Café Con Monica

On Halloween Fun!

Oooh man having a Monday off really is a wonderful thing! Shorter week plus extra day to sleep in = a happy me!

I had a great time for Halloween this year and the weather by the time it was “going out” time was pleasantly decent!

The boyfriend and I were Dexter & his Victim. 

Let me tell you….wearing saran wrap all night is HOT….not hot like sexy but hot like I melted off a few pounds of sweat. I was sweating my ass off before we even finished wrapping me up completely! But guess what…my costume was the cheapest Halloween getup I’ve ever had and people loved it.

My roommate was really loving her costume! 
As we were moving from one bar to the next the bottom of my dress decided to start coming apart and my ass was starting to show….so we had to make a quick stop at CVS to get something to fix it. 
You know your friends love you when they decide to document you running around CVS holding your dress together. 
We decided tape would be better than more plastic wrap so I wouldn’t have to carry the roll around with me. 
All was right in the world after that and we went on to continue the party! 
It turned into one of those awesome nights that you hope you never forget! 
How was your Halloween?? 

On Weekends….

Sometimes I actually remember to take photos on weekends! Yay me! Knocking some stuff off my to-do list like carving those pumpkins I’ve had for 3 weeks finally happened.

The Boyfriend and I set up shop and attempted some masterpieces…..

Because I can’t just draw anything…I need a template to work with! 

And he still ended up missing an eye

He was concentrating so hard….

and this is what happens when you don’t listen to your girlfriend folks…it is backwards. 

Saturday night we headed down to Chinatown for a date night…
I refuse to eat Chinese food anywhere but in Chinatown now because the hole in the wall spots I prefer are the closest I will get to my faves. Unfortunately for me most of the people I take down there don’t appreciate the food the way I do and prefer the Americanized Chinese food. 

He ate almost 3 orders of these….

Eggplant became one of my faves while living in China so I always order it when I can. He was not a fan 🙁 

It was chilly and windy but still a great night!
 Time to face the week and prep for Halloween this weekend! 

On Thirsty Thursdays and other things…

Well guys…the Cubs shit the bed…like really shit the bed in true Chicago Cubs fashion.

– Back to the Future was everywhere yesterday, while it was a bit much I still thought it was kinda cool! Too bad we don’t dress like they did in the movie we are so not cool enough.

– I  forced myself to workout outside yesterday instead of going to the gym at 5 pm because all those perfectly fit people at my gym make me want to gouge my eyeballs out.

Anyway the whole point of this post was to share what I like to drink while I do “Fallish” things like go to the boo at the zoo or kick leaves or just walk around freezing my ass while looking cool in my new boots…
This is not my picture because I don’t get fancy like that…I dump the stuff in a big ass thermos and get drunk secretly
I like to keep it simple:
2 cups cider 
1/2 cup fireball 
cinnamon sticks 
Warm up the cider on the stove 
Add fireball and let it keep simmering for a couple minutes 
till its hot enough to burn your tongue at first drink but not enough to make you stop drinking it
Add cinnamon sticks to taste 
Easy right? And if you are lightweight like me it will get you tipsy before you know it. 

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