Halloween Fun!

This year I convinced Greg that we should carve pumpkins. We had a lot of fun and I think they turned out AWESOME!!!
I also decided that while we were carving pumpkins I would try out this new gingerbread recipe from Kneaders. It is the best recipe ever! We will definitely be using this recipe for gingerbread houses in December. THEY STAY SO SOFT!!!
So Greg's dad decided that he would carve a tomato. I didn't believe that he could do it, but he definitely proved me wrong. He even put a candle in it! We call it Jack-O-Tomato!

Here is the recipe if anyone wants it:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup dark molasses
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1 t. nutmeg
• 1 t. cloves
• 1 t. ginger
• 2 eggs well beaten
• 1 t. white vinegar
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a large saucepan, cream together the butter, sugar.
2. Add molasses and spices – mix well
3. Stirring constantly bring to a boil.
4. Remove from heat and allow let cool to a lukewarm.
5. Stir in eggs and vinegar.
6. Sift flour with baking soda into molasses mixture to form smooth dough.
7. Chill several hours or overnight.
8. When you are ready to bake roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut with a gingerbread cookie cutter.
9. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper
10. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until slightly brown on the edges. Do not over bake.
11. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before placing them on a cooling rack. Let cool completely before frosting.

Our New Car!!!

So about two weeks ago, our Intrepid decided that it wanted to die. Greg was on his way to pick me up from the airport, when it just decided that it was done. Not only did we get home at one o'clock in the morning but we were out a car. We decided together that our best option was to buy another one. I know it probably sounds silly, but this was one of the biggest decisions that we have had to make together. Neither one of us had bought a car before, so it was an adventure. I have decided that I hate salesmen, but don't worry Greg does nothing without research. After days of browsing online we spotted this gem! Today we went to the dealership thinking that we were just going to test drive it, but we ended up driving it home. We are very excited about this purchase. We now feel like we are officially adults. We went on a long car ride tonight, which is the best thing ever!! And best of all we don't have to rely on other people for rides!!