I've always loved Halloween, mostly for the candy that's involved but the costumes are great too! Celebrating Halloween here in New York is one of the coolest things ever, thanks in large part to the annual Halloween Parade that runs up Sixth Avenue. I'm really looking forward to going this year! I can't wait to see all of the creative costumes and floats. My costume is still in the works (I'm missing an essential piece and I'm not sure when I'm going to have time to pick it up, eek!) which is a source of considerable anxiety...but I hope to be able to pull it all together by Saturday.
In the spirit of celebrating the holiday, some friends and I carved these pumpkins (something I haven't done in a veeeerrrrry long time)! It was great to work with my hands on something creative again and also to see how unique everyone's pumpkin turned out (how cool is that Michael Jackson pumpkin?! The new and improved Jack-o-lantern!) I think I'm hooked on this carving thing, especially after enjoying the delicious pumpkin bread that my friend made with the byproducts of our efforts :) I plan to take some pics of the parade and general spookiness here in NYC and will be sure to post those next week. I hope everyone enjoys this awesome holiday wherever you are celebrating!