October Stuff

This is my niece; I've been seeing a bunch of her this month, it's been delightful. Right now, she watches Hocus Pocus several times every day. She also believes that Nana's black cat will talk on Halloween Day, just like Thackery Binks in the film. I love that girl. October is zipping by, and it has been busy! A few things we've been doing:

Hands? I'm in the running for a hand model commercial. These pictures uncomfortably remind me of the Halloween party my mom is planning in California this weekend: she's making an entire edible cadaver. Gross.

Annual thank-you party at work was a black tie masquerade.

They played the most hilarious games, including musical chairs on the mobile, rotating stage with blind-folded contestants, who scrambled and fought over the remaining chairs in their formal wear.

Meanwhile, Elisse and I are having a blast at the show; we dress up as burlesque girls and jump out of a giant wedding cake. This week, however, I got stuck in the cake! I couldn't get out! Arms, elbows, head, neck, and a little bit of shoulder---this was all the audience could see of me as I tried to scramble up over the edge.

TS came to see opening night.

And random: I've been learning a few yo-yo tricks. It's a ton of fun, and surprisingly addictive.

As I catch up on the goodness of October, I have to mention all the Good food. Everywhere. Every day. Everybody wants to bake for everyone. At the theatre, they feed us salmon, filet mignon, and every kind of dessert you can name. Today, I tried GUAVA CAKE. It was delectable.