(This is the movie I watched for over an hour on the treadmill, I didn't see the ending but loved the 80's clothes through the entire movie. And it was the perfect way to start off my Halloween weekend.)Happy Halloween! Who doesn't love HALLOWEEN? I seriously love it. Reasons why I love Halloween:
- The best excuse all year to eat loads and loads of candy. I love baby Twix the very most. And of course Tootsie Rolls, I craved them on my mission.
- A great excuse to dress up. My best costumes were in college. There were many instances of dressing up as pigs with much pride.
- Trick-o-Treating. Tonight, I get to go with the Kunz's family. I am so excited.
- Did I mention that I can eat all the candy I want without feeling the least bit guilty?
This weekend was the best, the BEST. Seriously the best. Rach and John were here. The Kunz family is still here.
First, I have to mention that I ran 8.4 miles on the treadmill this Saturday. This might be one of the biggest accomplishments of my life, seriously. You might think I am joking, I'm not. I usually have a breakdown on the treadmill by at least mile three. It was raining like crazy outside and Teen Witch was on TV. Also, I have a half marathon in two weeks and my longest run in months has been six miles. Lets just hope I finish the half, let us all hope.
On Saturday we went to the American History Museum and I loved it. It might be my favorite museum on the Mall. We saw the American Flag. It was beautiful, I am proud to be an American. We also saw Dorthy's shoes. They are full of fabulous red sparkles, I would really love to try them on. We saw Julia Child's Kitchen, I would love to have so many elements of her kitchen. I especially loved her copper pans and her stove. And we saw the First Lady's Dresses. They are so exciting. My favorites were Jackie Kennedy's and Mary Lincoln's.
We also went to the Phillips Gallery on Saturday and it was well worth the $10. They have a Degas exhibit. I identify so much with these paintings because of my love for dance. I am fascinated by how well Degas captured the movement of dance in a painting.
Sunday we went to hear Ali and Alex speak, best sacrament meeting ever. I didn't even fall asleep and that is a really big accomplishment for me. I am so glad they are my friends.
And we got lucky enough to go to a Raven's game in Baltimore. Rach's really good friend, Christina lives there and her husband plays for the team. It was really exciting and I don't even like football. Mitch was in HEAVEN. After the game we went to the family area and watched all the players walk out of the locker room. I even saw Michael Oher, just really exciting.
Rach left today and yes, I already miss her. She is the best. Lucky for me, the Kunz family doesn't leave until Thursday and Andi comes Friday. I can't wait to play all weekend long.
One last thing....it snowed on Saturday, real BIG snowflakes fell continually from the sky. Crazy October weather, good thing I was able to ride my bike into work today. The sky is perfectly blue without a cloud in the sky.
Happy Halloween! I hope you all eat lots of candy and wear a fabulous costume.
Don't we all love this picture? Seriously love it.