traditions (October)

The holiday season is approaching. That means a lot of traditions are coming up, from events rooted in times beyond any of our memories, to clever ploys to keep the kids out of the presents. I like to think my birthday kicks off the holiday season, as that is usually when the stores just get out the halloween decorations. And by now some of them already have Christmas out... but that's not the point. My friend Emily asked if I wanted to carve pumpkins with her, since her sister didn't want to. I gladly agreed, but vetoed the scary movie plan. Here is my finished product: