Woodland Cemetery Murder Mystery and Mayhem Tour

Madi is cute as a button!

I was googling fun fall things to do around Dayton, and came across an event my favorite cemetery was hosting titled "Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem Tour" and you know I was so stoked. Thankfully Madi and Lauren were also stoked(but Lauren ended up nursing a nasty hangover and ended up spooning Steve all afternoon). They gave us all lanterns(not oil though, which is good because I dropped mine...) and as soon as we started in a storm rolled in and we got drenched! It was awesome though, it totally set the mood, it was so spooky and gorgeous. I never imagined that there were such interesting stories behind some of headstones, I guess I always just imagined everyone died of normalish circumstances? I never really thought about it. But there are murderers buried there, and victims, and some of them never even got justice. Also our tour guide was hilarious, and we loved her. I think they said that was the last tour of the season, but when they start back up, you bet I'll be going to more!

Johnny was a little boy who fell into the canal. His dog jumped in and pulled him out but he had already drowned. His dog stayed by his grave for weeks until he disappeared. The family didn't have enough money for a headstone, but a local artist heard the story and was touched and made this monument for them.

So spooky!

Spooky creeps!

What I Wore - Rhiannon

Dress - Urban Outfitters (on sale last year)
Tights - Target

Shoes - Aldo

Hat - Target

Socks - ?? (I've had them since High School)

Necklace - City Flea(local)

You can probably tell when I'm really into an outfit because I go all out, even with the background. Definitely pulling out all the witchy vibes I could. I love dressing super spooky/dramatically. It was so cold that day(you can probably see my nose being red in a few photos), but of course I had to go out and take pictures because the lighting was moody and perfect. There are daffodils growing in the cemetery and they're so pretty!

What I Wore - Cozy Coffin

Sweater - Kinship Goods
Shirt(under sweater) - Forever 21
Shorts - Urban Outfitters
Socks - Target
Boots - Borrowed from Mom(aldo?)

Oh man I am in LOVE with this sweater, holy smokes. After hearing good things from Kaylah on her blog, about the products they had I decided to take a gander. I love the "Ask me about my Cat" sweater, but I don't have a cat... I don't think Boof would allow it to have any peace. But this one caught my eye as well. I was nervous about sizing, but the small turned out great, cozy just like it says ;) It took a while to ship, but once it was in the mail it took about 3 days to arrive(which is weird because I selected two day shipping...but whatever it was still quick enough).

This outfit is so great though, fall and spooky things are the best. October is my favorite month, and I'm trying so hard to enjoy it and get the most out of it. I really want to go to a pumpkin patch this year. Anyway, I'm rambling now. But this cemetery is literally at the end of my block. Its little and old, I think it said it dated back to 1865? I love it, I'm so glad its right there. I've already walked around in it a dozen times.

Hope you're having a good Monday!