This past Saturday we went to a pumpkin carving party with a group from church. We were hesitant to go since we weren't that interested in carving pumpkins, but we went anyway to have something to do. I told people at work that I'd never carved a pumpkin, seen a pumpkin being carved, or gone to a pumpkin patch and everyone was shocked. I guess doing those things is a big deal here or something. I just don't remember any pumpkin patches in Texas. Carving a pumpkin never crossed my mind as a kid.
We ate hot dogs with homemade chili that the host made and it was pretty good. We watched our friends carve theirs first and it looked like a big mess. No wonder my parents never did this with us. Well, we finally started carving ours and it actually didn't turn out too bad. I cut the top part and pulled out most of the messy insides, which was a lot of work. Some people actually take out the pumpkin seeds and roast them to eat. Then Troy cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth. We took it home afterward and put it in our windowsill.
That will probably be the extent of what we do for Halloween. We'll probably watch The Shining on Friday, but don't expect any trick or treaters or anything.
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We moved to Seattle in February 2008 and shared blog posts and photos during our first few years in Seattle.
- Troy & Lesley H
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Pumpkin Carving
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Yeah that was fun. Not sure if it's worth doing again, seems like a waste of a giant squash, but I think we did alright.
Well, that was fun while it lasted. Leaving the pumpkin in front of the window wasn't such a good idea since the sun was out all day. It really started to stink. It's kind of disappointing it didn't even make it until Halloween.
we used to always carve a fancy pumpkin, but no trick-or-treaters come to the apartment so we don't do it anymore.
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