Oct29
costumes, inhibitions, halloween
Halloween, You’ve Always Been My Favorite
I have always been in love with Halloween. As a kid, I could not wait to pick-out a costume and wear it around the neighborhood with my brother and sisters. I’ve had quite a selection of costumes over the years, as that has been the one thing that has never changed. I still love to dress up in Halloween costumes. This year I had a dilemma, as I had prepared to wear a bumblebee costume (notice, I did not say “Slutty Bumblebee”). This costume is large, heavy and round like an actual bumblebee. When Caboose tried on my costume, it covered almost his entire body and when he shook his very hidden back-side and say “Does this make my butt look fat?“. The dilemma this year, however, is that it will be close to 90 degrees and wearing a furry heavy costume is less than enticing.
Last year, I made up a costume (I usually buy) and it was a horrible failure. I was told that it was too obscure and no one got it. It really stinks when you have to continuously explain your costume and the only response you get is a look that says “Man, you are odd!“. Let’s play a game. I will describe my costume to you and see if you can guess who/what I was…. Ready?
I wore a black dress. I had silver buttons running down my back and I had a “Mary” name tag sticker on.
Last year’s failure is one of the main reasons I am clinging to the bumblebee outfit so tenaciously. Everyone should be able to recognize a bumblebee when they see one. Hopefully.
Because I love lists, I am going to give you a run down of my Halloween costume history. Here we go; Bumblebee, Miss Mary Mack (that’s the answer), A Best Buy Employee, A Giant Referee (it had a hoop around the middle so I looked like a ball), Miss Trailer Park 2005, Snow White, Snow White again, and the list goes on. I encourage everyone to loose their inhibitions, dress up as something fun, and get your Halloween on!!
Posted by Jennifer Carey on Oct. 29, 2009