A Day Off

On Veteran's Day, Benjamin and I both had a day off at the same time. That is rare. We were very excited to simply “hang-out” together.

After sleeping as late as we could stand and watching The Office on Hulu, we went to a delicious Indian lunch buffet. We have gone to a lot of Indian buffet’s because they are Benjamin’s favorite. This one was my favorite so far.

Next we ventured out to Sharon Wood’s Metro Park and tried to get some pictures together.

A few turned out, although we had a lot of pictures that looked like this:

Or this:

I was so cold, it was hard to smile for the camera.

Here are some of the ones that turned out:

Silly.

After the park, we went to the Polaris Mall

I got some new sun glasses and a probe thermometer for Turkey Day. We had fun just wandering around, sitting in luv sac’s, and playing with I pads.

I love days like this.

Halloween

This year for Halloween, we thought we were going to get away with not finding  a costume. Not so. Our ward did a Halloween party with a costume contest. We knew we weren't going to win with our last minute thrift store and hot glue costumes, but we knew we would stick out more if we didn’t dress up. We were the best (only) house hold objects there!!!

Amy the Lamp:

 

Benjamin the Q-Tip:

Benjamin acting like a naughty little kid who doesn’t want his picture taken.

 

Benjamin did a great job at the Doughnut on a string competition. He was the first one to get the doughnut off the string, but our friend Skylar was the first to swallow. So, its debatable who won.

On Halloween day, I had to work until 8, but Benj came home early to greet all the many trick-or-treater’s. After I got home, our friend from India, Mintu, and his wife and daughter came over for homemade doughnuts. They brought their own version of doughnuts. They were made from lentils and were savory. They were DELLICIOUS.

We try to make the most of our Holidays, because it’s the time we miss our family the most. We are grateful for such good friends and neighbors who make it easier to be away from family on holidays.