Pumpkin Carving

This week I decided to get my fall fix by forcing Mike to carve pumpkins with me.  Apparently, he has not carved pumpkins since being a kid, unlike me who thinks Halloween cannot arrive without creating a good old jack-o-lantern.  So we cranked the Halloween tunes and dug in (literally).  I decided to create a scary fanged pumpkin and Mike created a cute kitty cat.

We concluded the day by watching Dreamcatcher, a great Steven King movie with parasitic aliens (what more could you ask for).

I also attempted making pumpkin seeds for the first time ever this week, and they didn't turn out half bad.  This is the recipe I tried also following comments.  Mike and I tried them and realized we weren't really sure what pumpkin seeds were supposed to taste like.  Then we found out that I am a shell eater and he is a shell peeler/seed only eater.  The night concluded with a showing of American Psycho.  Personally, I like when Christian Bale plays the good guy better.

My next task for fall will be yummy pumpkin cookies!