Apple House

Today's BLT Challenge: Shake up the mundane, meet your neighbor

Good morning friends. I.. . am... . SO excited for today's challenge. I hope to inspire you to get up and go meet your neighbors in a creative way. My way worked great for us, but maybe you have a different way and I would love LOVE to hear what you do.

 I'm just an ordinary girl who lives in an ordinary house and I was inspired by this out of the ordinary idea but it's simple and sweet. It's just a great way to meet your neighbors and be a light on your street. (Wouldn't it be so cool if we had Apple Houses all over being a light on a dark night?)

We didn't want to embrace all that Halloween stands for but we didn't want to shut off our lights and be recluses either. We've been praying and thinking of ways we could meet all our neighbors so we decided to take advantage of the one day a year Minnesotans come out of their house to walk the neighborhood and we came up with this idea to have a Front Yard Apple Party. The kids decorated sugar cookies and the parents could grab a cup of hot apple cider. It gave us a quick two-minutes to meet our neighbors instead of throw a piece of candy in their bag and be on their way.

I challenge you, sweet friend, to have a front yard party with your neighbors. You are so lovely and you are meant to shine. Host it anytime of the year. Keep it simple and sweet. Hot coco and cookies? Pop and brownies? It was SO fun and everyone was so thankful and happy. Who isn't happy when they come across something out of the ordinary?

Ring the bell, get a piece of candy, ring the the bell, get a piece of candy, front yard apple party, take pictures, yay, and back to ring the bell, get a piece of candy. Sometimes we gotta shake up the mundane and celebrate, can I get an amen?

What are YOU going to do?