Mike Pirnat

Claire has been learning about Saint Nicholas Day at German school, so she put a boot by the fireplace in hopes for some early loot.

25 days to go...

It's once more the most joyous time of year--when Cory and I unleash our ever-growing investment in Christmas decorations on the office, turning three-shades-of-grey cube farm into a Griswoldian explosion of lighted cheer.

Props to Zac Paladino for suggesting this shot to me.

Oh--and the home stretch of the 365 project is officially here--just 30 days to go! The end is actually in sight at long last!

One of Claire's favorite ornaments is this ballerina Barbie.

34 days to go...

It's a good thing we got our outdoor Christmas decorations up when we did; the weather took a sudden turn today and before we knew it, the first serious snow was whipping wildly about poor Hello Kitty. Brr!

37 days to go...

A random trip to Home Depot to scope out this year's Christmas decorations turned up the 36" light-up Yoda, which was pretty much inevitable once we saw it.

42 days to go!

Our trick-or-treating was delayed thanks to the damage left by Hurricane Sandy, which worked out just fine as we had a nice, clear, crisp evening instead of the dreary, damp night of Halloween proper. Claire went as princess Merida from Pixar's Brave and raked in a surprising amount of candy from just our block.

56 days to go...

One of the pumpkins from the pumpkin carving contest ended up in the atrium near our area of the building. And then someone fitted it with a Just Wink mustache.

58 days to go...

My fabulous coworkers Julie Cousins and Mike Lampa dressed as Wonder Woman for the annual Halloween costume contest at American Greetings, each of them representing a different era in a "then and now" theme. Here we find our heroines comparing different versions of their theme song as they prepare for the contest.

In keeping with recent trends, I shot a lot of photos today that I am really proud of, but this was far and away my favorite. More should follow in the coming days as I get them tagged and edited; they'll eventually end up in a set on Flickr.

60 super days to go! (At this point, every day feels like a milestone!)

I've been meaning to shoot these Halloween decorations outside the company shop for weeks now, and it finally feels like the right time.

These two have an eternity together, while I have just 62 days to go...

The local Apple store gets into the Halloween spirit with this friendly Finder icon-faced pumpkin.

64 days to go...