"You've Probably Never Heard of It"

Yesterday, after eating delicious homemade donuts and a variety of salads at Scott's cousin's house, we headed over to my parents house for home-made egg rolls.  Sitting around the dinner table, we started talking about my elementary school years, my days as Student Council President in 6th grade, and how I was a weird kid.

Every once in awhile, our school would have Spirit Day-student council would pick the theme and then everyone could come to school dressed up like that theme.  One Spirit Day theme was "The Future."  I remember freaking out about what I would wear (ocd) and my parents sat me down and asked me what I thought people would wear in the future.  Well, I thought for a bit and then decided that time has shown that old trends usually come back.

Sooo, for back to the future day, I came to school wearing a tie-die shirt and some bell bottoms.  And my mom helped me make these cool pocket-holders (an updated version of fanny pack) that attached to my pants for all my futuristic gadgets.  I walked into school and nobody really understood my costume. Leslie Payne showed up wrapped in tin foil and saran wrap.  Everyone loved her costume best.  But in my head, I thought, "Nobody in the future would even wear that."  My costume was realistic.

As I told my story, Scott started making fun of me: "So for future day you dressed up in clothes from the 60s and 70s?"  And then I realized, I was indie-hipster back before it was even a thing.

Trick or Treat, Thank you, Happy Halloween...

I'm feeling it.  Halloween is coming.  My parents have this Halloween candy bag that is attached to a skeleton arm.  There is a button on it, when pushed, a spooky voice says "Trick or Treat...Thank you...Happy Halloween."  My little brothers and sisters would push it over and over again all night long.  So now, I can't say Happy Halloween without having the creepy voice repeating in my head, "Trick or Treat, Thank you, Happy Halloween."

For this Halloween, I've decided that Scott and I are going as Mary Poppins and Bert.  Scott usually refuses to put effort into his costume and just throws on his scout shirt or ties a bandanna around his face.  But this year, he doesn't have a choice.  Its going to be fab, here's the inspiration:


(It was on pinterest, no idea where to give the actual credit to.)