Pumpkin Day - a sneak peek!

A few weeks back, Summer had a surprise for me, which always makes me simultaneously intrigued and nervous. When it comes to Sum's surprises, things range from a ridiculously difficult workout to a hilarious card.

I must digress momentarily, and explain my annual Pumpkin Day: October is, by far, the best month of the year for many reasons: Oktoberfest and its accompanying delicious beers, football starts up, hockey's getting into full swing, the weather is still warm but not unbearably hot, work is generally in a lull, I can layer all sorts of cute clothes without suffocating, its not quite the hectic holiday season, and best of all, I can start buying pumpkins.

You see, I adore pumpkins. A few years back, we ended up with no fewer than 22 of them. Ooops. And with the way that holidays pop up in stores earlier and earlier each year, I was under threat of certain doom of ending up a Pumpkin Lady, alone in my home surrounded by pumpkins. So, I made a rule for myself that I was not allowed to purchase the adorable little fruits (yeah, they have seeds..hmphf) before October 1st. That gives me 30 full days of carvable goodness, followed by a few months of uncarved cuties. Additionally, I have a soft spot for any pumpkin food product: seeds, breads, scones, etc. I share this adoration with a few friends, who have joined me in celebration of Pumpkin Day. There will be greeting cards, feasts, gifts, pumpkin carols, the whole nine. This thing's going global, folks...so hop on now! October 1st = Pumpkin Day. Get ready...

Back to the surprise story: This particular surprise came after a realllllly hard workout. I arrived at Summer's little casa to find a PUMPKIN CUPCAKE from Sprinkles annnnnnd PUMPKIN BEER! Win and win. And since I didn't buy any of the pumpkin products, and there were certainly no actual pumpkins in sight, it doesn't count as cheating on Pumpkin Day...its just a preview of pumpkin goodness to come!

After gorging ourselves on pumpkin-y goodness while watching "The 'Bu" on YouTube, we dipped into the second, pumpkinless part of surprise night: coconut M&Ms. Heaven, I say.