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Halloween's Carnival Themed Party

Halloween is my favorite holiday, hands down. Every year my family throws the biggest, most outrageous party, and this year was no different. We even upped the ante with a killer theme: "creepy carnival." With makeshift fair booths, games and prizes for the kiddies, a bounce house, carnival treats and freak show inspired costumes, this party blew the previous year's festivities out of the water. It was like Pinterest and American Horror Story devoured each other and then exploded all our our southern home. Decorations and Activities Using refrigerator and large appliance boxes, mannequins and a little paint we crafted faux fair booths to really pull the theme together. We had a fortune teller booth set up with Halloween-themed fortune cookies and miracle fish , a "kissing booth" for photos with plastic lip whistles , a creepy admissions booth, and a prize booth where our younger attendees could enter to win raffled goodies. We also hosted a number of f...

Row, Row, Row Your Boat...

On one of the final days of warmth before the autumn air starts settling on Manhattan, Josh and I decided to take advantage of the weather and explore parts of the park we haven't been before. One thing lead to another... and I was soon rowing a $15 boat under the iconic Bow Bridge. It was gorgeous, and very much worth the 30 minute wait - sore muscles and all. Wearing: Vintage Everything -  LIKE IT? HYPE IT!