happy halloween!

I'm in love with these vintage Halloween greeting cards...




I just have to say that I can't wait for tonight. I just love Halloween. It was one of my favorites as a kid. Especially because my parents always went all out...from the costumes and the scary movies, to the parties and the haunted houses...to the pumpkin carving, and warm bowls of dad's homemade chili. But Halloween was no different than any other holiday for my mom. She went crazy over every single one - big or small. I loved that she made all of our costumes by hand. Each one unique and creative. Each one carefully thought out. Each one made with love...

I hope that over the years, I will be able to create similar memories for my children, and that we, too, will be able to live each holiday to the fullest!


1978 - Tweety Bird


1979- Aunt Jemima (me) with a Hobo (Aaron)


1981- a gypsy (me) with two jack-o-lanterns (Aaron and Matt)


1983- a witch with one of dad's gruesome homemede scars (I was a witch for three years in a row!)


1985- an 80's punk rocker chick


1991- a hippie with Jen dressed as Strawberry Shortcake


1992- probably some kind of disco queen

And a few other randoms...

2003- Dan, John, Mike, and Scott dressed as, I don't know...pimps?


2006- a biker family


2006- Ruby in her chick costume (it fit her much better last year)