Thursday, October 04, 2007

Halloween Costume

I don't know how many of you celebrate Halloween. Do people outside the United States observe this commercialized holiday?

As a kid, I never got dressed up in costume nor did I go trick-or-treating. It was just not allowed in my household. As I grew up, the whole ordeal of dressing up to get candy or attending a party in costume was not appealing to me. After avoiding this all these years, we got invited to a Halloween costume party last month which my husband RSVP'd us to attend.

I anxiously went online to find a costume. After a few days of furious searching, I kind of found one I could live with. It's a rabbit in a big black hat costume. Now I was ready.

Soon after, we received another party invitation for the week prior to the first one. Now I had to come up with another costume because the invitees will be the same at both parties. The invitation read "Costume is required to attend; otherwise, suffer the consequences." I guess I could wear the same costume, but what's the fun in that.

I got smarter the second time around, I actually put together a costume that could be worn again. I'm going to be a Hawaiian tourist wearing a straw hat, a flowery Hawaiian top, a hula skirt, sandals, and carrying a big camera.

What's your costume this year?

- AV

10 comments:

dot said...

No costume for me but I do enjoy seeing what the grandkids wear!

AVCr8teur said...

Dot, It's always more fun see other people in costume.

Dana a/k/a Sunshine said...

I doubt I'll dress up....Its just not that big a deal for me and I don't feel that creative.

Two years ago, my son and I dressed up as twin "Three Musketeers' with painted on mustaches, hats and swords and boots - it was priceless. People I know still talk about us in those costumes. They were a hit. I posted about it at the time with pics...but I'm too lazy to look up the archives link.

AVCr8teur said...

Dana, I saw the photo. That was a great Two Musketeers costume.

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

We don't bother with Halloween over here but obviously some people do as there are masks and stuff on sale in the supermarkets - you asked me about the wind turbines so I've done a whole post about some.

AVCr8teur said...

Thanks Ackworth for the information. I guess it just depends on the individual on recognizing this occasion.

Lynette said...

I plan to wear one of my decorative headbands to work that day. I think I'll wear the rainbow one--it frames my head from ear to ear in colorful stripes. I believe I'd enjoy being a rainbow for a day for folks on the sidewalk/bus/job.

AVCr8teur said...

Lynette, your rainbow headband should bring smiles to those you encounter that day.

Anonymous said...

Great choice(s), AV, I definitely want to see pics of that! I dressed up a couple of years ago (when I was still at LSU)as a nun...was pretty funny looking! Not sure what I'll wear this year but will keep you in the loop as soon as I decide.

AVCr8teur said...

Big Scott as a nun. That must've been interesting.