I Freaking Love Halloween! (Part Two of Two)

My absolute favorite part of Halloween, hands down, is the costumes! I love to throw on a costume any time during the year and this of course is the perfect excuse. If you happened to read the ‘addy 101’ blog posted back in September, you can reference number 74 on the list at this time: “I love costume parties. I have a huge box stuffed full of costumes I have collected over the years. I think people who come to the parties without a costume are lame. Most of the time I feel they don't dress up because they think it's silly and will be embarrassed, but they stand out more not being dressed up at all.” Seriously folks, don’t be a spoil sport and throw on a costume! I am always willing to loan out one of my own, so money should never be the issue. I have everything from a donkey costume to a naughty nurse, a caveman to a cheerleader, a polyester disco one piece to a sexy Girl Scout costume. I have it all. After 23 years, you gain quite a collection. However, the ‘red crayon’ costume I wore as a toddler became mold ridden in the attic and had to be tossed, so that is missing from ‘the box’. Plus, I was a damn vampire for four or five years in a row because I refused to be anything else (I bet my parents were happy to save the money!) so that took away a few years of precious costumes but all in all, ‘the box’ has something for everyone.

Halloween for college kids is a huge cliché. The guys also find the easiest thing to throw on with half regards to being clever. Most of the time the only consideration for the costume is if it is cheap and if it is easy to wear while drunk. Guys most often go as a ‘pimp’ in a creepy velvet leisure suit or an ‘80’s rocker’ with ripped jeans, fake mullet, and crappy beer. Girls use this holiday to become as naked as possible. Basically, they pick a profession and than add the word ‘sexy’ or ‘naughty’ in front of it. Sexy Angel, Naughty Nurse, Sexy Devil, Naughty Cop, Sexy Cowgirl, Naughty Pussycat, etc. My favorites are the girls who go as a ‘Stripper’ or a ‘Prostitute.’ No seriously, girls have. That is just pathetic – at least throw on a pair of fuzzy ears and be a Playboy Bunny! *sigh* Oh well, I guess I am not one to judge. I have gone as a Naughty Nurse, Naughty Girl Scout, Sexy Sergeant Booty Camp (instead of Boot Camp), and of course the not original at all Naughty School Girl. I really don’t have much room to talk than, huh?

So this year I was going to try and be different. I was going to go as clothed as possible and be more witty than slutty. I was thinking about going as a ‘Frat Guy’ wearing a light pink polo shirt with popped collar and aviator sunglasses or even a ‘mail carrier’ since my friend is going as a UPS guy. I even contemplated going as a ‘Hippie Liberal’ just to piss off the guys at the bars down here in Alabama… but decided against it since poor Brian shouldn’t have to get in a fight for me within the first three minutes we walk into a bar! So I got online to browse for ideas. I have always made my costumes in the past to save money but I still need a jumping off point; my creative juices can run low year after year trying to come up with clever costumes. And then I stumbled upon it: the costume I had to own for 2006. It was so perfect and cute that I even bought it online, a first for me! I knew that even though I could potentially make a cute version of this costume, I didn't want to. I wanted the original. I was slighty embarrased because it was yet again another profession made as skanky as possible and I was trying to get away from that theme... but I can always grow up and have a more mature costume next year right?!

So I got onto eBay and found one to bid one (I still wasn't about to pay full price!) and long story short: I am the proud owner of my newest costume - Sexy Plumber! (pictures below) Yes, that is right - a plumber. The work overalls sport the brand name "Personal Touch Plumbing Services" with the motto "We Polish Pipes" sprawled on a button. Slutty? Yup. Totally cheesy? You betcha. Do I care? Nope! I just love this costume! I have no idea what about it strikes my fancy so much, but whatever the reason that compelled me to make my purchase was, I know this is a great addition to the costume box! I mean, come on - my costumes run the gambit from zombie to sexy plumber: that's awesome! Also, I give the plumber outfit bonus points because although it is slutty which is unoriginal in itself... it is super slutty which makes it all the funnier to wear while partying in conservative Alabama! Those bars won't know what hit them!





This weekend Brian and I will be heading to a local pumpkin patch (and corn maze! YES!) and than hosting a pumpkin carving party at our place. I am so excited for all the festivities! I promise to take pictures and post them next week so you can see how our pumkins turned out (and how muddy I get running lost thru the corn maze). I am racking my brain trying to come up with a new clever pumpkin carving theme but seem to be coming up short; all my ideas seem to easy or unoriginal. Any suggestions?! They would be greatly appreciated! Leave your suggestions in the comment section of this post and if your idea makes the final cut, I promise to give you a 'shout out'! (I know, I know... that isn't a very worthwhile prize but if I throw in a handmade 1st place ribbon with stickers on it, would that sweeten the deal?!)