Happy Halloween!

In the spirit of Halloween, I thought I'd take you on a little costume tour of mine, since I love costumes.  Let's start with this year and work backwards.  

2012
My original concept was my pretty bubble hem dress and to be a creepy dead clown based on this photo I saw on Pinterest.  However after doing so for the CFPU Howl-O-Ween fundraiser I felt like it was too much work and switched to just being a cat.  I dressed up as a cat in normal clothes for volunteering at Gay Bingo this month, and a cat in my pretty dress for my Halloween party on Saturday.  However today at work I'm feeling pretty over it due to all the dressing up I've already done, so I'm just wearing the cat ears.

2011

This was one of my best dress up years.  I knew what I wanted to be for months and I pulled it off so well! I was a Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull and it was so much fun! 

2010
I was a Beer wench!



2009
This was the year I decided to be a character from Ultimate Street Fighter.  No one got it.

2008
I was a cat this year as well.  A Bad Kitty is what I was going for. Yes, same cat ears.
The top photo was taken by the 4 year old in the bottom left photo haha.

2007
I was a gypsy and loved my makeup.  I did this whole design with eyeshadow!

2005 & 2006
Cat again! (Or originally!) and yes, same cat ears that I'm wearing today.

Here are some other costumes I've worn in my lifetime:
A Dog, Miss Piggy, Witch, and a gypsy.




What have you been for Halloween?
Linking up with Miss Indie for her Halloween Costume Party!

Holiday Sponsor Call (& Exciting Sponsorship Opportunities!)

Not to freak you out or anything, but:

Raise your hand if you haven't even begun shopping...
(I'm raising my hand-seriously I'm such a slacker)

As an Etsy shop owner, I understand the importance of the holiday season and what it means for my business.  It is the busiest time of the year, and handmade gifts are definitely much more awesome.  Advertising your shop during this time of the year is a great way to make your product stand out above all of the other things people could be buying.  

Advertising your blog is also great this time of year, because the holiday season can be so emotional and sometimes people just need a new friend or new read for comfort!  As the weather turns cold, more people will be spending time inside curled up with warm blankets, a cup of tea/cocoa/coffee, and browsing their favorite sites.

So I have decided that I'm going to offer special holiday sponsorship options, along with a special handmade holiday gift & reading guide!  The gift & reading guide will be posted about multiple times, as well as have it's own tab along the top where people can go to get ideas!  So I am offering the opportunity for sponsorship with new sizes, and new perks for Holiday sponsoring.

The New Sizes:

The Perks for ALL Holiday Sponsors:

• 60 days of advertising-perfect to cover the entire Holiday season!
• An extra advertiement-the 640x100 banner will be at the bottom of every post, and will rotate ads one at a time with each page load for all Holdiay Sponsors.
• Inclusion into the Holiday Gift & Reading Guide
• Many Mentions on the blog, and in Social Media (Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest & More)
• Inclusion in the regular Sponsor Round Up.
• All ads (Except the feature) shuffle for maximum exposure.
• The option to participate in a group giveaway.
• FREE AD DESIGN for anyone who purchases a Holiday spot!

The Extra Perks for Large (200x300) Holiday Sponsors:

• Only 3 of this size! 
• Shown directly under the featured ad.
• 1 solo feature post/guest post per month.
• Option for an additional solo Giveaway per month.

The Extra Perks for Medium (200x200) Holiday Sponsors:

• Limited of this size.
• Shown directly under the Large ads.
• 1 solo feature/giveaway/guest post per month.

The Extra Perks for Small (200x100) Holiday Ads.

• Shown directly under the Medium ads.
• The most affordable advertising for the Holidays, with all of the Holiday perks!

So what do you say? 

Sponsor me for the Holidays?

Halloween Party, Fall Scenery, & Meatless Monday

Before we get into the fun, don't forget to check out my Holiday Sponsorship & Advertising options from my other post today HERE!  There are lots of awesome new options and perks for the Holidays!

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This weekend was definitely interesting.  Saturday was our Halloween party that we throw every year.  In the morning I woke up and made my way downtown to the last farmers market of the year to meet Jon and Meggy.  We shopped for veggies for the Ratatouille that he was making for the party, and I was astounded at how pretty fall is looking despite the snowfall we had last week.  Pretty scenery makes me happy.

Once I had finished my shopping and cleaning for the party, we started getting ready.  It was quite fun because every time we finished a task we would take a shot of Tequila as pregame for the party.  So much fun.  Julie and the roommate made Cheese Triangles for the party (but we ate them all before guests arrived), Maxie made cookies, and I made my Drunken Pumpkin (Mulled Cider) which I will post the recipe for soon!

Then the party guests started to arrive, the drinks were poured, we watched Rocky Horror Picture Show, and had an all around great time!

Other things:

• Friday night I had to say goodbye to the guy I'm seeing because he moved to Oregon on Saturday (not happy-boo) BUT I booked plane tickets last night to go see him in 17 days!  It was a lot of money, but sooo worth it.  I can't wait to go! 
• I'm thinking I'll call him Bingo-thanks to Janna's suggestion.  What do you think?
• I'm pretty smitten.  He is so cool.

• My good friend Max came back from Essen and the big game convention last week.  His game made the front page of a Scandinavian magazine!

• Last night we tried a new restaurant called Cafe SuperNatural.  It's Vegan/Gluten Free/All Natural and it was soo good!  Bonus that they gave us 25% off dinner for Meatless Mondays!  I had the Mesa Azul which was blue corn tamales and a salad-it was SO good.  We also had Lavender Lemonade, Ginger Lemonade, and Julie ordered a Chakra Smoothie!

Also linking up for Virtual Coffee at Lucky Number13