no idea how awesome it was going to be! Jon and I are usually pretty lazy when we're together because we both work full time, so we just stay low-key and watch a lot of Netflix and Redbox and eat from the dollar menu, but not this weekend. This was the first time Jon has come to stay in my new apartment, so we had to do something fun! Jon met me at my job when I got off and then after getting ready, we drove over to my office-mate and his partner's new house to meet him and a couple of my other co-workers to go to the...

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this song will save your life {book review}

When I was looking at the book covers of all of the authors that would be at ATBF, This Song Will Save Your Life was one of the ones that immediately stood out to me because 1) I love music, and the book was clearly going to be about music and 2) the book cover was just so pretty and it had the letters to spell "LOVE" in pink (the best color ever), so I knew when I went to ATBF, this was going to be one of the books I was going to buy. My brief synopsis This Song Will Save Your Life is about a girl named Elise who never quite fit in. And when I say never, I really mean never. She's never really had a friend during her entire life. She gets really passionate about things, and when she wants to learn...

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