Halloween is a big deal in my house–it always has been. Even if I don’t have anything officially planned, I still dress up. So this year I am going to be . . .I’ll let you guess from the items below.
Can You Guess My Costume?
Halloween
Creepy Words Abound
Halloween is upon us and I am excited! (even if it is a homebound one)
I have had to make a number of adjustments to my usual Halloween activities this year but some good things have come from it as well. Instead of my usual outside frolicking and merriment, I have to turn to inside activities such as movies and books. It is kind of nice to have a slightly quieter holiday this year.
So here are 5 creepy quotes to haunt you nights.
Let’s Play Dress Up
It is my favorite time of year again!! I am trying to not let my ultra-busy life right now take over my love of the holiday or season. I am trying my best to fit in celebration as well as all the other things trying to eat up all my time. I am hoping . . . really hoping this year . . . that I will be able to dress up for the Halloween. So I am trying to be proactive and get something pulled together before I run out of time.
I am thinking that I am going to be Little Red Riding Hood this year. That is pretty simple and really all I need is a red robe. I am thinking I want to look something like this . . . 
But there is always inspiration for years to come. Here are 5 that I am eyeing for the future.
Playing Dress Up
Who didn’t love playing dress-up when they were a kid? Seriously . . . ask yourself that question out loud and I am sure at least one memory will come to mind. You might have wanted to be a princess or a superhero. You could have wanted to be just like your Dad or the rock-star on your older siblings poster. No matter what, we always want to pretend we are someone else even if it is short-lived and mostly in our dreams.
This actually is the fuel on my eternal Halloween fire. I love dress-up. I love reinventing myself for one night. It is the easiest, quickest and funnest (is that a word?) way for me to escape my hum-drum life. No longer am I defined by the practical side but I can let all of my little girl to adult fantasies come to life.
Everyone knows by now that Halloween never visited my new home this year. I am hoping that next year will make up for it. In the meantime, I have a party to attend tomorrow night and I get to play dress-up. To make it easier on myself I will be wearing last year’s costume but at least this year I will be getting my makeup done professionally at this wonderful place in Portland: Blush Beauty Bar. For those of you asking what will I be–I was a crow until someone pointed out that I looked more like the mocking jay. Either way, I will be a black bird. (If I can get my act together I will post pictures next week) 🙂
This got me thinking about today’s top five and I have decided to list the top 5 costumes I would like to wear according to category.
What is a costume you would like to wear?
My categories and costumes are . . .
- Classic: I have actually done my favorite but I think I am going to have to do it again–Bride of Frankenstein.
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- Princess: My whole life I have loved Sleeping Beauty but not when she is the princess. I have always loved her as Aurora.
- Scary: I don’t do gross but I do like to do unsettling so I would like to be an eerie ghost.
- Funny: I think it is best when you do something related to your job. Mine is accounting so one year I will drape a sheet over my body and hold in my hand some sort of sandwich spread. That way I am a spread-sheet; get it? 🙂 Ha! Ha!
- Historical: Okay this one might be stretching it a bit but . . . I love the movie Gone With the Wind. Here’s to you Scarlett!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!
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