What's going on and my son's Halloween Birthday Party

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hi Friends! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel like I've been M.I.A. for sooooo long! And I was!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The thing is, aside from being a new mom again to my little Sophia, things have been extra hectic around our household. First, during halloween I was busy planning for my <b>teen son's birthday party</b>! You see it was his last year in his school and he wanted to have a small celebration with his classmates and friends, so Halloween became extra busy for us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Secondly, a gathering this Saturday at my house is in the works since my friend priest is coming for a visit and so we have to get the house ready for a <b>mass and this small party</b>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thirdly, aside from<i> planning for Thanksgiving</i>, we have been busy <b>going all around STL</b> for school visits and interviews for my eldest son!<br /><br />Fourthly, I'm also busy preparing for Sophia's <b>BAPTISM and party </b>after Thanksgiving!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly, I'm going <b>Christmas Crazee</b> already and am busy prepping our house already!!! Hopefully I can show you my Christmas decorations around the house soon, I'm so excited about this one since it's Sophia's 1st Christmas and family are all coming to celebrate this holiday with us!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HEW!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">But for today let me share with you the simple and hurried birthday party prep I did for my son!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVvT0aCpVKRYR9V6h0ZsKTaAIBGWoAW4fQYgJEBUbLKvPE3MBpbuL37NHY4SbSEN4q3gOExfzkYD71yrIyjQRbhypSVqtJ-A5Oml7LQTGR540XC8dfM0ISc_XNq1CVwYz8weXvB_CCo/s1600/DSC_0184_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTVvT0aCpVKRYR9V6h0ZsKTaAIBGWoAW4fQYgJEBUbLKvPE3MBpbuL37NHY4SbSEN4q3gOExfzkYD71yrIyjQRbhypSVqtJ-A5Oml7LQTGR540XC8dfM0ISc_XNq1CVwYz8weXvB_CCo/s640/DSC_0184_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had more of those Halloween decor hangings but did not have the time to hang the others</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It's a bit tricky planning a party for teens, but I couldn't help decorating still!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSI3jdgwmMTyE5YI-SHCjM6UTWGrVa42cEK2ZAf_O89aCjh_XpAE7W2QCIV3O97dZthLiZwFBCSb_MqWKpvK8kcnawYDXoL8Ld0n4INnBmgJpdjV6S220Sc9VPdslhJTo36aTBBh22Yc/s1600/DSC_0187_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSI3jdgwmMTyE5YI-SHCjM6UTWGrVa42cEK2ZAf_O89aCjh_XpAE7W2QCIV3O97dZthLiZwFBCSb_MqWKpvK8kcnawYDXoL8Ld0n4INnBmgJpdjV6S220Sc9VPdslhJTo36aTBBh22Yc/s640/DSC_0187_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMay0__9c41IbLfvJ3U3E16wMV7-bMi0Zqcin224iHcd-SY2y4fPvg-F0ygTLdRm8MqU39bXPEW1xA9GtESC_5oD3vJ-_RSqnQBf255zSBNYOqhzlLYYVZFubu4PBHDSbb88WC7tF3a3w/s1600/DSC_0189_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMay0__9c41IbLfvJ3U3E16wMV7-bMi0Zqcin224iHcd-SY2y4fPvg-F0ygTLdRm8MqU39bXPEW1xA9GtESC_5oD3vJ-_RSqnQBf255zSBNYOqhzlLYYVZFubu4PBHDSbb88WC7tF3a3w/s640/DSC_0189_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's halloween without the sweets right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3E7xfUuqqPJdh278x_TLoyxhJddbXbMWG-dgGyXAmJ_OZa5qAAXHqfw4mTTikLSeRB3Q6bYNdzsGs-c56GvfJCXnUJDCL-E7qLpQlOlRYIOkrxJVzmHEeC_AlpcHhStIGikgDDrMC64/s1600/DSC_0195_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3E7xfUuqqPJdh278x_TLoyxhJddbXbMWG-dgGyXAmJ_OZa5qAAXHqfw4mTTikLSeRB3Q6bYNdzsGs-c56GvfJCXnUJDCL-E7qLpQlOlRYIOkrxJVzmHEeC_AlpcHhStIGikgDDrMC64/s400/DSC_0195_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTLYSU7-PFoMlyiCF89sJsM23LYh2HsDWLT06HQrQSbv-CVevGl0yV5T5X09PRPJVj5GRMe4Gd4ECWjP-mvsKmXSTWil5efrXzTGz61xTe6yGSoSljFI_Jx1ijqoQz99VI1iOMSWZ4WY/s1600/DSC_0188_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTLYSU7-PFoMlyiCF89sJsM23LYh2HsDWLT06HQrQSbv-CVevGl0yV5T5X09PRPJVj5GRMe4Gd4ECWjP-mvsKmXSTWil5efrXzTGz61xTe6yGSoSljFI_Jx1ijqoQz99VI1iOMSWZ4WY/s640/DSC_0188_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proud of this cake - baked it and my mom made her super yummy icing! I added halloween tummies to make it more fun!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12ooup8JPYiF3Hd4KGvUYyDLk66fKOCR1o-Y1_SIVI04lMhE6SQsMfX6GKECDt0FCKH2c4_4jAke2CDUFPWAmsI7J6dUt6dRipXGEXkEeWwjFBKOAcIHuuXlRkvI456kabBedEWGQJ_8/s1600/DSC_0186_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12ooup8JPYiF3Hd4KGvUYyDLk66fKOCR1o-Y1_SIVI04lMhE6SQsMfX6GKECDt0FCKH2c4_4jAke2CDUFPWAmsI7J6dUt6dRipXGEXkEeWwjFBKOAcIHuuXlRkvI456kabBedEWGQJ_8/s640/DSC_0186_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party scene</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsmND2TKssH9Ylh7CF93QBWFe0QS66GAfdP5IxnUra4vIX8GBGnL2_dF5ggQGegX-sOI6KQP4VnK9xTydHvXElyUTXQeOGxuBTOfDYLk4wv9Wk-FN1YiAV4t41owY6IRnJHN3qxUe-G8/s1600/DSC_0191_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsmND2TKssH9Ylh7CF93QBWFe0QS66GAfdP5IxnUra4vIX8GBGnL2_dF5ggQGegX-sOI6KQP4VnK9xTydHvXElyUTXQeOGxuBTOfDYLk4wv9Wk-FN1YiAV4t41owY6IRnJHN3qxUe-G8/s400/DSC_0191_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Candies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2O1-T-UVVUUl2dyyHNqVnRO1MStchXL0588stZQlwUE4w4VgK719GynevQsAO6ksDAoW0Uovr4uda32aMlu1V2b9SqFZOQXErHQ-RzBK7gPqcpfClY84Z7d687NoBe7abFWKR4Nx9OA/s1600/DSC_0190_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2O1-T-UVVUUl2dyyHNqVnRO1MStchXL0588stZQlwUE4w4VgK719GynevQsAO6ksDAoW0Uovr4uda32aMlu1V2b9SqFZOQXErHQ-RzBK7gPqcpfClY84Z7d687NoBe7abFWKR4Nx9OA/s400/DSC_0190_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLNKYIpWjTSEBEB8WrdXoQ0_H1ZkljfU3Q9zz37LqnuTPt3C8UXllstWt_fKDPDDgFLVVdJs0fxWIF2UfEltqOoq8ULLkfnWI37Nv5HwVsJMbms8sXhXLi1LbySuoDtmyEZNRRJtxlPw/s1600/DSC_0192_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLNKYIpWjTSEBEB8WrdXoQ0_H1ZkljfU3Q9zz37LqnuTPt3C8UXllstWt_fKDPDDgFLVVdJs0fxWIF2UfEltqOoq8ULLkfnWI37Nv5HwVsJMbms8sXhXLi1LbySuoDtmyEZNRRJtxlPw/s400/DSC_0192_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drink Station</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARLPVbvxIrK0vhs8ol1VV8XsjprH3owlqkilu0A9HRvjO6YeED4NKrOysgvMwIl_t4AwreA4zWW4OTDCW81xsPnBndXbOe_BoxqzbTSs9QdwbN8uKNBWRzmdvIPaxnJAiTFlQn-1DPI0/s1600/DSC_0167_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARLPVbvxIrK0vhs8ol1VV8XsjprH3owlqkilu0A9HRvjO6YeED4NKrOysgvMwIl_t4AwreA4zWW4OTDCW81xsPnBndXbOe_BoxqzbTSs9QdwbN8uKNBWRzmdvIPaxnJAiTFlQn-1DPI0/s400/DSC_0167_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kid-friendly fruit punch - Cranberry juice, ginger ale and frozen lemonade, YUMMY!<br />Oh and frozen lemon skull!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYjt_UUHFv_JL5e_OkUzGmyLBzEELu8_SH8tyItLycJ_oteKJPQ3PswK7Ma0wu2RKttpl4jWtMVBGA25lu5fAs67ZLizoRjXmzB5DS2VVhHMol4z9szsOQ7KikJ0UTUgWvkPuGpipwKk/s1600/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYjt_UUHFv_JL5e_OkUzGmyLBzEELu8_SH8tyItLycJ_oteKJPQ3PswK7Ma0wu2RKttpl4jWtMVBGA25lu5fAs67ZLizoRjXmzB5DS2VVhHMol4z9szsOQ7KikJ0UTUgWvkPuGpipwKk/s400/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our MENU: Pizza, chicken n' dumplings (my son's fave), Baked mac n' cheese, breadsticks <br />and crispy chicken</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASYTXBKQBtD1SHJ_6AuKufkRq5tNwhyphenhyphen6PoXRft44d_9QUbE8_blmzCQaEwEF_HoPoj2XgC6u0juynmadm1WSfpsMtDx3Ej7smvcUXeZyFws2XK5HHDQsVRgmNV1F5SZsWLepGf-Dgl6I/s1600/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASYTXBKQBtD1SHJ_6AuKufkRq5tNwhyphenhyphen6PoXRft44d_9QUbE8_blmzCQaEwEF_HoPoj2XgC6u0juynmadm1WSfpsMtDx3Ej7smvcUXeZyFws2XK5HHDQsVRgmNV1F5SZsWLepGf-Dgl6I/s640/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My young man!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Your probably wondering about our costumes right? We didn't do a family-themed costume this year since we all wanted different outfits but here they are...</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzoe7HY4X2VYzVlaucXiFWvxdOyacE35IQ6eZsNqsETzqf2e_9H_Y6D6YdjKRGz5_YsPh08byLdrABZroREB5KqkqsC5LfaMEAtee43uQ0gW5rlPC8qQxeHY139vtdyNzubAtZbJX2H4/s1600/DSC_0163_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzoe7HY4X2VYzVlaucXiFWvxdOyacE35IQ6eZsNqsETzqf2e_9H_Y6D6YdjKRGz5_YsPh08byLdrABZroREB5KqkqsC5LfaMEAtee43uQ0gW5rlPC8qQxeHY139vtdyNzubAtZbJX2H4/s640/DSC_0163_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star Lord from "Guardians of the Galaxy" & Steve from Minecraft</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hnoj7N55z9Q7ZuvEw_F3f_vLW_udccw3KyQ9V662B-Sz9Yyl3cYtZckejHFLkFnj7tkh_LJqte_y9kVshhqoPqi46B3GXqDQaIMRzhP9xIMhAS4zlJY_X0INeelXstd4xPVMzsJd7xo/s1600/DSC_0166_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Hnoj7N55z9Q7ZuvEw_F3f_vLW_udccw3KyQ9V662B-Sz9Yyl3cYtZckejHFLkFnj7tkh_LJqte_y9kVshhqoPqi46B3GXqDQaIMRzhP9xIMhAS4zlJY_X0INeelXstd4xPVMzsJd7xo/s640/DSC_0166_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My husband went as Tony Starck a.k.a. Ironman without the costume as he accompanied my young man trick-or-treating<br />and I was simply a mommy giraffe with my baby giraffe. :-)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">That's it for now, I have a lot of blog-backreading to do, hope I can all get to see and read all your wonderful posts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Weekend!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div>

What's going on and my son's Halloween Birthday Party

 Hi Friends!  I feel like I've been M.I.A. for sooooo long! And I was! The thing is, aside from being a new mom again to my little Sophi...

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Happy Halloween! Rounding up my Halloween Home decor

<div style="text-align: center;">Barely made it but I did - the final installment of our Halloween Home!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Busy today with a Halloween birthday for my son since it's his last year in his school he wanted to have one last hurrah with classmates from that school! Wish me luck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, here is our Dining room and Entry....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaGWs01qvAs5N2rWwxoq6F_PsQj4ccZpK1je3aaXUimz-9kzn4-DfAf0IGAr421eKqLx1KT9_w6YwG5BZjUYatMgxspUv2thl9b36T9fL2Lu-A9grjwceKin5aCXFT04rp7-Q2I4xhZs/s1600/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaGWs01qvAs5N2rWwxoq6F_PsQj4ccZpK1je3aaXUimz-9kzn4-DfAf0IGAr421eKqLx1KT9_w6YwG5BZjUYatMgxspUv2thl9b36T9fL2Lu-A9grjwceKin5aCXFT04rp7-Q2I4xhZs/s1600/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween Dining - simple goth. Don't mind the Minecraft head, that's my tween son's costume</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5pkV52X0dLzxhvGzcKj6SBSlql9YPACyp4xfvHlZiyDP01HTubzIBX4t7haz2DwTqHmytLqVJBH1-UNsak_lhfMi_7reYETAQb9IKOcfWm5kCagPaTOxjuKQFHpTAqJkrRC8iq-L2dQ/s1600/DSC_0170_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5pkV52X0dLzxhvGzcKj6SBSlql9YPACyp4xfvHlZiyDP01HTubzIBX4t7haz2DwTqHmytLqVJBH1-UNsak_lhfMi_7reYETAQb9IKOcfWm5kCagPaTOxjuKQFHpTAqJkrRC8iq-L2dQ/s1600/DSC_0170_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple centerpiece - urn with black fruits and candlesticks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI15R61crQtIidMLaZdnJEHe9rxiZNqoGyvMZjSU9cSoE56iQqKAXBqjJLF2Hn_Zmn-OpAxAGQVPoIz0uGCdFWQRBp_F6ToUAcafDtODaGi_y-r-kF4fUlwR_E7CnhHKBjjgNzHAAiZI/s1600/DSC_0171_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI15R61crQtIidMLaZdnJEHe9rxiZNqoGyvMZjSU9cSoE56iQqKAXBqjJLF2Hn_Zmn-OpAxAGQVPoIz0uGCdFWQRBp_F6ToUAcafDtODaGi_y-r-kF4fUlwR_E7CnhHKBjjgNzHAAiZI/s1600/DSC_0171_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added my gauze to the chairs, bench & windows as curtains</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WcBjq1yB4fHx5HkbmvsTbJ6RTqURN6Qmb5evLUSLcezXkB41mD53PXV1GvrjzkIHGUdg8E-OKleTo-VrOTuKKkdJO1XptLndbNoEDFFXZ-hDil2S3RvZu5NQK55HQ4KYZRElXIsGmKc/s1600/DSC_0173_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WcBjq1yB4fHx5HkbmvsTbJ6RTqURN6Qmb5evLUSLcezXkB41mD53PXV1GvrjzkIHGUdg8E-OKleTo-VrOTuKKkdJO1XptLndbNoEDFFXZ-hDil2S3RvZu5NQK55HQ4KYZRElXIsGmKc/s1600/DSC_0173_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween decor everywhere</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POfJ8xTC5t9E1rBIEur5lwQtf6PLVi3SAmkZlA15pmgPbz4e_SnfunHdX9cg0T7mGaGEOwC_sIBuyhQMikquRfFc4blkDj4yUkFhZjXLKuJTiWofYfV_0YHjoyhdbYjyMSfc146nWLo/s1600/DSC_0175_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POfJ8xTC5t9E1rBIEur5lwQtf6PLVi3SAmkZlA15pmgPbz4e_SnfunHdX9cg0T7mGaGEOwC_sIBuyhQMikquRfFc4blkDj4yUkFhZjXLKuJTiWofYfV_0YHjoyhdbYjyMSfc146nWLo/s1600/DSC_0175_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buffet table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCohc94HcKiIvxU1-sqyCYwhVm3hY5dcoseHVj8CE1gEI-h6WZ5s_2tbvbhwk6xcFB_neZEEMPgbihb6-a52ZCUlh9HgxzxfNgBhnPmRZPsEbNr0PKsg-v0GOleSXqt5ZOl_9P3AroOU/s1600/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCohc94HcKiIvxU1-sqyCYwhVm3hY5dcoseHVj8CE1gEI-h6WZ5s_2tbvbhwk6xcFB_neZEEMPgbihb6-a52ZCUlh9HgxzxfNgBhnPmRZPsEbNr0PKsg-v0GOleSXqt5ZOl_9P3AroOU/s1600/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodies ready for Trick-or-treaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDLRkGiEuKbzhBf2Zj8jZCa7PO2Nj2-8mybWOwU1ATTBvjn3Xab_tdYe44tpQMLzrAPceMXAPeptjhM_wnMCF8jOdJCcFrVolEvPe5hTBiHULTmSjrZsryTTAZV0AU-NC4p4PpRm5o0c/s1600/DSC_0183_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDLRkGiEuKbzhBf2Zj8jZCa7PO2Nj2-8mybWOwU1ATTBvjn3Xab_tdYe44tpQMLzrAPceMXAPeptjhM_wnMCF8jOdJCcFrVolEvPe5hTBiHULTmSjrZsryTTAZV0AU-NC4p4PpRm5o0c/s1600/DSC_0183_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our simple entry - my dead plants go with the horror! LOL!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXdZqr9yf4xxuqiAhwwX5oBGQbXg6mOwwyDKUEnqdS1EwzzDNXwWWcXoDNbJ0qXZSsa_BFEBAYP94gT6YYb-fNCwJ-PQVcilW9ybdKajKe2dacMx3qujbfXepk0Bo8sD46P4mPaKrhA/s1600/DSC_0177_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXdZqr9yf4xxuqiAhwwX5oBGQbXg6mOwwyDKUEnqdS1EwzzDNXwWWcXoDNbJ0qXZSsa_BFEBAYP94gT6YYb-fNCwJ-PQVcilW9ybdKajKe2dacMx3qujbfXepk0Bo8sD46P4mPaKrhA/s1600/DSC_0177_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love how my spider runners look on the outside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjOfRQXOulOg-Yvm9gnHsVd7vpdIJCvU7w9-jAHyipg7Tqs99ayzT-Rh0pF7QJUCUw2-iZN_-dyLnzTfjnmlfeuOsUgUfSm7LSyRfIxry8PpGdcsUv6QwihnI7mb4sg6iL-CvXRFVZ4Q/s1600/DSC_0178_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjOfRQXOulOg-Yvm9gnHsVd7vpdIJCvU7w9-jAHyipg7Tqs99ayzT-Rh0pF7QJUCUw2-iZN_-dyLnzTfjnmlfeuOsUgUfSm7LSyRfIxry8PpGdcsUv6QwihnI7mb4sg6iL-CvXRFVZ4Q/s1600/DSC_0178_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to greet the night!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">Hope you all have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Happy Halloween! Rounding up my Halloween Home decor

Barely made it but I did - the final installment of our Halloween Home! Busy today with a Halloween birthday for my son since it's his l...

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Halloween Living Room 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello Friends!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a long while since my last post. I think I sorta under-estimated baby watching and thought that I could do more stuff than just being with my baby. Believe me I had P-L-A-N-S with all my anticipated "free" time. But I guess, though I deal with kids and babies in the clinic, all day long, I never realized that just one child can really take up all your time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am in no way complaining, it's just that I remember mothering a baby a bit differently now nine years after. I'm so thankful and blessed to have my mom come and help me out so I can take afternoon naps in between breastfeeding and all other things baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, this weekend I had a some free time (thanks to my hubs and oldest son who took turns taking care of Sophia), so I decided to start decorating for Halloween, something ardently requested by my youngest son. So I did...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_KkaMxp1o_DsqeJgHi2WUk3eK0Wa7vQpShIf2-J9BisaM1KBBlQi1q9edjwG0e_cfiluVCL_OQIth2nxjawfAI9-2vSaJgRlofKkSO5ktfdDMcy5quAhjF7NUmVreKAvzwAtK8r4AEE/s1600/DSC_0141_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_KkaMxp1o_DsqeJgHi2WUk3eK0Wa7vQpShIf2-J9BisaM1KBBlQi1q9edjwG0e_cfiluVCL_OQIth2nxjawfAI9-2vSaJgRlofKkSO5ktfdDMcy5quAhjF7NUmVreKAvzwAtK8r4AEE/s1600/DSC_0141_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Staircase as posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/docvel23">IG</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I did not buy a single new item for Halloween this year yet. And the only thing I'm planning on getting new are the candies I'll be giving away. I just 'rotated' all our old stuff around the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vDlnvDedrnV2Ib7JeQ56JT6f7I04hcCtQYCWhSiVA5vge_fFed5X7d1yMpu6qjZe2es4HRNEoXrojrGcJg2ey8qjHR5YtS1ru8PpDP2zEajjOUCaSsuJYTQfbRS_P57Nvt3NRiecsWY/s1600/DSC_0209_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vDlnvDedrnV2Ib7JeQ56JT6f7I04hcCtQYCWhSiVA5vge_fFed5X7d1yMpu6qjZe2es4HRNEoXrojrGcJg2ey8qjHR5YtS1ru8PpDP2zEajjOUCaSsuJYTQfbRS_P57Nvt3NRiecsWY/s1600/DSC_0209_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spider-filled stairway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Instead of the usual rats and mouse I had in the stairway the <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-easy-halloween-decorations-around.html" style="color: #0b5394;">Previous years</a>, I decided to put spiders here !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczANtRjiJffLumRBNnqnqy4lJ8MUojhn_SbHdW6pf9BwuhSXJxdBNU-39FzgFkjgHWyJ7nsSOec2MYhwgK1vkFG6qjRyDIWbsZ90Pi9OnIVU87Zg_UggytjMI04zrh6NCFSX0SIF17CA/s1600/DSC_0210_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczANtRjiJffLumRBNnqnqy4lJ8MUojhn_SbHdW6pf9BwuhSXJxdBNU-39FzgFkjgHWyJ7nsSOec2MYhwgK1vkFG6qjRyDIWbsZ90Pi9OnIVU87Zg_UggytjMI04zrh6NCFSX0SIF17CA/s1600/DSC_0210_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more look</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I also placed simple vignette above the piano with my Missoni vases and geodes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN8dpSFLOQf0qefQprGrOqN5s8cwE7-yI2s7xyiF8PoUcqR2PnNyJKvUndri3lbjq-8wg4Wc1Oz67eZDJtDswAISeUUaLBVJTeni0PoMDNyTmFtQfSaZkemHdz5e9r9fd0Y9qvjMXOE4/s1600/DSC_0208_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN8dpSFLOQf0qefQprGrOqN5s8cwE7-yI2s7xyiF8PoUcqR2PnNyJKvUndri3lbjq-8wg4Wc1Oz67eZDJtDswAISeUUaLBVJTeni0PoMDNyTmFtQfSaZkemHdz5e9r9fd0Y9qvjMXOE4/s1600/DSC_0208_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creepy crawly spiders on the piano too</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3T4cfnJXnbLVEkbsDkQ_LNyEbW5Eo7xpVpBPNlT0Or0dJTCkXdY2Rk3dnFxrxNZf3hyMS17BTbNU5_f2h5ycL3jcIv6B2zmmXgnDopwWyPVZ1gecZCudxVAvFkFol8jM6pWN5v7sNYw/s1600/DSC_0203_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3T4cfnJXnbLVEkbsDkQ_LNyEbW5Eo7xpVpBPNlT0Or0dJTCkXdY2Rk3dnFxrxNZf3hyMS17BTbNU5_f2h5ycL3jcIv6B2zmmXgnDopwWyPVZ1gecZCudxVAvFkFol8jM6pWN5v7sNYw/s1600/DSC_0203_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween Living Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq_9X1iYRae4GP0wycT2Qs7l3Rma7DJ1mOWEkSf1XZs4kYsubFPZxW-dzhUFsrMTAWEBs4StrJ6bRTZb9MqCguL8-72Jvibgf-UX5YatjKHDp0wzYuwvLuuFMOeTjv-sdrWp09T0JDME/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq_9X1iYRae4GP0wycT2Qs7l3Rma7DJ1mOWEkSf1XZs4kYsubFPZxW-dzhUFsrMTAWEBs4StrJ6bRTZb9MqCguL8-72Jvibgf-UX5YatjKHDp0wzYuwvLuuFMOeTjv-sdrWp09T0JDME/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcVeLyOzgL0Tv7_iGrcWqqCnKH1s0M-KmSBAnfAbli-Nb4AB_x12y7ZxaUyDtOMo-avPxlZLtOtZZRkCvir26LCr9JwnvjJj_zDkwgFbwUOvLbWr1f9IRux5m9P4hh7qLIcHLyd6vnpM/s1600/DSC_0205_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcVeLyOzgL0Tv7_iGrcWqqCnKH1s0M-KmSBAnfAbli-Nb4AB_x12y7ZxaUyDtOMo-avPxlZLtOtZZRkCvir26LCr9JwnvjJj_zDkwgFbwUOvLbWr1f9IRux5m9P4hh7qLIcHLyd6vnpM/s1600/DSC_0205_Fotor.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee table Vignette</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA0xtoVFAXdIWbdCZcc6ZaEqj0OfNS6wobPvta-BdGqQIMLBcer_7PIdmCs7AMalcCwPmg7lp4I_pUeRs6N0tinoGNdM01wSwj4tLJzIrUcYtlNLowqZnvhxahUrL3yV8gQm9JPDNzPY/s1600/DSC_0207_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA0xtoVFAXdIWbdCZcc6ZaEqj0OfNS6wobPvta-BdGqQIMLBcer_7PIdmCs7AMalcCwPmg7lp4I_pUeRs6N0tinoGNdM01wSwj4tLJzIrUcYtlNLowqZnvhxahUrL3yV8gQm9JPDNzPY/s1600/DSC_0207_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moved 2 bat pillows that usually stay in the basement,  to the seats here</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j58fxiF7tdG8UsFoYmu-C8gi_mrawNkTPhH8KPiaFke2o28knoaaxfiU2Lz1JYX82nK7kFiKNwxh9u8dCuyEMfUJCe8wDzxQND0uC3yZKczox42sa_e6w1Rvh5rub27qXfIZK8jInoM/s1600/DSC_0142_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j58fxiF7tdG8UsFoYmu-C8gi_mrawNkTPhH8KPiaFke2o28knoaaxfiU2Lz1JYX82nK7kFiKNwxh9u8dCuyEMfUJCe8wDzxQND0uC3yZKczox42sa_e6w1Rvh5rub27qXfIZK8jInoM/s1600/DSC_0142_Fotor.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side table goodies and ghouls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiismJAmI76CqJv3z2B6uFdK6glqQe4Dc9x_bDBisR5ajbCk8qkNbN9d56-xa5Lt4XuMyR4pgwMmc0JHNWfRjpzgt-hG2ZK_Jr-H5XAZ5J0MqjNMt74uWxisw6FgSxn9SVBMfYp2rcB3h0/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiismJAmI76CqJv3z2B6uFdK6glqQe4Dc9x_bDBisR5ajbCk8qkNbN9d56-xa5Lt4XuMyR4pgwMmc0JHNWfRjpzgt-hG2ZK_Jr-H5XAZ5J0MqjNMt74uWxisw6FgSxn9SVBMfYp2rcB3h0/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Mantle with brass animal menagerie and some spider webs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAih4NK9pQUczcE4n79NtbOPyD0HKaQEYwhrwhcT5CyQRMs0r_0NiM0kznTy6cFLWjUtBmm5FN8IA0iXoSqwwRhflIfo-WMlbBw5o5YDnmuVfxMHW9TmRGUOPde_URrXmqk2BMHSsJ7k/s1600/DSC_0213_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAih4NK9pQUczcE4n79NtbOPyD0HKaQEYwhrwhcT5CyQRMs0r_0NiM0kznTy6cFLWjUtBmm5FN8IA0iXoSqwwRhflIfo-WMlbBw5o5YDnmuVfxMHW9TmRGUOPde_URrXmqk2BMHSsJ7k/s1600/DSC_0213_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Media center got Halloween-ized too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKZPTn4MOP9DDb_Mtn8zAcx-azWPDjX66Aqx1P_opMH_AZuIVN5G7rpdurDExBBdLoqDkFstD4dK2H31wWZ-Dn6r1pV0htsClG6VIWWiW9s88-s76mlq9OEJSbwT_3dnd2RBkh3gnCpk/s1600/DSC_0214_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKZPTn4MOP9DDb_Mtn8zAcx-azWPDjX66Aqx1P_opMH_AZuIVN5G7rpdurDExBBdLoqDkFstD4dK2H31wWZ-Dn6r1pV0htsClG6VIWWiW9s88-s76mlq9OEJSbwT_3dnd2RBkh3gnCpk/s1600/DSC_0214_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghosts up in the display cases too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGw2xmZB9QAnUqFf6kUmtbXVQPFSq6Behl1nj2H_7BniGSBDJ5As4Gf8oP5Mf0y4Gec7Zvq20QzKQ9vIEi0tJekmpSBT1p01AyjaAxuwyXzNBglAeq53AhZVsJ00RaoQXzFFZtYZVI3c/s1600/DSC_0215_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGw2xmZB9QAnUqFf6kUmtbXVQPFSq6Behl1nj2H_7BniGSBDJ5As4Gf8oP5Mf0y4Gec7Zvq20QzKQ9vIEi0tJekmpSBT1p01AyjaAxuwyXzNBglAeq53AhZVsJ00RaoQXzFFZtYZVI3c/s1600/DSC_0215_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My simple Asian-inspired console for Halloween only got spider web mats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vfwEsV8h8r9hildrt43pQziMTCbXBGRK_VxJB0sx2VBk-Zl7HPZy_Y3vluhv9jnCNZ4wXmSoJA3CaEjDivVkjQamN6-MyWVAZv_YwAqKa7iEzeF5bzWIvmEUrocm65kLimdh0XKxDGc/s1600/DSC_0216_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vfwEsV8h8r9hildrt43pQziMTCbXBGRK_VxJB0sx2VBk-Zl7HPZy_Y3vluhv9jnCNZ4wXmSoJA3CaEjDivVkjQamN6-MyWVAZv_YwAqKa7iEzeF5bzWIvmEUrocm65kLimdh0XKxDGc/s1600/DSC_0216_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUoSrAKgl-ZwMaThDY4p4200n_9E3iB-5mbaRAOt1yCTDYZKpIdlf1F1Je-EDu4f96tkb-hzytOowi-YLDvMztwVdVC8ECkTx-3ch8jqIKeD7iPwNMotDMpLX-gVsIlzBc-rQPKoMfs/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor_Fotor_Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUoSrAKgl-ZwMaThDY4p4200n_9E3iB-5mbaRAOt1yCTDYZKpIdlf1F1Je-EDu4f96tkb-hzytOowi-YLDvMztwVdVC8ECkTx-3ch8jqIKeD7iPwNMotDMpLX-gVsIlzBc-rQPKoMfs/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor_Fotor_Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple entry table with my son's pet ghosts greet everyone who enter</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0gugPQ3Q5DNBQKqTfqWpLOHiWOAWoa2fejUajrN4Orq3d_tOaGMcOteeGITnWMjKzC15_nsP3dsYsCI2f-J1YraLsOtIqUir_MDWvaRpmT0WOfOaYubsTEwPkbECxhSTSHWnJUK5fFs/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0gugPQ3Q5DNBQKqTfqWpLOHiWOAWoa2fejUajrN4Orq3d_tOaGMcOteeGITnWMjKzC15_nsP3dsYsCI2f-J1YraLsOtIqUir_MDWvaRpmT0WOfOaYubsTEwPkbECxhSTSHWnJUK5fFs/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added my old spider runners on the doors and used painters tape to attach them</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully, I can share with you the Dining room soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not gonna be as detailed as my previous Halloween Dining rooms, but still, it will be Halloween ready when the day comes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll try to do some back-reading too soon, miss all your posts already, especially the ORC!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Wonderful Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/10/amaze-me-monday-81.html">Dwellings-the heart of your home,</a> <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/10/wow-me-wednesday-177-paint-pillow.html">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/10/wow-us-wednesdays-192.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2014/10/flusters-creative-muster-party-94.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2014/10/share-it-link-party-137.html">The Winthrop Chronicles</a>, <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2014/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-117.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29">Make It Pretty Monday</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/">Our Home away from home</a>, <a href="http://www.vmg206.com/2014/10/brag-about-it-vmg206_21.html#more">VMG 206</a></div>

Halloween Living Room 2014

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Halloween Costumes 2013 - MONSTERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite the rain during Halloween Night, our family had fun dressing up and showing off our costumes!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This year we decided to do have a theme. And since our little man in the house basically 'rules' Halloween in our household, he chose <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">MONSTERS UNIVERSITY</span></b>!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8wgNxRLtOSMiucwpJeREZShESm2M0eE_VS4_gGMygbyArgwCYqFRdZFBb0DoYEFyZsv8O0rvAH2qaY4IgE5JtcgQRjD_Qft7YWc5FUe1HQm2VhsoY-qcYzbjpMzpBsYyijJLXqpBZaM/s1600/DSC_0298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8wgNxRLtOSMiucwpJeREZShESm2M0eE_VS4_gGMygbyArgwCYqFRdZFBb0DoYEFyZsv8O0rvAH2qaY4IgE5JtcgQRjD_Qft7YWc5FUe1HQm2VhsoY-qcYzbjpMzpBsYyijJLXqpBZaM/s640/DSC_0298.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">THE WHOLE GANG</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">FROM L-R: Heather Olson, Harry Fourarm, Mike & Sulley and Greg Foureye!!!!</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBk3oX5STc3WtTNEMf03hmABsrxulF0fzivBFQMqYZepF9T5-1KuFbFF0ECNNR7WQo91lqcBp7k81nBp50Ps19nBnU18Z6_UQxjOYbw0Bm3mX6Keo-i3e-wdbM74QJcE1zW9GMAhG3Io/s1600/HeatherOlson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBk3oX5STc3WtTNEMf03hmABsrxulF0fzivBFQMqYZepF9T5-1KuFbFF0ECNNR7WQo91lqcBp7k81nBp50Ps19nBnU18Z6_UQxjOYbw0Bm3mX6Keo-i3e-wdbM74QJcE1zW9GMAhG3Io/s1600/HeatherOlson.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://monstersincmovies.wikia.com/wiki/Heather_Olson">This is the real Heather Olson</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J-R_0vboZXsBTuLRFtPPouMqlEdyiqg7rd_cDzBhKnY1E-aUmfMDOXWHz1UXLPXlkEUuWJQBURRPZQO4nYThw4Ad-bvtfJLeQIkVfffvAydcrTaEqGjtrJ_ZbzijjSwmm8JcNd7vU0g/s1600/DSC_0289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J-R_0vboZXsBTuLRFtPPouMqlEdyiqg7rd_cDzBhKnY1E-aUmfMDOXWHz1UXLPXlkEUuWJQBURRPZQO4nYThw4Ad-bvtfJLeQIkVfffvAydcrTaEqGjtrJ_ZbzijjSwmm8JcNd7vU0g/s640/DSC_0289.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my version! ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I had so much fun putting the blue make up on!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4s5U0aqAZvVt7RDZ7-a9Xlif6T1XOE34bE9oxbQNGem6SJ2G0_AImmK1yiw9pCoQPnXCZ7BxbhNdaMvrly0u1Tpd72lv61sfEEJK_ghrM0NVUDV1P9OSnEAOdfuvHF7zajJ2E1wjRqM/s1600/DSC_0295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4s5U0aqAZvVt7RDZ7-a9Xlif6T1XOE34bE9oxbQNGem6SJ2G0_AImmK1yiw9pCoQPnXCZ7BxbhNdaMvrly0u1Tpd72lv61sfEEJK_ghrM0NVUDV1P9OSnEAOdfuvHF7zajJ2E1wjRqM/s640/DSC_0295.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather with the boys</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjR07NElQajycVyBpHsFcO_atLnvaZMoM8aYEJfjfZ5EAU3eVuqIb10GBWvQHTfI4aoyWjlCYLutoas3i3efq_jTy2se2JuFlO5Z_pDgJlwGF6DbdcILfxMBXfDcA7F_RqVQaCxb73_E/s1600/DSC_0293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjR07NElQajycVyBpHsFcO_atLnvaZMoM8aYEJfjfZ5EAU3eVuqIb10GBWvQHTfI4aoyWjlCYLutoas3i3efq_jTy2se2JuFlO5Z_pDgJlwGF6DbdcILfxMBXfDcA7F_RqVQaCxb73_E/s640/DSC_0293.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The multi-eyed guys - aren't they all so cute!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCW08gtO1PXMVsPj2E7YnmmJehE2LoVicdKiY8_katm0TLM09gt4JcCQFgwuQx4bwMXBwJia2a7VCCwzoAHT4nda5tCORI8RLjzeG5NUdgQKjdn-FeC3WOxIw-cu5Qj5COgZ1omaZSx0/s1600/DSC_0291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCW08gtO1PXMVsPj2E7YnmmJehE2LoVicdKiY8_katm0TLM09gt4JcCQFgwuQx4bwMXBwJia2a7VCCwzoAHT4nda5tCORI8RLjzeG5NUdgQKjdn-FeC3WOxIw-cu5Qj5COgZ1omaZSx0/s640/DSC_0291.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with Mike and Sulley from Oozma Kappa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiEZSwd3IcogZ7X2Og1wWyRwPeF-CRhhVpMIHamCE7jahgloU9hT4SLCv4lsRdRDYQiv1c917MFJsFCnEYrxr4Ffep8EkBw72iglNfaM_pG8enmxbRze64jBSInEQ6rYf2xaaybFbFQY/s1600/DSC_0263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiEZSwd3IcogZ7X2Og1wWyRwPeF-CRhhVpMIHamCE7jahgloU9hT4SLCv4lsRdRDYQiv1c917MFJsFCnEYrxr4Ffep8EkBw72iglNfaM_pG8enmxbRze64jBSInEQ6rYf2xaaybFbFQY/s640/DSC_0263.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All set and ready!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlNOnBQ4PJlJMQJv43vYX1FlyE9DmKMQgMm_-E3ivrkRdpykv3YbG8Oa3ePAsYa5U-qFY724a9SJP709lYsxEzIoDFAUekq0wsPF5F5EFlzDLmhgCIE5HvihQP_e_yFGdX2FSkVmtPxI/s1600/DSC_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlNOnBQ4PJlJMQJv43vYX1FlyE9DmKMQgMm_-E3ivrkRdpykv3YbG8Oa3ePAsYa5U-qFY724a9SJP709lYsxEzIoDFAUekq0wsPF5F5EFlzDLmhgCIE5HvihQP_e_yFGdX2FSkVmtPxI/s640/DSC_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With our Halloween Decor Early morning!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, who did you dress up as on Halloween? Do you follow themes too?</div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter which way you celebrate this fun night, I hope it was a very HAPPY ONE!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Have a Great Weekend!</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*VEL* </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2013/11/anything-blue-friday-week-32.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20TheDedicatedHouse%20(The%20Dedicated%20House)">Anything Blue Friday</a>, <a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2013/10/friday-link-party-41_31.html">The Pin Junkie</a>, <a href="http://www.astylishinterior.com/2013/10/stylish-friday-finds-9.html">A Stylish Interior</a>, <a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/10/fcf-linky-party-happy-halloween.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JenniferRizzo+%28Jennifer+Rizzo%29">Jennifer Rizzo</a>, <a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2013/11/show-tell-saturday-110213.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20BeDifferentactNormal%20(Be%20Different...Act%20Normal)">Be Different, Act Normal</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2013/11/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up.html">Serenity now</a></div>

Halloween Costumes 2013 - MONSTERS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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Halloween Birthday Dinner Table

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a very small and simple dinner with some friends a few weeks back to celebrate my Hubs birthday and I just wanted to share with you his Halloween Birthday set-up...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinExYyuCF_09GCjDMmYo6_yJyuRfGbatKKI4AwEDOOdn3qVdyLDNg8eh9rKjafbG4w3MHmuapGQiTYfXZMrL5EbkCmYmnYoADMvrD1q82PXJ5P2QQv8sXX4LsqiNbPRIJ0RndST2_dRqY/s1600/DSC_0093-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinExYyuCF_09GCjDMmYo6_yJyuRfGbatKKI4AwEDOOdn3qVdyLDNg8eh9rKjafbG4w3MHmuapGQiTYfXZMrL5EbkCmYmnYoADMvrD1q82PXJ5P2QQv8sXX4LsqiNbPRIJ0RndST2_dRqY/s640/DSC_0093-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dose of Golden goodness was set</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKH1UJxu8DRoel_7h8cNPFJnKVRZBp_G_taj5dyRhdZ2Erzg9fVmdjo5jB3wrRKmgqsTKP9RTQoD11iLYBZqUVUNz5oLmtePaRb-4_AQvECSEkjQcwhTxuaDfjRstT2ogyvoKsFI-3WUw/s1600/DSC_0098-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKH1UJxu8DRoel_7h8cNPFJnKVRZBp_G_taj5dyRhdZ2Erzg9fVmdjo5jB3wrRKmgqsTKP9RTQoD11iLYBZqUVUNz5oLmtePaRb-4_AQvECSEkjQcwhTxuaDfjRstT2ogyvoKsFI-3WUw/s640/DSC_0098-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Started with Vietnamese Phoa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWUhCcVZlvw4jrNN8G-G9KfuWz60TM3YBvOHUqODaUd_t_fl9BIrPGwyGIk-Jrlf4FIwH4NZrfCkEMFB4Gtgx2K6eayfIvgxwQfBJEVk0J44d16rsBLyvvNxB0IbbEe4hHCoPrLx1YjY/s1600/DSC_0096-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWUhCcVZlvw4jrNN8G-G9KfuWz60TM3YBvOHUqODaUd_t_fl9BIrPGwyGIk-Jrlf4FIwH4NZrfCkEMFB4Gtgx2K6eayfIvgxwQfBJEVk0J44d16rsBLyvvNxB0IbbEe4hHCoPrLx1YjY/s640/DSC_0096-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got the Flatware from an antique store, always wanted to have gold and I'm lucky to find these at a great price!<br />The Gold rimmed plate and bowl is from Walmart years ago</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN625maocT17B53FFxTWWFWYr2N_ov3e3PPeqMxxCXeZ2Wq4JrCkuVMpMv-qyzYbQ037GIMfdgWXDYfdioyBZk32tb-dTk34QIaT3szCKRYBUXyI66iSBUbm1ROyh_eviU-Tn06TCCcQ/s1600/DSC_0095-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN625maocT17B53FFxTWWFWYr2N_ov3e3PPeqMxxCXeZ2Wq4JrCkuVMpMv-qyzYbQ037GIMfdgWXDYfdioyBZk32tb-dTk34QIaT3szCKRYBUXyI66iSBUbm1ROyh_eviU-Tn06TCCcQ/s640/DSC_0095-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added this small frames from TARGET clearance (50 cents each) and hand wrote our names</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMvQPOksqPTIm5HTRpBUuEzxym88-4uJmT8_Xos84A9rB5p915iPKOab4ofzcP4JwPFej8bbeiZeZDXM43TgpRAiSDSHrHS3wxbL4zyFJVlSm8xYVMp16Nre_VAu7cWkwm4Ft_C-Ope4/s1600/DSC_0097-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMvQPOksqPTIm5HTRpBUuEzxym88-4uJmT8_Xos84A9rB5p915iPKOab4ofzcP4JwPFej8bbeiZeZDXM43TgpRAiSDSHrHS3wxbL4zyFJVlSm8xYVMp16Nre_VAu7cWkwm4Ft_C-Ope4/s640/DSC_0097-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also brought out some of my brass candle sticks and used my Brass urn for the champagne!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The kids had their own table as usual and for our main course we had Stir-fried Bokchoy in Oyster sauce, Chicken with Celery & Steamed Red Snapper. I made Sansrival for dessert.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall, my husband seemed happy, a small token of my love and appreciation for all the HE IS to me and our family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxxhVt5nVCI1uIkhlQVzhCXV23NQoOUknbDYDMz-3FeTm6JRYhzo-io0zca_I5dc_CBlj08PdD01wjh7SS4Bdoa8cucOyNfAtEv2I1JiU3pSjOL4kyn3wjPbvA2LAJzDnmdJGmfFPoCE/s1600/DSC_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxxhVt5nVCI1uIkhlQVzhCXV23NQoOUknbDYDMz-3FeTm6JRYhzo-io0zca_I5dc_CBlj08PdD01wjh7SS4Bdoa8cucOyNfAtEv2I1JiU3pSjOL4kyn3wjPbvA2LAJzDnmdJGmfFPoCE/s640/DSC_0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hoping you have a Fun-filled Halloween Tomorrow!</span></i></b></div><br />

Halloween Birthday Dinner Table

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