So in one blog post or less, here is my October:
Packers Everywhere Pep Rally
What other NFL team hosts pep rallies for local fans at away games? Packers Everywhere is a pretty cool little side project the team's marketing department has so you can connect with fans on game day, no matter what city you're in and share your love all things Packers. Each season they select a handful of cities to host a pep rally in. This year Houston was a lucky winner, and since the bar they chose was a hop, skip and jump away from where we live in this city of millions, my mom and I donned our best green and gold gear and headed over to check it out.
Personal nerd highlight: getting to hear Vic Ketchman (center photo, guy speaking), one of the writers for packers.com, talk about the match-up against the Texans and answer fan questions about the rest of the season. He writes a weekly "Ask Vic" column that I just adore - his sarcasm and wit in his answers is perfect.
A Very Harry Halloweenie Roast
It went by in a flash for me, and I really, REALLY wish I would have discovered THIS before the party...not three weeks later (*sigh*), but the Halloweenie Roast was a success. Though not many weenies were actually roasted this year, I think everyone loved the Harry Potter theme. I was so impressed with how all my friends got into the theme, and there were some great costumes (Tonks, Lupin and yes - even little Teddy! - were perfection), foods (goblin brains = YUM) and potions (Baslisk Blood? I wanted to drink every last drop & had to ask for the recipe following the party).
I may have had a little too much fun planning and decorating for the theme too - when you're making your own Bertie Bott's and Chocolate Frog boxes (complete with chocolate frog and trading card...) and hanging candles from the ceiling to recreate the Great Hall, you may have gone a little over the top...
I'm not sure another Halloweenie Roast will ever live up to this one, but it sure was fun.
Katie's Getting Married!
The last weekend of October, I ventured up to Oklahoma for Katie and Jonathan's wedding. Though Katie and I have only known each other for five years, we share a love to music (yes, Hanson) and Gilmore Girls that cannot be denied. She's Sookie to my Lorelai - or vice versa, depending on the day.
Katie was kind enough to ask me to be a bridesmaid (dress #3, just 24 more to go!), and though for me the whole day is kind of a blur and I'm not sure if I sat down longer than the time it took for me to eat...it was fantastic to share in her wedding day from start to finish.
KUUUUULAAAAA!
Whew, I'm tired just thinking about all this again...how was your October?
