Halloween.

Life is busy. Gawd. When November Break hits I am just going to crash.

In the meantime, today is Halloween! No trick-or-treaters came to my house, sadly, but it was a pretty good day at school! Saw some really creative costumes! And came in third in a staff costume contest. Natch.

Best costume I have ever made. Bar is set pretty high now!

Popcorn.

I had an awesome, relaxing weekend. Got mostly caught up on school stuff, house is relatively clean, and I have some groceries. What more could a girl ask for?

Next week is my turn to host book club (this month: Gods Behaving Badly), and I want to make some snacks for the evening. I found a recipe for candied popcorn (where else... pinterest) that looked so tasty, I thought I would try it out in advance! (recipe here... )

Warning: this stuff is like crack. So addicting. I made mine with cherry jello powder. I didn't do much to change the recipe, except 300 would have been WAY to hot. I started the cooking at 250 and after 5 minutes the bottom tray was getting dark, so I dropped the temp to 200 and left them in the oven for half an hour.

Thanks.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I get to spend time with people I love most, in my favorite season, in my favorite place.

I am thankful that I live such a fortunate life, that my family and I are healthy, and that I have a job I love (even though this semesters work load is intense).

A student gave me this little centerpiece she made in horticulture... perfect fall colors :)