j:
“I don’t believe in the myth of that magical place where everything exists in a state of persistent equilibrium. Life is messy. It’s supposed to be. And that’s a good thing. Hell, it’s a wonderful thing, because the fray is where the greatest relationships and experiences are birthed.”
~ Jonathan Fields, UNCERTAINTY
This week has been busy and roller coastery, full of the ups and downs and exhilaration and doubt that comes from leaning into the unknown. Last night, one of my oldest friends came over and we made pizza and drank wine and talked about life and love and the choices we make; ourselves, before and now. The kitchen got trashed, the pizzas were delicious, the conversation jumped chaotically from one thing to another, and I was crazy grateful for the sweet, (wonderfully messy) respite.
my jack-skellington o’lantern
ghost o’lantern
jb: And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for…. the carved pumpkins. Ta-da! (And I’m cheating by posting two pictures this week, because I forgot to take a picture of them together. Oops.) It wasn’t the week or the Halloween we were expecting this year, because the cold and flu fairy decided to visit our house for 5 days. But my son and I made the most of it and were still able to get our pumpkins carved and he was well enough to go trick-or-treating and hand out candy. Yay!
Oh, yay! I thought you missed all the festivities. That’s great that you guys got to go tick or treating. And your pumpkins are VERY cool, way better than any I’ve ever carved!
He missed the school Halloween carnival, which is an all day event (As it should be! It’s the best holiday of the year!) and not to be missed. Okay, I was probably more disappointed than him, because I grew up with really lame school Halloween carnivals that lasted under an hour, so he doesn’t know how lucky he has it. But he was his usual good sport and said “We can still carve pumpkins and answer the door, right Mom? Only I won’t give out candy because I have germs.” Seriously! Sweetest boy ever! ❤
Well, we can argue over whether it’s the best holiday of the year (in fact, we have been, haven’t we? For, like, 20 years.) but that is pretty damn sweet. 😉
The pizza dinner looks absolutely scrumptious! (Great shot, too. Hard to photograph food well, congrats!) But the conversation sounds even more delicious. (I. Am. So. Jealous!!)
Wish you’d be there. xox