Happy Halloween

Hey All:

Well Gavin has just returned from the Haunted Forest and I am very jealous. I don't think I will venture there this year. It was an interesting night since I was by myself at the apartment. It's one of the first times he's gone out with friends. They did have a parent chaperone but it was nice to not have to worry. I got some laundry done, some correspondence, paid more bills, drank some good tea, and watched ISU win.

I watched about 75% of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" last night. I think I saw the whole movie once in junior high or high school. Gavin watched some of it with me too and I think he was confused and somewhat horrified. I had many friends in high school that just loved the movie and had parties centered around watching the movie. Apparently viewers throw toast at a certain scene in the movie. (Wasn't able to pick out that scene) The premise of the movie escapes me...yet I was captivated to watch the whole thing after I found it on VH1. I had forgotten how raunchy the movie was. Nothing like some drag, murder, singing, and sex before bed.

I also caught part of a series on FX. It's called "American Horror Story". I think there have only been 4-5 episodes so far and I haven't seen the first two. It's done really well and the language is surprising too. It's almost something I'd expect on HBO. A doctor (psychological) moves his family across the country due to some drama. Apparently he was having an affair or something. They buy a house and are not aware of its history. The man that built the house (a physician) and his wife had all kinds of awful things happen and the place became haunted. There is a lot going on and it really uses a lot of human faults in the storyline too. I'm hooked.

We made some final preparations today for Gavin's costume. We went to Good Will and got a men's XL button down shirt so it could be put over his light jacket or sweatshirt on Monday night. We put some stategic blood splatter and blood stains on the shirt and it's hopefully drying nicely in the bathroom. We ran a lot of errands today. I actually remembered to use reward check from Lane Bryant. I usually put them aside and they expire before I find them again. I took a look at the coats at Lane Bryant and tried on a few styles to get a handle on the sizes. I liked two of them immediately. A plain black coat and one with a plaid design. I only used my reward check to buy a few items and decided to look at the coats again online. I knew I had some coupons at home and hoped I could apply them to the online shopping option. I decided to get the plaid coat. It's thick and the style resembles a coat I had for years. I threw it away last year since it was wearing away to nothing and couldn't be repaired.


I did well when we ate out for lunch. We drove down University and found a restaurant we had never eaten at before...Bakers Square. It's a lot like Perkins. I got their adult macaroni and cheese and it was super rich. I'm proud to say I only ate half of the casserole. I had also planned to get a piece of their Breast Cancer Awareness strawberry pie but declined since I was stuffed. We briefly stopped at a Halloween Bootique in Ankeny to look for make-up to help with Gavin's costume and got the car washed. Luckily the cheap option still made the car look spiffy. Gavin was delighted to get his haircut afterward since he was getting rather shaggy. I used so many coupons today. It was nice to get things done and save money.

I was slightly sad to see so many Christmas decorations already. They were up at the mall already. Each year they appear earlier. Will we see them by Labor Day next year?

Anyway. I'm going to finish my movie and mosey to bed. Sunday is going to be a busy day too.