Out With August

Fall is in the air! Well, not in Orlando, but somewhere I am sure that fall is in the air. Kara and I ended the month with Halloween Horror Nights, which started on August 30th this year. It was our second year in a row of going on opening night and we had a great time. We have a pass that lets us go throughout the event, so we didn't have any set plans. However, we ended up staying until the event closed at 2am! We did all 11 houses, including one house twice (there are 10 different houses) and had a few snack breaks. We tried to ride Men in Black and were the next in line to board when it experienced technical difficulties and was shut down. 

First line of the season! Insidious, around 5:30pm.

First snack of the season, a Ghostbuster s'more. It was good. We also had pork carniceria (delicious) and a peanut butter crepe (meh).

In line for last house of the night. 1:57am. Also Insidious, we made it our first and last house.

Kara made this sweet Instagram post commemorating the night.

While Kara and I were doing that, Thomas took Luke and Anna to Tijuana Flats for dinner. Then, he picked up Jack early from a football game. The next morning, Jack and Thomas left at 510 for Jack's second cross-country meet. Jack shaved an entire minute off his time from the previous week and finished in 20:21. It was a smaller meet than the first week and his team finished first. Jack almost got a medal, he finished 11th and the first 10 got medals. He lost by like half a second. He didn't realize that another runner was gaining on him and he was just cruising to the finish line when the other runner came and passed him right at the finish line. 

Jack didn't seen him coming until it was too late. This was right after they crossed the finish line.

When they got home, I took the girls to Marta's for a jewelry making session. Anna made a charm necklace and Kara made a charm bracelet. Things got slightly heated at one point when we discussed politics. We are at different ends of the spectrum. I had also commented on someone's Facebook page and was mad at myself for doing so, particularly when I realized it was a public post. Arguing politics is a lose/lose proposition. I truly hate how divisive our country is. It put a slight damper on the day, but overall we had a good time and the girls were thrilled with their jewelry. 

Sunday, we went to Academy Sports. They had 50% off all clearance and Thomas got some nice sneakers. Then, we went to Walmart and Luke bought "The Show", a video game he's been wanting for a while. That night, Kara and I went back to HHN. It was more crowded than Friday and we only stayed until about 945. We did four houses and saw the show and tried a few more snacks. It was a good night. 

My favorite snack of the night, "cranium cake" it was a chocolate cake, with pecans, coconut and cherries, covered in chocolate.  We also tried a walking taco and a weird, but good, hot dog.

I thought this was a cute picture of Kara.

Another night in the books!

Today is Labor Day. Thomas and I took Anna to the mall. We had fun walking around and bought a few things. We also checked out an Amazon returns "bins" store. Thomas and I did not like it.  Jack had cross-country practice this morning. He ran 6 or 7 miles. Kara went to Panera with friends for lunch. We watched a movie. Luke played his new game. We had pizza for dinner and declared the weekend a success!