Halloween was Fun

Nov 04, 2009 13:34

My mom's annual Halloween party was a smashing success this year. The theme was "Hawaii" because we hadn't had that theme yet and Mom was hoping it'd be cheaper to decorate and such. Turns out you can spend a ton of money on just about anything. John's brother's in-laws are Cuban, and as such John and Tim have cooked an entire pig in a china box several times. So when Mom found out that they could bring the china box over and she could have an actual roast pig for her luau, she was ecstatic. That also added almost ten people to the guest list, so overall it was one of the largest parties we've ever had. Mom rented a frozen drink machine so we could have pina coladas, bought a keg of beer, and my second cousin brought over his homemade margarita machine. We actually ended up almost running out of pina coladas and we made two batches. We're talking industrial sized drink machine here too, not just a blender.

I've got a ton of pictures and if I ever remember to post them online I'll put up a link. I dressed up in a bikini and bathing suit wrap, because it was the easiest thing I could come up with. I wasn't thrilled with the theme, but it seemed like everyone else certainly was. It's a little ironic that the first really cold Halloween Houston has in years my mom is throwing what amounts to a bathing suit party. But she was able to run her spa and light the chiminea, so she was really happy about that. Most people ended up staying until way later than usual, and when John and I left at 12:30 there were still quite a few people there.

Halfway through the party John dragged me out into the front yard on the pretense of getting something out of the truck. Then he proceeded to drop to one knee and propose, in my parent's driveway. He said he knew that it was my favorite holiday and he'd been carrying the ring around with him for a while, and that he wanted to catch me off guard, which he certainly had. Of course I said yes. When he tried to put the ring on however, we found that Zales had neglected to resize it. He had bought the band and the diamond separately, and when they attached the two they were supposed to bump the band up a couple of sizes. So I had to carry the box around to show everyone and I finally got to wear it for the first time last night.

It is a beautiful ring - a pear shaped diamond, which I've always wanted, with tiny diamonds set into a gold band that run halfway around the ring. It definitely feels strange to have a ring on that finger again, but along with this ring is a giddy sense of "happy" that I don't remember having the last time. I mean, I knew this was coming, so I wasn't totally surprised, but I think I *was* surprised by the serious wave of emotion I experienced when he did propose. Knowing that even though we're living together, now we're one step closer to being married and "really" together makes me so happy. So yay for that.

I watched a lot of horror movies in October and that was cool, although I didn't get to carve a pumpkin or decorate my house. Time and money shortage will do that to you. It is hard to believe that November is already here - it's going to be 2010 before we even realize it.

My insurance has okayed an insulin pump and will pay 100% on the supplies, after I meet my $1,500 deductible. In light of that I'm waiting until January to get one, as that makes way more sense than paying the deductible right now and then again in two months. When I went to the eye doctor last week they told me that there was still bleeding in the retina, only it hadn't gotten any worse. They seemed to think that things were in fairly good shape. Now I'm having my kidneys tested and will find out how far along they are to failure at my appointment next week. I'm still taking serious care of what I eat and stuff so that is good. My Nanie bought me only sugar free candy for Halloween - yes, she still buys us candy even though we're all too old for it - and made me a sugar free cake for the party, so living this way is definitely doable. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I can keep it up.
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