After the craziness of the Oktoberfest-themed birthday party a couple weeks earlier (read about it here if you missed it) we were kind of looking to keep Halloween kind of low-key, so Lina's boyfriend E graciously opened up his apartment to us and we spent the night eating pumpkin-based food (pumpkin dessert, pumpkin ziti, etc), making popcorn hands (see photos below), carving pumpkins, and drinking beer.

Quite a change from the previous year's festivities in Hollywood. So, no getting hit on by male strippers and tornado tongues (Leanne), no getting super-sandwiched (Denise) or bitten (me) by leather-clad gay men, and no psychotic traffic that turned what would normally be a 1 hour drive into a 4 hour drive.

And now...just a few more pictures.