The Start of the BEST Season!

Where on earth to begin?? There is so much to talk about!!

AAAHHHH!!!!

Let's see...

The beginning of the month was our friend Timmy's wedding at the Connetticut Street Armory! GORGEOUS!

One interesting night, that's for sure!!

After that week, my mom came over to help make pumpkins for our front porch... We made sure everyone got their own pumpkin, even if they had four legs an fur! I think my mom had more fun picking out the pumpkins... There were so many!

These were the ones we left with:

Before we got to work, my mom got some kitty cuddles!!

Front: Mya and Kisses

Middle: Ares and Velvet

Back Row: Alex, Mom, Jennifer (Me!)

 Velvet's never seen pumpkins before!

And then... we baked the pumpkin seeds!!!

5 Trays FULL!

That was an experience... :)

For the Boston Historical Society, we hosted a Pot Luck Dinner, and had Guest Speaker Kurt Filipiak talk about his paranormal experiences with us.  He also shared his evidence he's found through hunts, and explained all of the equipment he brought that he uses to catch the evidence.  Kurt also has his YouTube Channel dedicated to his findings, called "Paranormal Hotspot". At the end, my mom was presented with a plaque describing the "Michalak" family name from a correspondant for the Am-Pol Eagle, also our own Town Historian. Good food, good company, and some great stories!

Above is Kurt Filipiak, photo from Google Plus.

So why is this the start of the best season ever??

BECAUSE IT'S AWESOME!

Fall is the right temperature where you can just go out in jeans and a hoodie for the day if you wanted, it's not humid, the leaves are changing, and you begin to prepare for a season full of giving thanks... Moreso than what you should be doing throughout the year!

It marks the start of the Fall Holidays, including Halloween, Alex's Birthday, Thanksgiving, and then keeping with the thankful spirit, on to Christmas! (But of course, my birthday before then! haha:) )

Another fun thing is Rocky Horror! This is held at the Palace Theatre yearly, on the weekend closest to, and before Halloween! I've gone for the past 5? years, and love dressing up! This year I went with my friend Tasha, and spent some more time than usual on hair and makeup!

This is what I looked like...:

We had a blast!! We got home around 2 in the morning, but well worth it :)

So now, because I liked having some curl in my hair from Rocky, yesterday I decided it would be fun to curl my hair, and see how it looked.  I liked the curls when I only ran my fingers through it to comb it out, but after a few skype conversations showing my "new" hair, I went upstairs and brushed it out.  Now this look, I LOVE.  I think it's a fun, fairly easy, romantic look good for a night out!

What do you think???

As for school, I went around to each of my teachers to get my grades for mid-term averages...

ALL A'S!!!!

My highest average is a 99.8%!

OH MY GOSH.

Coming up on November 4th, I meet with my advisor to schedule next semester's classes. ALREADY?? It feels like school just started.  This semester is flying by.

What else is there... I know there's more!!

WICKED IS COMING BACK TO BUFFALO!!!!

January 8-26.

Best. Musical. Ever.

Well, maybe.

But it's still an amazing story.

Most people are quick to say how evill the Wicked Witch of the West is. Well, you don't know anything!

GO SEE WICKED!

On the topic of musicals, my genre for music lately has included some interesting Pandora Playlists.  I have two Phantom of the Opera, one Showtunes, and a Movie Scores playlist.  AMAZING and fun to sing along to in the shower.  Also on my playlists:

Etta James, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Country, and 2000's hits.

Some good stuff!

Posts coming soon (I'm writing this one at school, I finished all my homework):

My new organization binder

A Personal Challenge

Halloween Reflections

School/Careers/Minors and Majors

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The Start of some GOALS!

Some days, I can't believe I've made it to 21, that I'm a homeowner, getting married, with a growing zoo at the house, and still manage to work a full time job! But sometimes, I have a day where I sit back and just thing about where I want to be, what I want to do in both life and as a project around the house, and when I think they need to be complete.  So, to be Simply Jennifered, this is a start to the GOALS for 2013: {In no specific order}

1.  Update the HOUSE: Drywall bedrooms, paint, chalkboard paint in the kitchen, get rid of the carpet in our bedroom, new front door & screen door. 

2.  Become more ORGANIZED!  Make some sort of filing system for the bills, sort through closets, piles of old bills and paperwork, and especially make a cleaning schedule! What needs to be done certain days of the week! & get rid of all the Moving Boxes!!!

3.  MORE HOME COOKED MEALS, AT THE TABLE! {Even if it's the picnic table outside for grilling days!}

Not in front of the TV, standing in the kitchen, putting it in tupperware and eating in the car.  To get quality time with the ones I care about without the distractions.  

4.  Plan a REALLY awesome vacation:  After last year's trip to New Hampshire, I realized how long it's been since I had some sort of vacation where I could forget about all the "adult things" I have to worry about on a daily basis. {That's a really awesome feeling to not worry about anything other than what's for dinner!} 

5.  More time for ME:  There's always time for the zoo, the house, work, errands, etc., but not ME.  Even if it's sitting on the couch with Alex, do my nails, homemade facemask, and watch a movie together, that still would be fantastic.  Learn how to take care of MYSELF, in a more "girly" way, as some of my friends put it! But I'll always be me. 

We're already off to a good start! {Thank you, Pinterest, for all the wonderful ideas! Now I wish I had all the time and money for all those creations!} All in good time, though! Can't wait for summer: Garage Sales! Until then, hopefully a few good antique stores :)

Something nice and thoughtful to leave you with tonight:

From one household to another, have a WONDERFUL night!

xoxoxo

Comments and questions are always welcomed :)