Happy Halloween!

So, yesterday afternoon Jessica and I went out to get pumpkins to carve. Its become a bit of a tradition for us over the last several years that we both really enjoy. Since we went out on the day before Halloween, pickings were a bit slim, but we managed to find a couple good ones.

We got them home about 5:00 and started in on cleaning them out. That was the easy part. Neither of us has ever attempted what we were about to do — complex patterns. In previous years, we would just kind of look at some pictures or do something freehand. We started carving about 6:00 or so. Three hours later, here is what we ended up with. Jessica’s is on the left, mine on the right:

They don’t look like too much just sitting on the table like that. Just like ordinary pumpkins, really. Put a candle in them and turn off the lights and its a different story:

Next year we’ve decided to start a day or two earlier. A three hour carving marathon is a bit more than either one of us was expecting. We liked the results though.

Comments

Author: Jessica
Date: 2005-10-31 21:18:07

What Marc isn’t saying is that a neighbor knew that his was the scarier of the two. Why, I’m not sure. It’s not like he’s a tall scary man with a silent yet strong and imposing presence. It’s not like I can’t be scary. Really, I do have MS and am kinda creepy when my mind goes. Frequently.