Should I Cry Now Or Later?

Dear Self

You write boards in t-minus 25 days. Yup 2-5. Twenty five. And you have entered full on freak out mode. There's alot to do. There's a lot to know. There's a lot of pressure. Could you please just hold it together a little while longer? You still have classes to go to. You still have other tests to worry about. You still have assignments to get done. If you could somehow overnight develop some sort of genius status that would be greatly appreciated. No? Not gonna do that huh. Jerk. Fine, then please please just avoid a full on melt down. Thats all I'm asking. You can still continue to freak out. But becoming a puddle of uselessness... well thats not gonna work for me. And I dont think its too much to ask. This is your future. And screwing it all up kinda isnt an option. So if you could avoid embarrassing displays of stress, massive amounts of procrastination - ok all procrastination (you really dont have time for that anyways) and angry outbursts where you curse the heavens, that would be great. And crying too. No crying. Thanks jerkface.

Sincerely

Melissa

Trick or Treat.

Dear Halloween.

I miss dances and single friends.

But I refuse to let that get me down.

I love you too much.

I will have fun.

It will be awesome.

And I will go home much later than I planned to and be so excited to wash my face.

Love Missy

First Stop:

Scone and apple cider Party.

Derrick and Mel have some mad scone making skills.

Please put this on your resume.

You wont regret.

And neither will anyone who finds out about it.

Derrick. That is quite the pregnancy

belly you have. Quite impressive.

Amit and Heather were the cutest little cowboy/girl couple.

And yes. That was real rope Amit has.

Jealous?

Dont be. It left splinters.

And how are you liking my more Hardcore mime face. Pretty awesome?

I know right.

Next stop: Trick or treating around Beacon Hill.

Pretty sure the black knight has the advantage here.

Rope vs. Sword? I'm gonna go with Sword. It seems like the smart bet.

Is Derricks Cape flapping majestically in the wind?

Why yes. Yes it is.

How very noble of him.

Seriously we had a great time going from house to house. Beacon Hill is a really cool area. The houses are amazing. And the people are loaded.

Heather. You are beautiful.

The End.

The World Fell Down.

It was devastating.

And I'm a horrible person who also thought it was kind of funny.

Cause he was rolling and couldnt get up.

I'm terrible.

But the world eventually got picked up.

And candy made it better.

(As it always does.)

So after trick or treating on Beacon Hill, John and family and I travelled over to Lindsey Jackson's house. John wanted to show off his kids. Can you blame him?

Funniest thing ever? Watching these children try to sit on the couch in their costumes.

Lindsey's house was completely decked out (Alice and Wonderland themed to match her costume).

And full of delish treats.

I love Halloween.

Queen of Hearts (Lindsey)

and the

Hunter that killed Bambi's mother (Mark)

So John and fam left.

And the other dental peeps hadnt arrived yet.

And anyone who knows me knows I can get rather shy.

So I was just sitting, listening to people talk.

And one guy looks over at me and goes:

"As a mime, have you taken a vow of Silence for the night?"

Whoops. Busted.

Sometimes I'm quiet. Good thing my costume was the perfect excuse.

But had I taken a vow of silence?

No. I was a rebel mime who talked. Just not at that moment.

Dear Amit.

I'm really sorry every picture I took you have your eyes closed.

On the plus side, your smile is perfection.

Derrick and Amit are very very social.

And love to dance.

I may or may not have found someone who's costume matched mine.

He may or may not have been British.

I may or may not have spent the entire night doing one of three things:

1. Coyly glancing over at him.

2. Making polite conversation.

3. Sitting in an almost comfortable silence next to him.

I may or may not be a sucker for a British accent.

Charles (from school) and his girlfriend Nicole.

Was Halloween a triumph?

Look right to find your answer.

Trunk Or Treat!

There are perks to having only married friends.

Especially when they have children.

Especially on Halloween.

John is the most H-core Halloween enthusiast.

A man after my own heart.

He spent the month of October making his families costumes.

And they turned out AMAZING.

From L-R: The Earth (drawn to scale!), Jupiter (yes John got asked many times if he was a Science teacher), the moon (complete with craters) and the Sun.

Lucinda and Dan brought their nephew Bray.

He was a little shy though and as such would only show his wizards wand at first.

That is until he got a little candy in him.

Amit and Heather.

I freaking adore them.

The End.

Derrick is really just a kid at heart.

And him and Mel are hilarious.

Clearly he was all over the candy.

John would orbit about and sometimes show off his dance moves.

Now Melinda.

I dont know why I always get surprised that you are hilarious.

But finding this little gem on my camera.

I burst out laughing when I first saw it.

And still.. I cant help but chuckle that you are so funny.

As for me.

John invited me to the trunk or treat right before the end of school.

So I went home and quickly put together a less Hardcore version of myself.

What do you think?

Was the suspense worth it?

If you ask me I'm a pretty cute mime.

At least this night I was.

Sheila came home from her party and suggested we go out to eat.

How can I refuse an offer like that?

One catch.

I had to wear my mime costume.

Done deal.

I have no problem dressing like a fool in public.