HaLlOwEeN & MeDiA!

For Halloween this year my husband and a few friends and family got together at my parent's house to have a fun party. We carved pumpkins, played Mario Chase on Wii-U and watched a scary movie. Not to mention, we had delicious hot apple cider, cinnamon cake donuts (my absolute favorite!), pumpkin seeds, sloppy joes and of course, candy. It was one of the best nights I've had this last year!

One of the best parts was playing on the Wii-U (Mario Chase, Sweet Day and Luigi's Haunted Mansion)-- we had about 7 people playing, screaming, cheering and creating strategies to beat one another. I am usually critical about newer game systems, but this one was amazing as it brought us all together! It was so fun :) 

Lastly, another fun part of the night was watching a scary movie! We finally decided on "When A Stranger Calls," the newer version. I hadn't seen it since I was in middle school and so all of us got pretty scared! After we watched the movie and talking about how the stranger got into the house, how dumb the teenagers were, etc.. we all talked about how less thrilling it would have been if the music hadn't been there. It turned into a great discussion as we talked about other factors that increased our fear, such as the fact that most of the girls in the room had had experiences babysitting at night time. Also, we all wanted to be scared, so we were more open to the emotions and plot in the movie. 

All in all it was a great night and I'm grateful for good media activities that can help bring people together---In fact, I saw some snuggling from my sister-in-law and her date...so literally, it can bring people together ;)

P.S. Enjoy this funny Halloween commercial that makes fun of the stupidity in scary movies :)