Halloween Costume Ideas

I love holidays, and Halloween is no exception. I love to decorate, go to corn mazes/haunted houses and dress up.  If you are looking for costume ideas, here are some links from Halloweenmart.com to give you some inspiration this year.   The costumes on the website are organized by categories:

1. Adult Halloween Costumes

                                 Including Western costumes and superhero costumes

2. Kids Halloween Costumes

Clown costumes for kids, kids movie costumes, and kids holiday costumes. They also have plus size costumes, decor and accessories. Right now they are offering 75% off their costumes. Halloween is in about 3 weeks so now's the time to get ready!

New Clothing Store

Guest post from: Constance Rodgers


I logged onto shopeelectrcityratestexas.com last week as we were nearing the completion of our new shop. I compared the electricity rates as one of the last few things that I needed to do before we open in two weeks. I have never owned a business before, but managed a retail store like my new one for the last five years. I will be selling women’s contemporary clothing. I think with my new proximity closer to the college campus and with lots of foot traffic we will have a niche. I spent the last six months working on the business plan and actual design on the store. The interior is simple and the clothes will be easy to see and go through ( I hate having to pick through things). I also have visited the clothing marts in L.A., New York, and Atlanta. I have found an eclectic mix of merchandise, but I think that there will be something for everyone. I did not want to have a clothing store where you could only be a size two to find something cute to wear. I am excited and can’t wait to call myself a business owner.

Night in Park City

 We got to stay in Park City Friday night with some friends, thanks to my sister, who let us use her timeshare. We enjoyed dinner at Ruby Tuesday, games, and snacks all night. Their condo is at Westgate Resort & Spa. There is an 18 and older pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room that we really enjoyed. See how relaxed we look?

I couldn't get enough of how beautiful the canyon was. The pictures don't do it justice. I have been loving this warm weather (until today) and enjoyed it while it lasted...

Conference Craft

My sister and I decided to do a craft during the Priesthood session of conference. We wanted to do something Fall/Halloween and decided on wreaths. Since her door is dark and mine is light we chose different wreaths. There were so many cute options! I literally had Ryan choose it for me because I couldn't decide. It was so easy and only cost $11. I found mine here

Supplies

-16 in foam wreath

-thick yarn (i bought wool)

-yellow and black felt

-thick card stock

First, I wrapped the yarn around around the wreath. The foam wreaths are great because the yarn sticks right to it.

I traced the bat found here onto the cardstock then cut it onto the felt. 

I cut out two eyes from the yellow felt and used a bowl to trace for the moon. I hot glued them on and that's it!

Toni's was much harder and more complicated because all we had to go off was an image on etsy. We looked hard at how it was made and ended up getting so frustrated. We wrapped and unwrapped it three times, had to run to the store for more gauze, then realized we didn't even need it, but hers will be so cute when finished, and it didn't cost $120 like you could buy it on etsy.

General Conference Notes

General Conference came just in time. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I was lucky enough to be able to go to both sessions on Sunday with Sydney. We had tickets for the p.m. session, but not a.m. so we got downtown early and started asking for tickets near a corner. Some people nearby had just gotten some and gave us their sign to use. They told us that people loved their sign and they got 5 tickets. A few minutes later we got them! We've done it this way for almost every General Conference, so there's a nice tip for ya. You're welcome.

Some of my favorite quotes from this weekend:

"It is wonderful to have the means of instant communication...let us be sure that we do not become compulsive fingertip communicators. One that enslaves us to be constantly checking and sending social messages and thus giving the false impression of being busy and productive...as good as these things are we cannot allow them to push things aside of greatest importance. Let us be as quick to kneel as we are to text."
*Ian S Ardern

"As the prophet spoke I looked to him. He redirected my focus to look up to God.where i could be healed and strengthened through Christ's atonement. That is what prophets do for us, they lead us to God. ..he is also a wonderful example of living the principle of looking up. He exercises great faith and is filled with optimism and love for others. He trusts the Lord and relies on him for strength and the Lord blesses him.. if we exercise our faith and look to God for help like Pres Monson, we will not be overwhelmed, we will not feel incapable of doing what we're called to do or need to do. We will be strengthened and our lives will be filled with peace and joy.. Most of what we worry about is not of eternal significance, and if it is, the Lord will help us, but we must have the faith to look up and the courage to follow his direction."
*Carl B Cook

"The Book of Mormon is the best guide to learn how well we are doing and how to do better."
*Henry B Eyring

"He also challenges us to focus on Him, not on the things of the world. Where is our ultimate loyalty? Desire and obedience will lead us to Him"
*Dallin H Oaks

"Good leaders come from good teachers. Teach by the spirit. The Holy Ghost teaches everyone in a personal way. The Holy Ghost inspires us to act."
*Matthew O. Richardson

"Decisions determine destiny. Are we choosing eternal life? In reality we have 2 eternal choices. Choose God or the world. We can't have both."
*Randall K. Bennett

"Heavenly Father loves us so much that the things that are important to us are important to Him just because He loves us....but because He won't infringe on our agency, we must ask for His help. Honesty is essential in requesting things from God. For repentance to work it must be specific, profound and lasting. Doing things the Lord's way will make us happier. We must not only say our prayers we must live them. Prayer only works as we use it as directed."
*J. Devn Cornish

"Having the spirit is essential to eternal life. The atonement covers all unfairness in life."
*Quentin L. Cook