3. Chapter 10---The month of October!

Halloween has got to be one of the most irrelavent holidays, but also the most fun! I realized, after the excitement of conference had worn off just enough, that it was finally the first week in October. This realization came after the date I went on last night.

Like all first dates it was a little awkward, but our activity was effective at putting awkwardness aside and setting the Spirit of Halloween! It was simple, we had a date pumpkin carving contest: couple that carved the best pumpkin won.


I don't lose. Those that know me well, will testify of that fact. I was lucky enough to be asked out by a guy who didn't lose as well. On top of that much appreciated quality, he also was a skilled pumpkin carver in a prior life. As you can tell from the picture, we picked a perfectly round pumpkin---the first necessary step to winning a carving contest. We also secretly bought a pumpkin stencile. Some might call that cheating, which out of jealously some of our competitors did, but we call it using our resources! After I cleaned out the pumpkin's guts, we discovered my date had a natural talent for detailed pumpkin carving. So being the kind of person that I am, I just sat back and looked good and let him do the work, occassionally wiping off the pumpkin goo that was blocking the pattern. I was so good at my job!

Ours is the one on the far left...Obviously, we won. My date being the gentleman he was, let me take the pumpkin back to my apartment--- our VERY FIRST Halloween decoration!! Due to the common knowledge that I love stories and flaunting my skilled winning, I went to wake up my roommates to show them our newest addition.

Sara ran into the kitchen to see the surprise before Jessie could even get out of bed. Thrilled at the beautiful display, but a little confused, Sara ran back in exclaiming, "Katelynn! Your face is on a pumpkin!!!!" Because my life is blessed with having the most oportune timing to create stories under, that comment came just as Jessie was thinking of the best way to roll out of bed. I casually responded, "No... Actually it is a vampire, but yes that is my jack-o-lantern on the counter." Something about that comment, in her half asleep stage, made Jessie unintentionally fall out of bed sending us all into a 2 am laughing fit. This rupture of loud laughter woke up our other roommate, who was not as thrilled about the pumpkin as the rest of us were...

Oh the joy October brings!