Ghosts and Goblins and Monsters Oh My!!

The 1st annual "Fright Night" at my house is officially over but what an AWESOME night it was! Keep in mind this is our first one so we already have plans on making this bigger and better next year. The evening started around 4pm when the decorating begun. About 5 minutes into the decorating my neighbor (the one from across the street that does her own little production) came over and asked "What are you guys doing? What is that?" Mind you, I NEVER met this woman in person but she felt inclined to come over and see what we were doing. HA! Love it! I'm sure she will try to outdo us next year. Anyway, we continue getting ready and people are already driving by the house real slow, breaking their necks to see what we are doing. The excitement started to build up at this point. 6pm hits and we are ready to go. I wish that is was DARK at 6 but we had to wait another 30 minutes for that to happen. The first couple trick-or-treaters did not get the full effect since it was not dark and the fog machine, strobe lights, and animated props were not visible at that time. It didn't take long and it got dark and people were coming from all over the place to check it out. Jen was a zombie laying in the graveyard to start the haunted house experience for the kids...they would FREAK out when Jen started to "come alive" (mostly because they did not see her lying there). As they were freaked out by Jen and watching what she was doing...I quickly jumped out from a near by bush scaring the CRAP out of them. A lot of the kids turned around and ran away screaming at that point and they didn't even get up into the porch. The brave ones that did keep going walked up onto the porch holding hands afraid to see what was next. The porch was covered in fog from the fog machine but they kept going only to be greeted by Dr. Demented and Leatherface (from texaschainsaw massacre) in the "Chop Shop" cutting up body parts. Dr. Demented would then reward them for making it through the house by giving them gummy body parts to eat. Some kids were too scared to get their treat and ran out of the porch to safety. However, the kids were not safe quite yet...Brad (another zombie) would be hiding in a bush right outside the porch sending them running down my driveway in fear! I remember one little girl got pretty scared (not in a bad way...she wasn't crying or anything) and she curled up in a ball on the front porch. She did make it through the rest of the house but she laughed about it when it was all over.

We had parents clapping at our performance and people were taking all kinds of pictures. Jen and I even got hit with a bag full of candy from a kid who got a little too scared. The kids were talking all about it walking down the street to the next house so I know we set ourselves up for next year. Below are some pictures from the night. These pictures do NOT do it justice though...I really wish I had a video camera so you could really see how it was all put together and hear all the screams we got that night.

Dr. Demented walking up and down the sidewalk giving a little taste of whats to come.

It's almost 6 o'clock!!

Leatherface is all ready to chop up some body parts!

The Chop Shop is open for business.

What can we get you?

Our latest victim!

The Chop Shop owners!

Oh no...the zombie is coming alive...

Brad waiting for his next victim!

Our friendly witches who were our guides for the evening...letting kids know where to go and giving out candy to those too scared to go through the house.

The whole crew!

It's all over...time to eat!!!

Brains and eyeballs (spaghetti and olives)

The graveyard brownies.

Witch hat cookies

Our bloody punch

Another Cycle Bites the Dust

Right now I'm sitting here in tears wondering what I'm doing wrong. My lovely AF cramps started yesterday just like they do a couple days before she arrives every cycle. I should expect to be blessed with her presence this weekend.

Life takes you on unexpected journeys and I never thought that trying to get pregnant was going to be one of them. Every day I see tons of people walking around with all their children laughing and having a good time. I also see tons of people that really shouldn't have children but are blessed with 6 or more. Where do I fit in? When will it be my turn? Why does this have to be so difficult? What's wrong with me? These are the questions that constantly run through my mind every second of every day. It really is starting to consume my life and I hate it!

On the other side I feel guilt...guilt for even "complaining" about this. I know I'm not alone in this and there are many others out there that can't have children or go through years of fertility treatments. Every day I think of all the women out there struggling and it makes me upset and MAD. Mad because I don't understand why God makes it so difficult for these wonderful couples out there. I guess he has a plan for all of us but a lot of times I wonder what he's thinking.

I continue to hold on to my faith and trust that God DOES have a plan for me and it will happen some day. It's just so hard to hold on to that faith when it continuously lets us down. Oh well...on to the next cycle.

B-E-A-R-S BEARS BEARS BEARS....WOOOOOOO!

Ah yes, the Hershey Bears season officially started a couple weeks ago however the first HOME game was this past Saturday. What a great way to celebrate the home opener with a 7-1 victory! Woohoo!!! Go Bears!!! We have an unbelievable amount of talent on the team this year and they are already predicting that we will win the calder cup! Whoa...I hope that prediction didn't jinx us but we are definitely the team to beat this year. Below are a couple shots I took at the games this weekend. This is my favorite time of year...

Fright Night

Last night a group of us went to Jason's Woods for a "scary" evening on a haunted hayride. We arrive at 7pm which we thought was early enough to not wait in line but we were so wrong with that. The line was huge for tickets however we were provided with excellent entertainment from "Chelsea and Cameron" which made the wait seem quick...lol! There was a group that performed Michael Jackson's "Thriller" which was actually pretty cool. Good classic tune to serenade the evenings events.

I don't know what it is about Halloween that makes me feel like I'm 10 years old again but I just enjoy everything about it. The scary movies, the candy, the carved pumpkins, the costumes, the parades...everything! I do think that my excitement for this holiday has rubbed off on my husband though. This year we are doing a haunted house for the trick-or-treaters and Erik is just in his glory figuring out what he is going to be and finding all his "props" for this 2 hour event. I even have a group of friends coming over to participate in this special night of terror. This will either scare the kids away and we will become the "freaks" of the neighborhood or this will have the kids flocking over to see it and we will become the "cool people" of the neighborhood...I'm hoping for #2. My neighbor across the street thinks she is "cool" because she dresses up and puts on a strobe light while passing out hot chocolate to all the adults...well I can't wait to see her mouth drop when she sees that I've become the "cool" one of the block. She will not be able to "outdo" me this year...the kids will not be skipping my house to run across the street to stand in her garage with a strobe light. How scary! I hope she has gallons of hot chocolate leftover...LOL! Ok, sorry...I got a little carried away there. That's the competitiveness in me. Anyway, it will be a great night nonetheless. I will be sure to post pics.

Awesome Show

Well last night proved that women are not putting a stop on shopping for themselves. Wow...every woman that attended the lia sophia show I did last night bought TONS of stuff!! I'm sure they couldn't pass up the wonderful customer save plan and monthly special but I wasn't too sure how the sales were going to be with the big economy meltdown. I asked each guest if they were buying Christmas gifts and all of them said, "nope, this is for me!" How awesome! I think people know that they still need to be happy and spending a little money on themselves from time to time isn't going to put them into a deep hole. So far I made over $300 in commission from the show and the hostess still has lots of outside orders coming in. It looks like my lia sophia shows are going to pay for Christmas gifts again this year.

I also changed up my presentation a little and it worked out wonderfully. I don't know what got into me last night but I felt so confident standing up there talking and I just had so much fun! I got a couple more bookings too and things seem to be turning around for me in this business.

I can't say enough that starting with lia sophia was the best decision I ever made. I've met so many awesome people, made good money, conquered my fear of talking in front of people, and gave me the confidence in myself that I never thought existed.

Tis the Season....

It's finally here...October officially started about 15 hours ago and I am excited!!! Once October 1st is here, I can say the holiday season is here...at least in my world. Halloween is my favorite holiday (along with Christmas) so out come the pumpkins, the ghosts, the witches...everything spooky and scary! I have big plans for Halloween this year so I'm looking forward to "Fright Night" at my house. Oh I love this time of year....

My schedule is getting so booked with lia sophia parties which makes me soooooo happy!! This is the perfect time to host a show. On average my hostesses receive $300-$400 in FREE jewelry PLUS additional discounts that can't be beat. Wouldn't it be nice to get some of your Christmas shopping done and not have to pay a cent for it?!?!? The customer specials are fantastic too so your guests will be getting an awesome deal by shopping from their seat..not their feet. My parties are always filled with laughter, fun and excitement. The ladies just can't get enough of the jewelry and spend hours trying everything on. It is also a good time to get your lia sophia "wish list" together to give to your husband/significant other. Take the guess work out for your men and tell them exactly what you want for Christmas this year. Our new line is absolutely stunning and people just can't stop talking about it. I get a compliment every single day from someone about the jewelry I'm wearing (I only wear lia sophia) and it makes me feel so good and pretty. I feel confident when I put on that lia sophia piece everyday...makes me feel like I belong on 5th Ave in New York City. So, why not host a show this holiday season? Invite some friends over for a good time and reap all the benefits lia sophia has to offer you as a hostess. Who wouldn't want all this?

Contact me today to schedule your show. I promise...it will be FUN!