And now for something completely different

Studying for the NCLEX almost robbed me of the majority of one of my favorite months of the year. Fortunately, I strategically scheduled my test around one of my favorite October celebrations: Pumpkin Day.

This past Saturday marked the 5th Annual Pumpkin Day Celebration. What started as a small group of friends meeting for a homemade brunch and trip to the pumpkin patch has evolved into what may best be described as an organized festival of fun.

Our most recent pumpkin day celebration started with a 5K run, followed by an afternoon trip to the patch and ending with an evening pumpkin food potluck and pumpkin carving party.

If there's anything I've learned over these past five years of Pumpkin Day, it's that (in terms of pumpkin carving) my eyes are often bigger than my stomach. Andy documented my "catch and release" of the first pumpkin I picked out from the patch.

Ready to hit the patch and find the perfect pumpkin.

Um, it's really heavy.

I mean REALLY HEAVY.

Seriously, I can't even get it in the wheelbarrow.

I guess it just wasn't meant to be.


We took a moment to say our goodbyes.

Oh well. Maybe next year!

We ended up with three beautiful, albeit significantly smaller pumpkins. Now we just have to carve them and roast the seeds. I love this time of year!