A Typical Halloween

Since I haven't updated in so long I decided to be an overachiever and do two posts in one day.

Eric and I went down to San Antonio for Halloween. We spent the afternoon with friends. (see post below) After we finished carving our masterpieces we went to my parents house to have dinner and pass out candy.
I forgot to bring my 60's costume that I wore to a Halloween party last week and Eric definitely didn't bring his Reno 911 costume, so I needed to find another one before the kids started to come to our door for candy. Now I know I didn't NEED a costume but wearing one just makes the night so much more fun. I decided to look through my closet in my old room and try to find something I could wear.
I scanned through all my old outdated clothes I still had in the closet and found the perfect costume.
When I turned 15 my parents threw me a quinceanera. If you don't know what that is, check out the Wiki definition here. It was a big celebration that included a big dress.

So what did I do when I found it in the closet...I put in on, along with a tiara and petticoat from my sister's wedding dress. I was the Mexican version of Cinderella. I kept it on the whole time I passed out candy.

It was funny to see the kids faces when I opened the door. They seemed shocked and confused to see a woman wearing a puffy white dress. Their surprise quickly vanished when I grabbed a handful of candy and placed it in their sacks.

After the kids stopped ringing the doorbell, I decided to have Eric take some pics of me in my costume. I wanted to soak up the moment for all it's worth and keep my ridiculous costume on as long as possible.

The clock struck midnight...(9:30) and my dress turned back into (reluctantly took off my dress) my normal clothes.

But it was ok, because Eric and I got to enjoy some homemade cream cheese frosting my dad had made for a carrot cake!

That was a typical Halloween for the Brinkmans!

Pregnant Pals and Pumpkins

Yesterday for Halloween Eric and I hung out with Molly, Leslee and Bridget. Eric also came along and joined in the fun fall festivities.

We all enjoyed Molly's homemade stew and carved pumpkins.

I loved seeing Leslee and Molly with their cute bellies. I think it is so neat that they're both pregnant at the same time. Maybe I will be pregnant with my 1st when they are pregnant with their 2nd?!


I carved a traditional jack-o-lantern and Eric carved on the side of my pumpkin an "I" for the Fighting Illini. I think it was good luck, because they won their game!

Bridget carved her trademark, the Batman symbol. It's funny how each pumpkin we carved shows a little bit of our personality.

We all hope to get together in December and make gingerbread houses!
It was a great way to start off Halloween.