No Tricks, Just Treats…

3D, Bags, Halloween, Treats

Actually, I have a lot of tricks and no treats but you will understand in a few. I do have a few cute Halloween tricks up my sleeve today.

We are back from a whirlwind weekend getaway. It was a quickly planned trip up to Huntsville, Alabama to see my brother in law and his wife. They have lived in Germany the last 6 years and now have moved back to the states.

The last time I had seen my brother in law was when Russ had his stroke so it was a well overdue trip and I’m so glad we made the trip.

Honestly, I didn’t want to leave. Truth be told I acted like a 2 year old before we left because I am never prepared and always have a full plate of things that need to be done or in most cases are over due. Taking off for a weekend means a lot of planning on my part and the rest of the family gets to jump in the car for a good time.

Can anyone relate to this? Why is it that mom’s are totally overwhelmed with getting a mini vacay planned?

For instance, I had to board our 2 dogs. That was almost a casualty on my part getting the dogs to the kennel. My dogs are not small and I looked like a complete lunatic coming into the kennel with them. I was feeling terrible about leaving them before I brought them. By the time we got there I couldn’t wait to get out because the dogs were literally dragging me in. Imagine me, alone with 2 dogs, their bed and toys and running through the kennel. Oh dear Lord I know I looked ridiculous. Thank heavens a kind lady asked if she could help with the dogs and I just threw a leash at her.

Of course we have a zoo at our home so then I had to plan with the pet sitter to come and get the down and dirty on the rest of the animals.

I had the kids pack themselves which ended up being a problem about 4 hours into the drive. Just a causal question to Brandon if he had packed his toothbrush… Nope. Nor did he pack his comb, deodorant or anything remotely to groom himself with. Oh heaven help me.

Then there is the control freak issue I have over having a clean house before we leave. Like the pet sitter was going to care at all about my house. UGH. Actually, the only thing the pet sitter was worried about was the fish that decided to jump out of the tank and died a slow death. What was this fish thinking??

I wish I could say that was the only casualty of the trip. We pulled into the driveway and started to unload the car. Brandon decided it was a bit too much work to put his laptop into the laptop bag and placed it in the back trunk area. When the trunk opened the laptop fell out. Luckily for him it still appears to be working although the glass screen is shattered.

Now, did we have a good time? Absolutely! Is all this “stuff” important? Not really. I wish the laptop had not fallen, but in the grand scheme of things it’s okay. Everyone had underwear, my sister in law had a spare toothbrush and we had a blast with them. Everything I tried to make perfect before I left wasn’t perfect and we survived.

So there are no tricks to running away on a mini vacay except just GO. Don’t worry about the small stuff and enjoy. I’m taking my own advice next time.

I do have a few sweet treats I want to share that are perfect for Halloween and perfect for anyone that does not have a lot of time.

A quick and simple Glassine Bag is perfect to glam up and decorate for halloween. LOVE these bags.

I’m also in love with the Square Pillow die cut. You can create the cutest little treats with this die cut. This was another simple treat box because I just needed the Designer Paper and a few embellishments to complete it.