Saturday, November 1: I had one of the best Halloweens I've had in years yesterday! Now that I think of it, probably because I got to go Trick-or-treating for the first time in over a decade!
I wasn't planning on doing anything, but the neighbor girls came over to visit and told me they weren't going to go trick-or-treating (they just moved here from Vietnam last year). So we figured out some simple costumes out and went to the neighborhood next to us together. It was adorable seeing their reaction the first time the went up to a door, said "Trick-Or-Treat" and were given Candy! They ran from door to door as I pushed/carried/walked along with Brooklyn. We even went up to a dozen or so homes - she was a big hit in her Lion costume of course (: Though everyone thought she was a boy (;
After the girls went home, I put Brooklyn to bed, then went over to my Saudi Arabian Neighbor's house! (I have such an international group in my complex eh!?)
She was having a sort of Women's group gathering where 12 or so women with their kids if they have them came to her place to just visit and eat. They were incredibly friendly and it was so interesting to talk to them! I am just so fascinated by that culture! I told them about how I'd spent a month or so in Riyadh and had even met some Princess and Princes there, so we hit it off well.
In fact, one of the girls and I talked a lot about religion and she is going to come to church with me in a few weeks! It will be interesting to walk into sacrament meeting with 2 or three women with Abayas on!
Anyway, they were asking me all about Halloween and the origins and stuff and I really know very little, but told them what I could, then I brought over a Huge pumpkin and they carved it! They thought Pumpkins were full of water and had no idea how to carve it, so it was fun to share a bit of our culture with them. We put candles in it and they had a blast taking pictures with it!
After travelling, and being treated so well by the locals of different countries, I know how nice it is to experience a new country and culture with a local. I'm glad I was able to share a bit of Halloween spirit with my new found friends here!
My Trunk-or Treat Entry: Brooklyn was the cutest little Lion at the Trunk-or-Treat/Chili cook-off at the church on Wednesday! Trey was in class, and is now off to Kansas for a football game, so he missed all the festivities and I decided not to get into it like I usually do. I like doing the family theme - we were going to do Wizard of Oz. Trey the Tin-man, Me Dorothy, then our little lion, but without Trey it would be lame. (;
Brooklyn's Best Friend here, Piper is basically obsessed with Elmo so of course she was Elmo for Halloween- They are SOOO cute together!
Can't wait to see your Halloween costumes!
I wasn't planning on doing anything, but the neighbor girls came over to visit and told me they weren't going to go trick-or-treating (they just moved here from Vietnam last year). So we figured out some simple costumes out and went to the neighborhood next to us together. It was adorable seeing their reaction the first time the went up to a door, said "Trick-Or-Treat" and were given Candy! They ran from door to door as I pushed/carried/walked along with Brooklyn. We even went up to a dozen or so homes - she was a big hit in her Lion costume of course (: Though everyone thought she was a boy (;
After the girls went home, I put Brooklyn to bed, then went over to my Saudi Arabian Neighbor's house! (I have such an international group in my complex eh!?)
She was having a sort of Women's group gathering where 12 or so women with their kids if they have them came to her place to just visit and eat. They were incredibly friendly and it was so interesting to talk to them! I am just so fascinated by that culture! I told them about how I'd spent a month or so in Riyadh and had even met some Princess and Princes there, so we hit it off well.
In fact, one of the girls and I talked a lot about religion and she is going to come to church with me in a few weeks! It will be interesting to walk into sacrament meeting with 2 or three women with Abayas on!
Anyway, they were asking me all about Halloween and the origins and stuff and I really know very little, but told them what I could, then I brought over a Huge pumpkin and they carved it! They thought Pumpkins were full of water and had no idea how to carve it, so it was fun to share a bit of our culture with them. We put candles in it and they had a blast taking pictures with it!
After travelling, and being treated so well by the locals of different countries, I know how nice it is to experience a new country and culture with a local. I'm glad I was able to share a bit of Halloween spirit with my new found friends here!
My Trunk-or Treat Entry: Brooklyn was the cutest little Lion at the Trunk-or-Treat/Chili cook-off at the church on Wednesday! Trey was in class, and is now off to Kansas for a football game, so he missed all the festivities and I decided not to get into it like I usually do. I like doing the family theme - we were going to do Wizard of Oz. Trey the Tin-man, Me Dorothy, then our little lion, but without Trey it would be lame. (;
Brooklyn's Best Friend here, Piper is basically obsessed with Elmo so of course she was Elmo for Halloween- They are SOOO cute together!
Can't wait to see your Halloween costumes!
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