Pumpkin Party.

We had a gathering a few weeks ago to pick and carve pumpkins. I love pumpkin anything, but I haven't carved pumpkins in decades. It was way more fun than I remember. We went to a local farm and found our pumpkins there, and some bunnies, which I was not allowed to take home.


The boy in the stand.












So many pumpkins to choose from.


Finally found one of mine.






The stand was adorable and the woman that runs it is charming and sweet. I will be going back soon for other fruits and vegetables.


This is grandpa bunny. He was rescued and is massive, he also loved me.


This guy also wanted me to take him home.


Our posse wandering out into the fields.

Then the carving began.





I couldn't get the tip off my pumpkin so the boy gad to help me out.


So many pumpkin guts.


I went with a classic type pumpkin. Jo made a kitty and the boys put me to shame.






Gordon complete.



All of our pumpkins.






All lit up.

We need to make this a tradition. So much fun and now we have pumpkin seeds for months.


k.girl

March in feet.

So the boy pointed out that I'm forever taking photos of my feet. Where my feet go. What shoes i have on. How my feet are positioned. Sometimes no shoes (I have some crazy toes/feet). I think it comes from being a dancer. We work so hard on our feet, so why not call attention to them.

Here are a few examples.

















I also decided to show off my monkey/alien toes.

How do you feel about your feet?

k.girl

Another year at the Big E

Every year I am so very excited to go to the Big E (aka The Eastern States Exhibition). This year was no different.
Every year the boy eats a ton of food from the New England State buildings. But out first stop was to see the circus. I love circuses and this year even more because one of my favorite clowns was performing. His name is Rob Torres and everyone should check him out because be is charming and hilarious. We spent hours wandering around, eating food, and petting as many animals as I could.




The finale of the circus.






The state houses. Massachusetts wins best building because we have a golden lion and a silver unicorn on top.


Connecticut is full of pumpkin people. Some cute but most are creepy.



A super awesome Superman made of Legos.


Giving Tuukka a high five.


This sign makes me giggle every single year, I'm a twelve year old boy.



The boy's favorite food at the Big E, salmon on a stick. It's seriously amazing.


We saw a magic show.



A hypnotizing animatronic show. Every year I each at least two minutes even though it has never changed.



Cheering out local roller derby in during the parade.


I love a marching band, especially if they have baton twirlers.



The Clydesdales end the parade forever. They are gigantic.



Every year there is a food of the Big E. this year it was beeramisu. Basically it was tiramisu with beer. It was decadent and we couldn't finish it, but way less gross than the burger with two glazed donuts as the bun. No thank you.


I wanted to take the bunny home.


Rodney has been at the Big E for years, my goal is to someday pet him. He clearly loves me, this was after me talking to him for five minutes.


Yes, just yes.

We went back another night with our friend Jon, but that's for another day.

k.girl

A few weeks ago, I got to perform in Brattleboro, Vermont with the dance company I'm a member of, Eclipse Dance.



I love performing with these people, even when the circumstances are a bit wacky. We performed one piece inside which is pretty normal. The outside performance we did was in an adorable park named Plinky Park.


A park usually invokes grass and trees.


This one was cement. It also has a large planter on the middle of it, which when we tried to move to we saw a bevy of bugs living underneath it. So instead we incorporated the planter as a 7th dancer. Sometimes like is hilarious and ridiculous all at the same time.



We chose to wear shoes. It turned out well and it's now a story to tell.


k.girl

How to handle tough days.

Somedays are harder than others. Sometimes you need to put on your big girl panties and become your alter ego.




Meet Francois.

k.girl

Last month is over...bring on spring!

Every year I start off being ok with winter and then in New Englander style, I want it gone on March first. Sadly Mother Nature had decided to ignore my pleas but I'm just going to keep on pretending it's spring.
I didn't take a ton of photos in February.




It mostly consisted of hanging out with the boy, Valentines Day cupcakes (eaten well after the day because I managed to food poison myself), OLYMPICS FOREVER (I have a problem), and coffee.
I can't wait for spring and sunshine!

k.girl

Photo an hour: murder edition

So the title is way scarier than the day actually was. Our friend Sean got a really fun murder mystery at the science museum as a gift and invited us to join him and our friend Hali (who I only get to see once a year even though I adore her). It was as awesome as I imagined even though we didn't win. I mean we totally won. Team Ben Franklinstein forever! Here's our adventure.

10 am


As always I was running late so I ate breakfast in the car. There was apparently some sort of ice fishing event going on in town. Which I didn't find safe because it was an unnaturally warm day and I feared for their safety. I'm guessing all went well since there wasn't anything on the news that night.

11am


We met up with Sean and Hali and drove to the T. I'm terrible with the machine to purchase tickets and had to be helped. I hate the T and find it to be the most complicated public transit ever. I make Sean write me instructions whenever I have to go to Boston alone because I get so stressed. Luckily he was with us in this trip.

12pm


Traveling on the T. Hali and I decided we would be good at solving the mystery because we watch the tv show Castle. We also decided our team name: Ben Franklinstein! based on our theories from what we knew from the pamphlet Hali had, I enjoy conspiracy theory and the second Hali mentioned the Free Masons I was hooked.

1pm


We made it to the museum! All I wanted to do was climb the T-Rex, I behaved.

2pm-4pm








This was our time to solve the mystery at the museum. The company is Watson Tours and they have a bunch if different tours. We will be going to another one. It was basically a scavenger hunt that included problem solving. We did well finding the clues but at finding the murderer (I won't tell you in case you go) but had fun nonetheless.

My favorite picture is the most bottom left picture, you go into a cave and there's a video playing and they filmed the host lying down and talking but it all seems very creepy and you don't want to be alone watching this video.

4pm


After the murder was solved we went back in the museum to wander. A good point was raised that the T-Rex in the museum had a scarf but the one outside was left without one. Poor outside T-Rex

5pm


View from inside the museum as we were leaving.

6pm


Traveling back to the T.

I could see the Boston Garden from our stop. I have a small (insane) love for the Boston Bruins and may have tried to convince our group that we should go over and wave at the players as they left. No one would go with me.

9pm


I didn't take picture on the ride home because it was dark. Once we got home I had a glass if wine and passed out for the night.

It was an incredibly fun day and I think everyone should go on a murder mystery at a museum. I'm already looking into going to another one this summer.


k.girl

Location:Boston Science Museum