I think I finally like fall. I finally understand the hype. I’ve always been very anti-fall because when I lived in Wisconsin, fall felt like a bully, coming only briefly to remind you summer was officially over and that you had six or so months of brutal weather and horrid snow to look forward to. (Yeah, I was a bit of a pessimist.) But now that I live somewhere that isn’t freezing most of the time, I quite like the seasons changing. The fall colors in Seattle have been so beautiful and the weather has been pretty nice, too.
So last weekend, in true fall fashion, I headed south to Kent to pick out some pumpkins with Adam and Sarah. We went to the Carpintino Brothers pumpkin patch and it was crazy packed. We still found some good pumpkins though (I like them extra warty) and somehow resisted the tempting smells of the sweet kettle corn being popped nearby.
As we were walking through the fields, we realized that maybe we were a little too old to be doing this without little kids in tow, but then decided we didn’t care because screw that, I’ll carve pumpkins every year regardless of whether or not kids are in the picture! Halloween is the best. Pumpkins rule. End of story.
After we got our pumpkins, we drove to Curry & Kabab for dinner. Adam’s friend is the chef there, so he always spoils us. The food is soooo good. We got back to Seattle too late to carve the pumpkins, so Adam and I carved ours the other night.
Here they are hanging out in front of our kitchen window. I cooked the pumpkin seeds the next day and brought them to the Star Wars marathon party we went to on Halloween. They were a huge hit. 🙂 Unfortunately, we had to throw the pumpkins away last night because they were growing an insane amount of mold. It was fun smashing them in the compost bin outside, though, even if they were leaking nasty pumpkin juice all over Adam’s pants. Good times. Happy Halloween!
Jae says
I was left out from all things pumpkin this fall; I have yet to understand the hype! Maybe next year I’ll be able to tell if I enjoy it or not. 😉
Jae of SCATTERBRAIN
amandaaude@gmail.com says
Haha, I feel you! It took me forever! It’ll happen, it’ll happen… 🙂
Suellyn Scoon says
No pumpkins here. The only Bully was the sun shoving me into the sand telling me to get into the ocean and swim.with the underwater goblins. Walking down to the water on Halloween night was spooky because the palms make swishing cracking noises in the wind and of course there is my firm belief that alligators are lurking about thinking that I look like a bag of halloween candy.
amandaaude@gmail.com says
Haha stay away from the alligators! I’d take palm trees over pumpkins any day. 😉
craig aude says
It’s been 70 here for days, except on Halloween. It was 45 and rain. The kids were still out in force. Summer will end here Friday. Back to reality and time to smash our pumpkins.
amandaaude@gmail.com says
I hear it’s been warm there. Not fair! We’ve had rain, rain, rain lately… Maybe I jinxed it with this post. 🙁
Celsy says
Look at the size of those pumpkins! I’ve never been to a pumpkin patch or carve out one, i think i’ll get all excited if i had the chance. (Just because pumpkin dont grow in Indoensia!)
amandaaude@gmail.com says
Aw! It’s a super weird tradition, but I love it. You’ll have to visit during the fall so you can experience it! 🙂
Mitzie Mee says
Those pumpkins are huge! Your pumpkin heads looks both scary and cozy. Would love to have a pair like that smiling at me outside my window, even though the molded pumpkin juice doesn’t sound very nice:) A very belated happy Halloween:)
amandaaude@gmail.com says
Haha yes, moldy pumpkins are the worst! I think I keep our apartment too warm… Happy (very) belated Halloween to you, too!
Katie says
This has absolutely nothing to do with pumpkins but I am really loving your hair color
amandaaude@gmail.com says
Why thank you, lady!