Dear World, Happy Halloween. Love, Nola

The month of October begins the best 6 months of the year. First the weather finally cools down, then it's Halloween (second only to Mardi Gras), then my birthday + Thanksgiving, followed by the most wonderful, glorious season of Christmas, and finally culminating in the festivities of Mardi Gras. By Ash Wednesday I am exhausted!

But for now, the focus is on Halloween. This is Christian's favorite holiday and my 3rd favorite holiday (I'll keep you guessing on what #2 is).  Christian's favorite part is dressing up and staying out all night with everyone else who is in costume; mine is carving pumpkins, watching scary movies, and making chili. Here's a look back on some of my favorite Halloween's with Christian:

From left to right: 2008 Charlie Chapman, 2009 Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol, 2010 Lady Gaga and Creepy Cop, and the year tragedy struck, 2011 Dia de Morte 

This year we made dinner at home and invited our new friends, Berthold and Louisa, over. It was their first Nola Halloween and maybe their first Halloween ever, as they are Austrian and there is no such thing as Halloween in Austria. We had a a blast just walking around, bumping into so many great costumes. And I have to say, I think this year was our very best costume yet. Can you guess what we are? Check it out:

   

Frenchmen Street

Sunday we carved pumpkins :) and made chili and baked pumpkin seeds