Wow, I have a lot of updating to do from the weekend! And my weekend is continuing — I’m using up some vacation time today. As always, it’s been insanely busy . . . and I’ve been plugging away on my novel for NaNoWriMo. I’m up to 12,000 words! That’s way beyond where I’d hoped to be on day three, but not as far (I don’t think) as I was on day three last year. Well, it’s no matter — I’ll have more time this week to forge ahead.

So Friday was Halloween, of course, and we had a lot of fun! My day at the paper turned out well, with many folks arriving in costume.

A few highlights:

So I ate way too much — especially where chocolate is concerned — but we had a good time. It’s hard to believe Halloween came and went in such a hurry, now it’s November and we’re gearing up for Christmas . . . but I’m excited for the holidays, too!

Saturday brought more fun and excitement — Mom, Kate hand I went to our annual local craft fair, though this year we were merely shoppers and not vendors. We sold craft houses and scarves at last year’s show but made very little profit . . . so we decided to sit out this year. There was quite a crowd, so I think they did well! I hope so. I went into the bookstore for a few hours Saturday, too, to help stock books. It was nice to see my co-workers and earn a few extra bucks before Christmas . . . even if I got a huge splinter on one of the stupid bookshelves! Palmer saved me, though.

Yesterday Palmer and I took a trip to D.C. to tour some of the local museums we like, hang out on the mall and eat delicious food . . . all of which we did! I’ll have a blog to come about that in the near future. Now, I’m off to tap out a few more words on my NaNo novel, get ready to meet a friend for breakfast and go out to enjoy my day off with my mom. Hooray!