I hit Halloween pretty hard this weekend. While I feel like I need a few days of doing nothing but laying on my couch watching New Girl, I had a great time and regret nothing. Except forgetting to eat dinner before the party, and getting drunk on devil punch within about a half an hour. To the lovely person who rides Olly at my barn (you know who you are) that I acted like I had never met you before, I…
I’ve reclaimed Halloween as a holiday in my single life. Tim never liked it, so it’s one of the holidays that has absolutely no intense feelings associated with him. One year we did hold a “Zombies vs Ninjas vs Pirates” party that was assuredly fantastic, but that was the last time him and I celebrated Halloween together… and that was 8 years ago? Anyway, one day during lessons I told my trainer we should have a horse halloween party at…
I survived October! I’ve never been so happy to meet November before, with a lot of tough dates , memories and feelings behind me for a while. This month was tougher than most, but one of the things that has surprised me throughout this grieving process is the extreme up and down of it all. I’ve jokingly diagnosed myself with grief induced bipolar disorder. That’s not to make light of a serious mental disorder, but more of the best way to…
Sometimes you’re in a bit of a mood funk because it’s been a hard month, so you buy your dog a dinosaur costume. Then you get yourself a matching t-shirt so you can dress up together. Then you drag your friends to a dog party where there are dogs everywhere in costume. They had doggie ice cream, treats and a photo booth. Pascale is definitely my fur child, because she helped herself to two servings of ice cream. There was also this…
Once upon a time, Eliot was an only dog. In fact, for several Halloweens he was an only dog, which meant we did really silly things that you do with your first dog. The first year, I took Eliot to a PetSmart Halloween costume party. There was a costume contest, and a $50 PetSmart gift card on the table. In case you haven’t guessed, I’m a tad competitive. I also love musicals. So my mom (who is a sewing genius) helped…
I’m a big fan of holidays. Usually I make treats, decorate the house, and get all into whatever the holiday spirit is. This year for Halloween, I kind of missed the boat. Been far too busy with other life things to get excited about the holiday… so I’ll share some pictures of me and Simon last Halloween when we were celebrating! Doesn’t he make a great tropical guy? Last year was actually the first time I’d ever dressed my horse…