Jamie says the Open House is just a ruse. What he is really trying to do is lure people to his parent's backyard so they can help haul the beast out.
Why?
The big weigh-off is on Saturday. Conveniently, I have to work at a Baby Expo the whole weekend. It wasn't planned. Really.
Featured is the picture Jamie included on his invitation for his Open House.
Didn't receive an invite? It is because:
1) You live too far away
2) We don't like you
3) I like you too much to submit you to an open house celebrating an inanimate object.
4) All of the above
So, here's the big question: have you ever or would you ever attend an open house for a pumpkin?!
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Once, I went to a wedding open house in the fall and they decorated with pumpkins. It was pretty. But that is as close as it comes to a pumpkin open house for me.
I can't believe you are going to miss the weigh in.
And oh, I HAVE A MARCUS THE CARCUS!!!! You and I were destined to be friends. I bought it for my kids on a bribe one year if they would agree to wear the same costume as the year before. They boys were elated. So now I'm stuck with the dead guy.
I love the invite photo! And no, even in Hickville (where I live) I have never heard of a Pumpkin Open House! lol.
Hoping Jamie wins the big prize. And for the record, I don't believe for a second that your Baby Expo wasn't conveniently planned!! And, I can't blame you!
I might go if only to see what kind of weirdos would hold an open house for a pumpkin. I would probably be pointing and laughing the whole time. Lol!
No....I can honestly say I have never been to an open house for a pumpkin...my life is seriously lacking I guess.
The picture for the invite was perfect. Hilarious.
I have to admit that I did go to the Pumpkin Festival while growing up. We viewed pumpkins, ate pumpkin chili (ok I never did because that just sounds disgusting), and admired pumpkins. I also have been to the pumpkin chucking contest and watched people chuck pumpkins high into the air.
I'll come if it's INSIDE the pumpkin, a la "James and the Giant Peach."
Jamie and the Giant Pumpkin?
hmm.. if it were next door, i would take my kids to see it. ok, even if it were down the street, i would. to be honest, i am quite fascinated with Jamie's pumpkin, and also, i showed the pic to my kids, who are also quite fascinated!
You've hearsd it a thousand times but I can't help myself...
"Peter Peter pumkin eater,
had a wife but couldn't keep her. Put her in a pumkin shell,
And there he kept her very well!"
Nope. Can't say that I have ever been invited to a pumpkin open house. Now I feel as if my life isn't complete...
I saw your Twitter posing this question and my first thought was, "Do I have to bring the pumpkin a present?"
If I lived in Denver I would totally come though, just because it's a funny idea! :-)
Bahahahahaha! I would TOTALLY come to YOUR pumpkin open house because I am oddly fascinated with the behemoth. Also, I think it would be fun to hang with you in the kitchen, sipping something lovely and giggling at the Very Serious People talking in Very Serious Voices about the Optimal Growing Of Pumpkins.
I would come :)
I would also bring some pumpkin PIE just for fun....lolol
I have never been to an open house for a pumpkin or for any other fruit or vegetable for that matter (onless wine counts...)
Whether I attended would depend on who was throwing the party and how they asked. If the invite was a cute one like the one your hubby did I would certainly consider it. On the other hand if it looked dull, well, life is too short. :-)
That would be so much fun! Very funny excuse to get people together!
I have questions...
So what's the pumpkin's name? If you do an open house, you might as well name it.
And as a guest, does one bring a gift?
And should it be for the pumpkin or you and Jamie?
My word verification for this is foxtv. Maybe that's a sign that ya'll will be on tv because of your pumpkin?
Or wait, did you already address this and I missed it? Need to check your archives. :-)
A party by any other name is still a party, right? So, yeah. I'd go. Besides I think this whole pumpkin business is kinds interesting. I look forward to hearing how the pumpkin weighed in.
Oh. Mygosh. Hilarious.
Can't believe you didn't invite me. Jerk.
In truth, I would TOTALLY have gone (with or without an invite!) if I lived closer-- though I couldn't be much help hoisting the curse'd thing. I know, I know, some of your readers live in British Columbia, and I'm whining about living an hour south of you. Still...
Love the pic on the invite. SO FUNNY!
I totally would just to add it to the list of superbly weird stuff I've done over the course of my life. Like eat alligator and wear jelly shoes.
Pumpkin festivals are completely different than a pumpkin open house. There are activities. There is fun. There are things to do...other than watch a pumpkin sit.
In response to Lisa's questions: So what's the pumpkin's name? If you do an open house, you might as well name it.
DILLBOY. YES, HE NAMED IT.
And as a guest, does one bring a gift?
Anything but pumpkin pie. It hurts Dillboy's feelings to think that one of his kind was massacred for our pleasure.
And should it be for the pumpkin or you and Jamie?
Definitely for me. I have endured a lot these past months.
My word verification for this is foxtv. Maybe that's a sign that ya'll will be on tv because of your pumpkin?
The pumpkin has received major press. TV stations and just today, it was in The Denver Post.
I would definitely attend just for the sheer magnitude and awe such a pumpkin would bring. My pumpkins are about the size of a basketball and I am thrilled.
Well assuming you'd have a yummy dessert table, I'd go. :)
I would go just to support you! :)
Is that a picture of him all exciting and you not so excited? :)
I am going to try.
You staged an intervention.
It was successful.
I wrote a new blog post for the first time in nearly a month.
I dedicated it to you.
I even wrote your name in the title.
AND YOU HAVEN'T READ IT!!
Wah.
I banish you. Forever. May your life be overtaken by pumpkins. May you see things through orange-colored glasses forevermore.
You know I'm kidding, right? ;)
Heh heh! I'd go to a party like that, just to say I did.
Can I have a party for my zucchini?
Absolutely would attend and would ecstatically discuss the balancing of N, P & K for the feeding of Dillboy. I would even hope to do a little late season vine pinching.
And if I was involved in toting Dillboy, Jamie could expect an invite to the sweet potato diggin’.
Who wouldn't be lured at the thought of hauling a mega pumpkin out of the backyard?
What? No invite? And with that pitiful excuse of living too far away or wanting to subject me to the physical or emotional torture of the Great Pumpkin? I say it is all a ruse and in reality, no one is invited and Jamie just hasn't figured it out yet. In reality, perhaps he is just like Linus ....
So what does Jamie plan to do with Dillboy once he has served his purpose? Please don't tell me that he will want to stuff and attempt to mount the thing .....
Wish you were my neighbour as we too are already decorated for Halloween and have managed to kind of alienate ourselves from the adult neighbours yet attracted even more of the neighbourhood goblins .......
Heck yeah I'd go!! In fact, that sounds exactly like to sort of off-the-wall, cockeyed scheme I might actually have hatched on my own. In short, I'm with Jamie, sorry.
I'd go, it sounds like fun and it's creative and original.
Jenn
I would go if for no other reason to swap stories of our husband's silly past times. My husband set up a tripod and filmed squirrels as he shot them. And now he is showing the video to anyone who enters the house. I feel your pain.
I would bring a gift for you for having to put up with all of this. I don't believe I would bring a gift for the pumpkin.
Some people will come up with any excuse for a party... :)
Yes, I will go to a pumpkin party if invited because I bet I'll meet a lot of intresting people. People who go to a pumpkin party has got to be interesting!
I love the invitation card!
I heard it was BYOG -- bring your own guano. Is that true?
Amber,
So this is the pumpkin you were talking about!
It was cool to meet you at the baby expo! And I promise I'm not a stalker! Just another mom enjoying your blog! You make me laugh all the time! I'll email ya!
Stephanie
It was great to meet you at the Expo today. I'd love to join the ranks of the Mile high Mamas! I'm looking forward to hearing about that Giant Pumpkin. Here's my blog address:
www.goodhappenings.com and my email is laurie at goodhappenings dot com.
A pumpkin open house. That is great. Very imaginative.
I'm sure my invite is "in the mail" and will be in the stack of mail when I get home ; )
I'll now read go read about the open house--such a cute idea.
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