Oh, what up?! How can we not go to this Halloween party?! According to host Jake, "I got a 1968 Wurlitzer jukebox (no change necessary!) back in April and have collected a bunch of old Halloween themed records from the 50s and 60s to stock it with." Oh, goody goody! The Monster Mash! Reminds me of dad's jukebox in Ft. Smith:
This past weekend, ATM & I went camping for the second time this year. What? It was such a busy spring & a long, hot, racist summer, we couldn't get around to it up until now. It's one of our favorite things to do, so I'm a little sad that it was so limited this year. Anyhow.
Our tent is so special & magical. I love it in there! We've got an air mattress and a lantern/fan, so it's extremely comfortable. It really encourages sloven behavior. It's ideal for napping, reading & watching movies. (Don't judge!) I always emerge feeling so much better. All of that downtime & fresh air. I love the sunshine being filtered through the trees.
Tent lounging was during the day. When dusk fell, the camping trip turned remarkably creepy. The wind was strong and constant. My brain was busy trying to discern all of what I perceived to be human footsteps in the leaves, all around us. We were sitting around the campfire, tending to our modest flames because we figured that we shouldn't have a big fire in that wind. The local Sheriff's Department agreed, because they asked us to extinguish it due to a county burn ban. (I felt so bad that I could've potentially started a wildfire!) So, we are sitting in the dark, listening to "footsteps" all around us and getting wind burned. I looked up at the trees, watching them practically bend over. I figured I'd be much more comfortable in the tent, so in I went. The tent lantern swung wildly about, making me completely uneasy. It was hardly better inside! I tried to keep my mind off of it by reading or playing with my Nintendo DS. It wasn't long until ATM joined me. Honesty, I think we may've been in the middle of a major thoroughfare for spirits, making their way through to their winter destination. We briefly debated whether we could endure the spookiness. ATM was concerned about falling trees; I was concerned about I don't even know what. Sometime during the night, the wind stopped. Some townies drove through yelling, "FUCK". I knew things were back to normal. I did find it odd that our distant neighbors packed up and disappeared before dawn. Hunters, maybe. Generally, I usually feel completely at ease whilst camping. There was only one other time that I felt scared. I managed to get a couple hours of broken sleep.
Extinguished!
TIRED. But, I enjoyed the morning part of our trip the best. Sunshine. Radio. Coffee. Considerably less wind.
And after camping, we picked up our mums & pumpkins from my green thumb in Caddo Valley. I love this little tradition.
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It's recipe time!
Introducing... Pregnant Lady Cocktails!
These refreshing beverages, which are in my regular rotation, were possibly invented by, but definitely introduced to me by my lovely pregnant lady friends:
1. Mix orange juice + ginger ale, in equal parts.
2. Mix 2/3 white cranberry strawberry juice cocktail (it exists) + 1/3 sparkling water.
Enjoy both beverages in cocktail glasses for added effect. GUILT FREE! Well, don't drink too many, way too much sugar.
Here's another recipe for BUTTERMILK PIE, which is very custard-like. Criminally easy to make, criminally delicious.
You will need 3 eggs, 1 c sugar, 2 T flour (plus some for dusting), 1/2 cup (one stick) melted butter, 1 c buttermilk, 1 t vanilla extract, 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat eggs slightly and add sugar and flour. Then add melted butter and mix well. Add buttermilk and vanilla and mix. Dust the unbaked pie shell with a little bit of flour. Pour batter into shell, and then sprinkle a little more flour on top. Bake @ 325 degrees until the custard is set, approx. 1 hour. (About 1.15 hours for me!)
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I have SO MUCH TO DO. I need to just deal with it.
Apparently, I have signed up for the 1/2 marathon in March! Thankfully, we will be walking, not running. I NEED SPONSORS! Click here for more details. I think Leigh & I will start training soonish (?) if anyone wants to join. Yeah, join! It's like a win-win-win situation!
Lindsey from AR Times asked me to write food reviews for their online blog Eat Arkansas. I'm still debating whether I should do this or not. It seems like an obvious "Hell yeah!", but I am so so so so busy. We'll see.
O.K., seriously, I need to deal with this list of things to do.
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