Halloween-ing

Proper Halloween-ing Protocol says:

Get into character,

Attend MULTIPLE parties,

Create a spooky atmosphere,

Account for your Blood Alcohol Level (at least on our street….),

Eat a Halloween-themed dinner in ambient lighting,

Eat pumpkin shakes,

Drink Rocky Mountain Wassail,

Watch scary movies,

And howl at the Full Moon.

We carefully followed Halloween Protocol. Therefore, Halloween-ing 2009 was successful.

Could it be? Is it possible? Dare I say? Yes! I daresay!!

Autumnal Affirmation.

 

 

M.I.A.: The Reasoning

Blog, I know I have afflicted you with a great suffering, a horrible, shameful neglect and intolerable silence.    For these insufferable actions, Dear Blog, I must apologize, but as you know there are places to go, people to see…

M.I.A.: Sighting 1

Place: Denver, Colorado

When: One fine weekend in October

I wouldn’t say I was technically “missing”.  I mean, my out-of-town-on-business husband knew where I was, my mom was in on the action as the getaway driver and my boys were totally in the know, strapped into the backseat for 8 hours.  And, of course, my sister and her husband were informed of our arrival. They even arranged for a personal and very fierce bodyguard.

  

But JUST IN CASE, I required disguises for all involved.

(One can never be too cautious, or so my years of Traveling In Disguise have taught me.)

We spent a lot of time below sea level--in landlocked, mile-high Denver. Tricky, huh? (Another great tip for those wishing to just “disappear”: Stay in dark, fishy places teeming with predators --or just this guy, as long as possible.)

We worked on Top Secret projects

that may or may not have been embedded with microchips for data collection from unsuspecting eaters unable to resist the cutesy Fall- themed cupcakes such as

“Autumn Afternoon”

and

“Is That a Snowman on Your Fall-themed Cupcake?”

After mind-bending, dangerous work, we were, of course, famished.

The obvious choice was

 food from the Motherland…via Colorado.

(Those who don’t recognize the Zia symbol in the picture will need to brush up on geography if disappearing is in your future.  This, my friends, is the flag of New Mexico, symbolizing the GREATEST FOOD ON EARTH!)

Like stuffed sopapillas….MMMMMMMM……

          

I’m currently working on my next Disappearing Act…..Stay Tuned.