Halloween

So I'm a little behind in my blogging.  It seems everyone else has had their Halloween pics up for an entire week already and I'm just barely getting around to it.  Oh well.  At least they're coming, right?

I only dressed up once this year.  I originally planned to make some elaborate costume but about 2 weeks before Halloween, I realized I had other things I'd rather do with my time than sew, so I got online and bought one.  WAYYYYY easier!

That's right.  After my nephew's "Anga Birds" tantrums, I thought the funniest costume would be just that.  Here I am with my sisters.  Left to Right: Me, Dairy Queen (Deb), Scarlet O'Hara (Cath), Princess Leia (Sarah), and Amelia Earhart (Bec).

We had a blast at Deb's annual Halloween party as usual.  There were some pretty great costumes.  I'm always impressed by the quality of costumes I see there.  Everyone goes all out which makes it so much more fun!

The hosts, Burger King and Dairy Queen, with their homemade, life-size Cabbage Patch Doll pinata.

Princess Leia and Hans Solo, the costume contest winners.   

FYI, their costumes are HOMEMADE.  I seriously need to learn to sew better!

The Angry Bird and King Pig

Taking out the pinata!

 Halloween.  One of my very favorite holidays!

What I Love About Halloween

Halloween always brings out another side of people.  There is always the guy who doesn't dress up, the girl who simply puts a hat on, the guy with the same costume every year, the girl with little clothing on and calling a costume (ridiculous!), and then there's the "go get 'em" people.  Personally, I think Halloween says a lot about the person... ya know, the way they choose to "transform" themselves, becoming their alter egos.  But all in all, its mostly just fun to see the variety of costumes!

Pictures from Deb's annual Halloween party, courtesy of Sarah

This year I went as Medusa and took my friend, Andrew, as Perseus.

Then of course, we all dressed up at work and invited the entire building to come to our office for treats and kids to trick or treat.  It was a fun Friday!

The two receptionists on the left were each other.  It was great!  We're also missing a few people in this pic.

Masquerade Ball

Last week I got invited to a private masquerade ball. Super exciting, right?  Any girl loves to dress up, plus it's October so adding a mask is perfect!  Minor detail... no dress.  I spent the week trying to locate a good formal dress with really no success.  I tried on several of mine and my sisters' high school formals, none of which fit (by the way, that is NOT a good sign).  Then I asked around to some friends and located a few that fit, but didn't work so well with my G's.  Tough game finding a modest formal on a budget!

It was Friday, the day of the ball, and I still didn't have a dress OR a mask!  What is a girl to do?  I'll tell you what she does...

She goes to J.C.Penny's where first of all she gets triple the reward points on her debit card, and secondly, she miraculously happens upon a door buster sale.  Formal dresses at 50% off!  I totally scored!

Next, I was off to find the perfect mask!

Me and Kristina just about to head out to the ball!

The night turned out pretty well if you ask me.  Plus, Kristina introduced me to a great guy who got my number at the end of the night.  We'll see if that actually goes anywhere!

Pumpking Picking

There is a joy to be had when kids are around!

I loved spending the afternoon at the pumpkin patch with my sister, Becca, and her two boys.

The beginning maze thrilled the boys!  It was tough to get them to stop running long enough for a picture.

It was nearly impossible to get them out of the maze.  We had to lure them out with a ride in the wheel barrow.  It worked for a little while.  :)

But riding in the wheel barrow wasn't enough, they had the most fun running through the pumpkins.

And I loved spending the day with them!

Halloween Haunts

My sister, Deb, and her husband Will hosted their annual Halloween party last night! As always, it was a blast and so well put together. I am always excited to see what everyone's costumes are because a lot of the people go all out for it.

This year, my date and I came up with a pretty good disguise. In fact, it was so good that when Deb opened the door she wondered who she'd invited that she didn't know very well since she had NO IDEA who we were. My other sister, Becca, walked right past me thinking she didn't know me either! Gavin and I had a pretty good laugh about it all. So who were we?





Why, Drew and Mimi of course!

Gavin and me

The hosts themselves, Will & Deb

Playing mafia

Witches Night Out

For two nights every year, Gardner Villages hosts a Witches Night Out. I'd heard about it before, but never went. This year, there were a bunch of girls I know who wanted to check it out. So, we got all dressed up and headed down to Gardner Village.

I was slightly disappointed to see so many men and children there since it was advertised as a girls night out, but even then it was still fun! We dance, shopped, saw friends, and went out to eat when it was all over. How would we witches ever survive without the sporadic girls night out!?!?