Happy Happy Halloween

The day is finally here!

As my blog title says, I love 'living life' and having fun!  I am definetly a big kid and halloween is a time that I think let's your inner child come out to play!!.  Although I think my inner child comes out to play way too much sometimes (future blog to come: Dustin and I playing on a kids playground one afternoon).  Even if you are a poised, cool, collected individual (which I certainly am not, ha ha), Halloween let's you be who ever you want to be and just let loose and have fun!!

I usually start my costume planning several months in advance.  One reason being is for several years, I've sewn my own costume and considering I'm no professional seamstress - it takes me quite a while.  I thought I'd go through my halloween picture collection of the last few years to share with you some of my costumes.  Recent years have been more of a 'throw my costume together the week before'.

(On the left) Last year there was a group of us that went as farm anaimals.  I was the sheep.  There was also a chicken, donkey, pig and the farmer was missing.  This picture doesn't show my outfit very well, but I had a dress made of cotton batting.  (On the right) I'm a cave women.  I had to laugh, that year there were quite a few ladies dressed as cave women or Pebbles.  They were all cute, and pretty and dolled right up.  I took it to a whole new level with crazy, wild, teased hair, blacked out teeth, dirt all over my body and a cow rib that I carried around.

(Left) Bar wench - probably one of my most favorite costumes I've made.  (Right) Pregnant hillbilly - and I actually had a bartender ask me if I was really pregnant when I ordered a beer.....ya, and this baby I'm shaking on the dance floor is real too!?!??!?!?

(Left) 70's Chick - complete with a real hair piece my aunt used to wear.  (Right) Chiquita Banana - I quite love how this outfit that I made turned out.  Except that fruit headpiece was a pain in the a$$ to keep on.

(Left) Another 70's chick.  (Right) Geisha - this is also one of my favorite outfits I made, although the white makeup was kinda itchy.

Stay tuned for this years pictures.  I am so excited because I'm going to 2 halloween parties this weekend so of course figured that was an excuse to have 2 different costumes. 

Hopefully in the next few years to come I can get back to sewing costumes as I still have patters for a Flapper girl and a Fairy!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Let your inner child out!

This Is It

This is it!!



I will be the first to admit, I’m not exactly an avid Michael Jackson fan – other than being a fan of his major hits and his oh so famous dance moves. Dustin won tickets to the preview of his show ‘This Is It’. Now this isn’t something that I would have probably paid money for, and yes, I did feel a bit guilty in going and feeling that way when there are some real diehard fans that can’t wait to get that final glimpse of such a renowned and controversial entertainer.


The footage was from rehearsals of the big production he was planning for this past summer as his farewell tour slated for 50 shows in London. Unfortunately, as we all know, that final curtain was closed all too soon. The show geared to be an amazing exhibition of lights, smoke, props, and the best of his best songs and of course, the King of Pop’s legendary dance moves – and man could he still move!! I don’t think there’s a dancer that hasn’t incorporated at least one of MJ’s branded dance moves. Who doesn’t recognize the moon walk, the crotch grab, and the theatrical Thriller dance? I still intend to learn that dance some day. Wouldn’t that be awesome to break out into the real Thriller dance moves at the next wedding your at!! Ha ha, I love it!


He definitely was a different character. Watching his interactions and his conversations with those around him was a great insight into the type of person I think he was – pretty much what I had envisioned of him. Despite all the controversy around this man, he did seem to be very grateful for those around him and to be doing what he loved! He changed the world of pop and dance forever! And for MJ, this final curtain call was appropriately named ‘This Is It’. That’s all she wrote folks!


P.S. From what I hear from stories from Dustin’s family, when he was about 10 years old he wore a hat similar to what MJ always sported for about 2 years straight – even if family photos, he had to have the hat on! I might have to track one of those pictures down for a display with this posting.

New Road

Hello everyone....or no one (depends on who's reading this)!
Let me introduce myself. I am a virgin blogger. I have read and follow several blogs and decided this might be a road for me to try!

I don't know if I have anything to offer to anyone reading this other than simply myself - my life, my stories, my lessons I've learned, and my weird daily thoughts and experiences. I've had quite a few people comment on how they enjoy finding out what I'm up to Facebook. I try to get out and about and try new things, find new adventures and to just enjoy life the best I can. So that's what I thought I could write about.
So we'll see where this goes and what I come up with to talk about! Thanks for reading!

Hello everyone....or no one (depends on who's reading this)!



Let me introduce myself. I am a virgin blogger. I have read and follow several blogs and decided this might be a road for me to try!


I don't know if I have anything to offer to anyone reading this other than simply myself - my life, my stories, my lessons I've learned, and my weird daily thoughts and experiences. I've had quite a few people comment on how they enjoy finding out what I'm up to Facebook. I try to get out and about and try new things, find new adventures and to just enjoy life the best I can. So that's what I thought I could write about.


So we'll see where this goes and what I come up with to talk about! Thanks for reading!