. . . Hosting my first Friendsgiving (article on that here) seemed like the perfect excuse to complete yet another first, cook a turkey. That’s right. I had never cooked a turkey before. Heck, I had never even helped cook a turkey. This was definitely quite the learning experience as I tried to loosen the... Continue Reading →
Cross It Off: Spending Halloween in Salem
Halloween is my favorite holiday and for years my friend Kristin and I have been saying that we wanted to experience Halloween in the Halloween capital, Salem, Massachusetts. This October our dreams became reality and I found myself in absolute heaven exploring this town on the best day of the year. Read all about how... Continue Reading →
Haunted Salem – A Walking Tour
With its history it comes as no surprise that Salem is probably one of the most haunted cities in the entire country. Honestly it would be harder to find a place in Salem that wasn't haunted. On my last road trip (which was rightly titled "Spirited Away") I visited Salem on Halloween (article here) and... Continue Reading →
It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus….Filming Locations – Salem, MA
. . “It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!” Hocus Pocus is by far my favorite Halloween movie of all time and my trip to Salem (article here) wouldn’t have been complete if I didn’t make sure to see the places where this movie was filmed! Going to these locations was certainly a nostalgic and... Continue Reading →
Death Valley National Park – A Land of Extremes
. . Death Valley. Sounds like a real welcoming place doesn’t it? However, while the name might sound like the last place you will ever venture, there was a surprising lack of anything dead in the park when I visited. In fact, I actually saw quite a diverse amount of plants and wildlife while I... Continue Reading →
Hosting My First Friendsgiving
I have ALWAYS wanted to host a Friendsgiving and finally all of my closest girlfriends were living near enough to me to actually make it a reality! I was so excited and of course tried to make it the most memorable Friendsgiving I could for everyone. . Step one: Guest list and Invitations The guest... Continue Reading →
Bangor, ME – A Horror Fan’s Stephen King Tour
Bangor? I hardly know her! Hahaha I’m sure the people of Bangor, ME have never heard that one before. Sorry y’all I just couldn’t resist! Lol Anyway all jokes aside I was very excited to visit Bangor, Maine because this is the town of one of the kings (literally) of horror, Stephen King. . .... Continue Reading →
Amy’s Halloween Car Tour
. . Bet you don't see too many of these! Lol This year for Halloween I decided to extend my decorating to my car! My dad wasn't a fan, but hopefully you all are! So ignore the mess and enjoy! . . . My first purchase for this were these amazing car coasters. The minute... Continue Reading →
Hosting a Halloween Party: Sanitarium Theme
. . My best friend Nicole and I are OBSESSED with Halloween and since 2019 have decided to host a Halloween party every year. October 2020 was our 2nd party and we really went all out for this one, creating handmade invitations, spending waaaay too much money on decorations (some of which succeeded in scaring... Continue Reading →
Amy’s Halloween House Tour 2021
. . God do I love Halloween. I think this year I spent more on decorations than I ever have before and I am sooo excited and happy with how everything turned out. This year the theme was Tim Burton which meant a LOT of black and white decor and I even tried to make... Continue Reading →