Happy Halloween!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Isn't this bit of Halloween ephemera darling? I still remember each and every house that handed out full sized candy bars in my hometown–never mind that there were only 100 houses!

This weekend was a whirlwind; we skipped to Tulsa Friday afternoon and joined up with John's family for late night room service. On Saturday we headed to Tulsa University to watch them trounce SMU–not a bad first football game! But even better than their win as far as we were concerned, Mike, John's younger brother, got more time on the field than ever before and managed to complete a first down (on the very first pass he's been thrown in a game)! To call Saturday "terrific" does it no justice, and it was the perfect start to his early birthday celebration-happy birthday, Mike!

But we were up with the birds on Sunday morning to get to the airport in time for our early morning flight; John had a concert on Sunday afternoon that we had to plan our Tulsa tour around. I was thanking my lucky stars for our on-time flights when I deposited John at school with an hour to spare. After the quickie concert, we both agreed a late afternoon paella and a glass of rosé was the perfect way to polish off a wonderful weekend.

Tell me, what were you up to this weekend? Trick or treating, or shoveling snow?

36 comments:

TeresaOctober 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM
In the same fashion you are.
I'm loving the colors, the sounds, the smells Autumn arrived here with...

I missed it as we had a long and too tooo hot Summer.

I had my in-laws over for Sunday Lunch and went leaf picking for some decor and to help kick the mood.

Happy Week,

Teresa
jillian :: cornflake dreams.October 31, 2011 at 8:13 AM
i had paella last night!! so tasty! :) happy halloween chickadee..thankfully no snow in chicago (yet).xoxo jillian:: enter to win a La Quaintrelle gift card!
VictoriaOctober 31, 2011 at 9:07 AM
Happy Halloween indeed... What a fabulous weekend you had:)
JohannaOctober 31, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Love this image. What a fun and busy weekend! Can you believe tomorrow is November. Ay yi yi!
a little black cloud in a dressOctober 31, 2011 at 10:21 AM
I was just thinking about having paella for dinner tonite. Our favorite little tapas bar is serving a squid ink version. :]
Punctuation MarkOctober 31, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Happy Halloween... in here it's raining non-stop til tomorrow... and has been the whole weekend so it's been a damp one... have fun my dear!
Tiffany KadaniOctober 31, 2011 at 11:33 AM
It was, again, filled with dancing and food. Two dance concerts and two dinners where I completely overate.

Sounds like an awesome weekend. Hooray for the win!
Haley{PairsandPours}October 31, 2011 at 11:35 AM
paella and rose? perfect meal :) glad you had a fun weekend!
RebeccaOctober 31, 2011 at 11:36 AM
What an idyllic image!! Have a great week :)
AlexaOctober 31, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Sounds like a busy but fun weekend, Lena! And yes a glass of Rose is a perfect way to end it! :)
PalomaOctober 31, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Sounds like a lovely weekend, Lena! Happy Halloween!
postcards and prettiesOctober 31, 2011 at 12:45 PM
I was shoveling snow & I ate way tooooo much candy :\
GloriaOctober 31, 2011 at 12:57 PM
You're such a busy bee on weekends! My dad always insisted on handing out full-sized candy bars :-) Happy Halloween!
BrancoprataOctober 31, 2011 at 1:15 PM
I have to say i had a pretty good weekend once again... i could get use to relax during an entire weekend... at least until the next wedding season!!!
AprilOctober 31, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Sounds like a great weekend. I love football. This weekend is the LSU/AL game and I'm already chewing on my thumbs about it. I hope we win! (AL, duh. Tattoo, hello! haha) ;) My weekend was too short. Partied hard on Friday and made apple pies on Saturday. :)
NicoleOctober 31, 2011 at 1:59 PM
My John and I went to a football game this weekend too (it was cooold!) but our team - Clemson - lost :( Still fun though! Happy Halloween! Are you trick or treating tonight?
Ren- Lady Of The ArtsOctober 31, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Ahh the days of full sized candy bars- yum
UnknownOctober 31, 2011 at 2:29 PM
We didn't have to shovel snow but it did cancel our Halloween plans. We stayed home & ate most of our candy!! Happy Halloween~
Alicia@CharityWeddingOctober 31, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Such a cute image! What did the in-laws think of the new bling?
{The Perfect Palette}October 31, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Happy Halloween - hope you have a great day :)
this free birdOctober 31, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Well you had a productive and fun weekend! Yahoo!

I fought 85 degree temperatures and began purchasing sweaters. Yes you read that right. Those crotch drooping pants took over mah brains!

xo,
C
LucindaOctober 31, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Thankfully no shoveling here!! Getting ready to score some loot tonight!!That Paella sounds fab!!
rebeccaOctober 31, 2011 at 4:06 PM
sounds like you need a weekend from your weekend.
SigneOctober 31, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Happy Halloween, hope you guys are having a good one :)

Hugs,
Signe
J.October 31, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Happy Halloween to you as well, love the pic!! So unexpected, but so cute!
ShanaOctober 31, 2011 at 5:21 PM
no snow here yet but man is it chilly...p.s. how super crazy excited am I about your last week announcement that I just read! eeeeee :)
Gorgeous GlamOctober 31, 2011 at 5:29 PM
I remember the houses that gave out large candy bars too! xx
audrey marieOctober 31, 2011 at 5:59 PM
no shoveling snow but no trick or treaters by us unfortunately either. i did see a couple of the kiddies dressed up at the neighborhood park. halloween is definitely the best holiday for kiddies!
NikkiOctober 31, 2011 at 6:02 PM
I've already opened the trick or treaters candy...Take 5's are my favorite!

Sounds like a wonderful weekend. We have sun today, at the East Coast's expense it seems :(
LisaOctober 31, 2011 at 6:32 PM
What an amazing weekend!! It's always nice to get a change of scenery, and I'm glad you had fun at your first college football game!
Now really, Lena, when do we get to see pictures of your rose gold stunner? ;)
Much love!
Style, She WroteOctober 31, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Sounds like you had a lovely Halloweekend! We shoveled some snow, but made time for a costume party, too. xo style, she wrote
Rhiannon BosseOctober 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM
The only thing missing from your weekend was probably me. That is all. Oh and your weekends; always sound so classy :) I heart you.
Kayla PooleOctober 31, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Wow you really did have a busy weekend! After reading, I'm feeling nostalgic for good old-fashioned fall football. But not on tv like Tiho watches every Monday. No, I want the real deal; in the stands, surrounded by fans with a cup of beer and a giant foam hand. Brings me back to cheerleading days. Oh my.
Naomi GoodmanOctober 31, 2011 at 10:27 PM
I love that image!! Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! I had my sister over from the east and we spent the weekend at the St. Regis at Monarch Beach...a delicious dinner at their country club and then a nice leisurely drive back to our room...where the driver's bus ran out of juice...other than that it was wonderful! XO
Laura *You Stir Me*November 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM
goodness, you were busy this weekend! It sounds like the perfect fall weekend - football and family:) We hunkered down through the snow storm and power outages all weekend...I would much rather have had your weekend!
katieNovember 1, 2011 at 9:41 PM
full sized candy bars? now that's my kind of neighborhood!

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