Hello lovelies, how was your Halloween weekend? Mine was rather tame. I rue my college days and the spectacularly fun times we had around Halloween. The costumes, the parties, dancing all night with all my favorite friends… Back then, Halloween wasn’t a one-night celebration. It was a three-day phenomenon—an extended holiday of epic proportions.
I suppose life in “the real world” is partially to blame. Boo. I can’t believe I’m going to be twenty-five years old in less than two months, but that’s a post for another day. Before I go on moaning and groaning about these creaky old bones of mine, here are some photos of my weekend with Cookie.
I want to hear about your Halloween festivities! Did you dress up and go out? Or stay home and munch on Halloween treats?
Vegetable enthusiast. Dog lover. I'm probably making a big mess in my Kansas City kitchen right now. 
Molly Jane
Your dog is adorable!! What breed is he? Love your blog btw, really cute!
kirsty
ahhh your dog is soooo cute xxxx
d e g a i n e
That pumpkin custard and bread look So good! Great blog, love the header!
kate
Thanks for the comments, Molly, Kirsty and Degaine! I must agree, Cookie is awfully cute. She’s snoozing on the couch next to me now. I used a picture of her fur for the header on this blog.
To answer Molly’s question, Cookie is a mystery mutt. I adopted her when she was a year old; she came with nothing more than her name! Someday I’ll splurge on dog DNA testing because the suspense is killing me. Silly but true.
style-haus
both pumpkins are fantastic in their own way, but i would have to guess yours is the one with the perfectly carved diamonds (love the pattern btw!). :D cookie looks so cute in her costume. if beer bread is anything like soda bread, then count me in!
Collette Osuna
Love your blog….just tracked you down from a link I saw posted, lol…LOVE it!!!!!!!
New follower…cant wait to read more…have a great day!!
Jordan
hey darlin’, beautiful pics as usual. I saw your pumpkins the other day and I knew right away. Can’t wait to see you on Friday!
Jackie
Hey! Your blog is really cute, I love the script titles. This was my first Halloween out of college and I reallllly miss the week long parties and next year I am going to have to have my own week long celebrations because 1 night isn’t gonna cut it!!
the southern hostess
Mmm… that bread looks yummy! Your blog is lovely.
wishful nals
those are the CUTEST pumpkins. love ’em! xo
caroline
1. your dog is the cutest.
2. pumpkin beer bread? who are you?! now i have to add this to my things-to-bake-from-kate
s-blog list.
Samantha
What are those little pumpkins? Are they real?
And your dog is super cute! :o)
Sharilyn De Bliek
Did this bread recipe ever get posted? I would love to make it!
Kate
Hi Sharilyn! That bread is a riff on the basic beer bread you can find here. It’s been a while, but I think I just used pumpkin ale and maybe added some grated cheddar cheese? It didn’t taste a lot like pumpkin. Here’s my more traditional pumpkin bread.