Happy Howloween!

 Happy Halloween...errr...I guess Howloween! It's raining right now in San Francisco, but that didn't stop this crazy pug lady from forcing her pug to take multiple photos in costumes. A certain little pug was not amused because I was depriving him from his precious sleeping time, but HEY! I HAVE PHOTOS OF A PUG WEARING RIDICULOUS COSTUMES for your enjoyment!  We're heading over to Fremont tonight for a house party and I made some dark chocolate peanut butter marshmallow treats and a spiced pumpkin rum drink. Hope your weekend is happier and less grumpy than these photos of Finnegan!

Finnegan's Costumes:
Pirate + Peg Leg (Toilet paper roll) : Target
Bumble Bee : Nordstrom Rack (gift)
Mummy : Extra fabric scraps
Ghost : Extra fabric scraps
Punk Skull Sweater :PetSmart

Washed Out

I don't usually like using the flash on my Minolta AF2 because it makes everything in the photo appear washed out. The above photo was taken on the way to eat some delicious Thai food on Larkin Street. Despite the fact that my face blends in with the white paneling on the house behind me, this is the last picture I have of myself before I chopped off all my mermaid hair and got my bangs re-trimmed. I have to say that having bangs again makes me feel more at ease because I can hide behind my fringe. I'm content at being the wallflower.

Outfit Details:

Brown Peacoat // H&M

Black Suede Pinafore // Tea and Tulips Boutique

Beige & Black Stripped T-shirt // H&M

Black Sheer tights // CVS 

Hunter Green Knee Socks // Daiso

Dooney & Bourke Satchel // Macy's (gift)

Deadstock Hair Barrettes // Lawrence

The above photos are from Halloween at my cousin's apartment. Their pumpkins were just too amazing not to capture. Their pumpkins (The Wicker Man and Scary Monster Face) are being displayed on this vintage tiki bar from the 1970's that my cousin's girlfriend dragged in from the street. Someone left this bar out after moving out of their building. Everytime I see the tiki bar, I think of her trying to drag this huge piece of furniture up the 3 or 4 flights of stairs up to their apartment on the top floor. That's dedication!

What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Z and I will be heading down to Southern California to help my mom and sister cook up a fest. We're trying to keep things fresh and healthy in honor of mom's recovery from cancer/chemo. Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving with your friends and loved ones. Cheers!

Meow-o-Ween

Halloween is coming up and I am so disappointed that I do not have a costume created as of yet. I have a test on November 1st, so sadly my plans for this ghoulish evening will probably be spent studying while scary movies play in the living room as background noise.  For a study break, Z and I bought tickets for the Total Trash Halloween Bash this weekend. Hopefully, I can study hard and then dance dance the night away later.  Here are some photos from last year at Mani and Melanie's house party to help me reminisce and pretend I'll be having fun this weekend instead of cramming a bunch of biology/chemistry into my head.  Z was a magical wizard and I was a black cat. Special appearance by Mr. Finnegan McDuff at the end dressed up as a bumble bee. Too bad he looks like a black blob instead.