Halloween - Lili on the Loose

29 12, 2020

Pandemic Year 1: October 2020

By Lili|December 29th, 2020|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2020, Apple Picking, Apples, Brainard Lake, caramel apples, cemetary, Colorado, COVID, Fairmount Cemetery, fires, Full Moon, graveyard, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Nederland, Orchard, Pandemic, stained glass, Tarot, YA YA Orchard|0 Comments

I love fall. I'm usually planning a ton of activities including haunted houses. But obviously, this year had to stick to more outdoor pursuits. For the first time I want to YA YA Orchard, a small apple orchard outside of Longmont, CO. I had heard about it for years but had no idea where it was. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lili Armstrong (@liliontheloose) I enjoyed walking and viewing their animals, including peacocks, hens, donkeys, and horses. It was such a lovely fall day. That same day we then went on one of the

1 11, 2019

October 2019 Recap

By Lili|November 1st, 2019|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2019, Apple Picking, Arlington Cemetary, Colonial Williamsburg, DC, Flight Sim, Flight Simulator, Fossil Hall, Ghost Tour, Halloween, Holocaust Museum, Hop On & Off Buss, Mock Trial, Monticello, My Favorite Murder Podcast, National Air & Space Museum, National Natural History Museum, North America, The Boys, triceratops, True Blood, Udvar-Hazy Center, Vampires, Virginia, Washington DC, wedding, Williamsburg, Witch Trial, York|0 Comments

I think this will sum up my Hauntingly Favorite Month: So I just got an email from a local cemetery asking if I wanted to meet up tomorrow "To Start Planning For the End". I responded with, "Unless you are a Haunted House/Ghost Tour having a laugh with an epic marketing pitch I'm not interested." They responded with "Nope, we aren't haunted, but appreciate your humor. We'll take you off the list." Man they aren't even trying to sell their cemetery well. "Not Haunted" my ass It is also Tessa's favorite month, but that is because she likes to eat

11 01, 2019

My Top Instagrams from 2018

By Lili|January 11th, 2019|Categories: Photography, Year in Review|Tags: 2018, Ariel, Broncos, comedy, costume, Denver, Denver Broncos, Dior, flowers, Football, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hocus Pocus, instagram, Little Mermaid, NFL, Photo Friday, puppy, snow, Steve Martin & Martin Short, Ugly Sweater|0 Comments

Surprisingly, my dog Tessa didn't make the cut, but a co-worker's cute puppy did. The rest are a nice mix of my interests: Halloween, Museums, Weird Light Up Sweaters, Comedy Shows, and my first ever NFL game! Be sure to check out more here and to follow me!

1 01, 2019

2018 Year in Review

By Lili|January 1st, 2019|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Audiobooks, Banjo Billy, Blog, Book of Mormon, books, Brown Palace, bus, Bus Tour, California, Colorado, comedy, Dandy Warhols, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanical Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Gluten Free, Halloween, Hamilton, Harry Potter, Hmailton, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Mexico, Molly Brown, movies, Museums, North America, plays, Puerto Vallarta, Red Rocks, Resolutions, Rick Steves, Santa Monica, Spa, Steve Martin, The Fray, The Getty, Theater, Travel Show, tv, Victorian Horrors, White Christmas, work|0 Comments

2018 was a Year of Culture for me: 10 museums (California Science Center, LA Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits, The Getty, The Getty Villa, The Last Bookstore, Next Stage Gallery, Denver Art Museum x2, Denver Museum of Nature and Science x2, Molly Brown's House) 5 plays (Hamilton, Aladdin, Love's Labour's Lost, Book of Mormon, White Christmas) 4 trips (Puerto Vallarta, Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando) 3 concerts (Dandy Warhols, The Fray, Scottish/Highland Bands) 3 theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure) 2 comedy shows (Lewis Black, Steve Martin & Martin Short) 2 ghost tours (Brown Palace,

23 12, 2018

October 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Ariel, Banjo Billy, Boulder, Brown Palace, Bullet Journal, bus, Bus Tour, Colorado, comedy, crime, Denver, Denver Botanical Gardens, Doctor Who, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Glow at the Garden, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hocus Pocus, Little Mermaid, Molly Brown, North America, Owl, Pumpkin Nights, Sabrina, stories, tour, Victorian Horrors, Winifred Sanderson|0 Comments

Fall is my favorite season. Its also Tessa's as she loves to eat leaves: View this post on Instagram It's going to snow tomorrow so made sure Tessa got to do her favorite fall activity: leaf eating. A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Oct 13, 2018 at 3:07pm PDT What's new this month is that I discovered Bullet Journaling this month. Essentially it's using a journal as a productivity tool with some art thrown in. Of course, that meant many trips to craft stores, and discovering AliExpress (and buying way too many .10 stickers and washi tape.)

23 12, 2018

September 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Agora, Alias Grace, Ariel, Colorado, Cosmic Ray's, Craig Gerguson, Discovery Center, Eric, Estes Park, Florida, Gringotts, Grog Grotto, Halloween, Halloween Highlights Orlando, Halloween Party, Harry Potter, Headless Horseman, Highland Festival, Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus Villan's Spectacular, Hogsmeade, Ice Cream, Islands of Adventures, Jack Whitehall, Jurassic Park, Little Mermaid, Lizzy Borden, Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, North America, Orlando, Polynesian Resort, Scottish Festival, scrapbooking, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, Swiss Army Man, The good Place, The Mummy, Tiki, Tiki Bar, Trader Sam's, Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, Travels with my Father, triceratops, Universal, Universal Studios, Ursula, USA, Vanessa, Venessa, Victoria, Walt Disney World, What We Do In The Shadows, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, WWOHP, Zombie|0 Comments

September was a busy month! We moved into a new office this month at work. I miss the old 100+ history of our last office, but now I have a view of the mountains from my desk! View this post on Instagram New office! I can see mountains! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Sep 4, 2018 at 9:15am PDT Its been years but I made it back up to Estes Park for the Scottish/Highland Festival. I really enjoyed the parade, but the rest of the festival is much smaller than I remember it use to be.

1 09, 2018

August 2018 Recap

By Lili|September 1st, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Assassin's Creed Origins, Coco, Colorado, Curse of the Pharaohs, Didney wORL, Disney World, fall, Halloween, Hogwarts, Lego, Martin Short, North America, Red Rocks, Steve Martin, The Hidden Ones, USA|0 Comments

So apparently along with losing weight, not eating Wheat has given me tons of energy. I re-organized my entire house. Let me say that again. I re-organized my entire house! When my sister moved out 2 years ago, I never really put anything back into the spare room. (Partially because I couldn't move furniture by myself.) But now? I HAVE MY OFFICE BACK! When I got this place, I wanted a 2nd bedroom for a massive 11 foot desk for work/craft/tv space. I also wanted my library organized, and my lego closet back. It looks amazing! (Although my dog is

3 01, 2018

My Top Instagrams from 2017

By Lili|January 3rd, 2018|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2017, costume, Death Star, Denver, Denver Zoo, dog, Elitches, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, instagram, Panama, Star Wars|0 Comments

I'm a bit devastated to learn that the best 9 doesn't take into account multi-photo Instagram posts, so some of my best photos aren't represented here. Alas, that means this wall leans heavily to Halloween with just one dog and travel photo! Be sure to check out more here and to follow me!

7 11, 2017

October 2017 Recap

By Lili|November 7th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, Assassin's Creed Origins, Bear Claws, Bossypants, Colorado, Denver, Denver Zoo, Dinos After Dark, dinosaurs, Egypt, Halloween, Haunted House, Jack Whitehall, Mindhunter, North America, Patton Oswald, The Academic, Tina Fey, Zoo|0 Comments

Fall and Halloween is my favorite time of the year. So many fun activities! Early in the month I went to Dinos After Dark at the Denver Zoo and saw some amazing pumpkin carvings and dinosaurs! Then in the middle of the month I went to a haunted house with some co-workers. And of course, it wouldn't be Halloween without some kick ass costumes! This year I was Winifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus! My backup costume was a Jurassic Park Labtech. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose I love fall events and put together this list of a lot of fun

30 10, 2017

Museum Monday: Kom Ombo Temple at Night

By Lili|October 30th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, crocodile, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Halloween, Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Temple, Middle East, Nile, Nile Cruise, Sobek, Temple|0 Comments

I was lucky two years ago to be spending Halloween Night visiting Kom Ombo Temple. This unique temple is of Ptolemaic origin, and is unusual in that it is dedicated with symmetrical temples, one to the crocodile god Sobek, and the other the falcon headed god Haroeris (Horus the Elder). It was almost mystical being one of the last few people walking the temple that night.