October Photo Dump

Hello friends,

So it's November and it's crazy. Trust me, I love October and I'm sad to see it go, but November 1st, bring on the Christmas music, peppermint mocha's, and holiday movies. Tis the season folks. But for all you "after-thanksgiving-people" (bless you), I'll spare you all my Christmas joy for a little bit and instead share some pictures from October. My last week was full of amazing friends and some really fun events and I just had to share them with you because I've been extremely blessed and I need to start showing that instead of complaining all the time. #truth 

First off, the pumpkin patch! I was able to go again with a few of my lovely friends, Alora, Kaylie, and Isaiah. These people have been a few of my best friends for years and I love them to death. I do a lot with them, so be prepared to be spammed with their beautiful faces. *evil grin* Their little sister had her birthday, but her party was cancelled because she was sick, so we brought her to the Pumpkin Patch instead to lift her spirits. It was a lot of fun, but crazy busy! I would not suggest going to your town's most popular pumpkin patch on a Saturday. Don't do it guys.

Then my youth group had a costume party! Technically it was a masquerade party, but as you can see, not everyone always wears a mask. So if your family was anything like mine growing up, you weren't allowed to dress up and go trick or treating on Halloween. Although the holiday still isn't a huge thing in our household, it's been fun to dress up and go to these kind of parties in my high-school years. I gotta make up for some at that lost childhood memories and dress up whenever I can.

My friend Chloe and Kirsten were super cute in their wolf and red riding hood costumes (they tried to convince me to be the woodsmen but I was like "psh, no!"). I decided to be a flapper, for it seemed easy enough. But do you know how many times I was asked who I was?? Do I not look like a flapper, or do people just not know what that is? Alora and Kaylie were also super adorable in their 1940s get up. Seriously guys, my gal friends are goals. I'm gonna be honest here and say I'm not exactly sure what Isaiah was, but he looked cute too ;)

Yay for crappy phone pictures! I know it's really bad, but I love my family and I just really wanted to share it. The weird looking one is my lil brother, and the guy with the cheesy smile is my big brother. Nicole, his fiancee, was horrified to find we've never really carved pumpkins, so this is what happened. I'm not showing you a picture of my finished product because #1 the outcome was not good and #2 I actually don't have one...so.

Just this last weekend, I was able to go on a retreat with my friend's youth group. It was hosted by the same camp we volunteer at every summer, and we've been going for the last three years. It's always a lot of fun and just so nice to be back there. Did I get any cool pictures? No, but I got some of us swinging so what else do you need, right? It was an awesome weekend, though, and it was really nice to see everyone and have some refreshment with God away from the rest of the world. The above picture is of the cabins we stay in during the summer. Luckily no one is put up in them during the retreat otherwise they'd probably freeze. They're really just boards nailed together. There are holes and cracks in the wood that you can see straight out of. The camp experience, though, am I right?

And that was the last week of my October! What exciting things happened in your life this last month? Let me know :)

With love,

Elizabeth