Halloween 2009

The next few posts I do will probably be of past events. I've picked up on my blogging a bit more recently, so I have to back track a bit now so I can have these memories down for Joel and me. Hope you guys don't mind... and please still comment because it motivates me to post often.

This past Halloween Joel and I went to our friends, Walter and Aria Blackburn. Aria went ALL out for this Halloween party! I mean, she puts my party planning abilities to shame! Every inch of their apartment was decked out in Halloween decor and even the food & drinks were with the "spooky" theme. We had Shirley Temple drinks in glass jars/ canisters so it looked like blood... this was my favorite! I think I had 6 of them! The food was delicious & we played so many fun games: bobbing for apples, donuts on a sting (I inhaled the powder from the donuts and had a difficult time breathing for a bit), guess whose nose (you cut a tiny slit in a sheet & take turns (girls then boys) sticking your nose through the crack while you're hidden by the sheet). It was hilarious to see the results of these games. The costumes were great too!!! Thanks Blackburns for a fun evening!!!

P.S. - Joel and I did NOT know what to be for Halloween so we put our costumes together last minute, so please do not judge!!! We do not look grand and our costume outcome wasn't too creative! We still had fun though!

Walter, Aria & Luca Blackburn (the amazing hosts) as:

 "Dracula, Dracula's Bride & a cute Little Bat"

Me = A Pirate! (I have hair extensions in)

Joel = Hot Rod (yes...as in the movie)

Chris & Mary Davis as: "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"

(Mary looked so awesome!)

Mark, Mallory & Claire Hanna as: "An Old Lady & Her Cats"

(Mark...this was pRiCeLeSs!!!)

Walter taking advantage of an "Old Lady"... this isn't the first time either!

Once again, us: Hot Rod with his Little Pirate

And yes, I am aware that Joel's cape was done incorrectly. It is suppose to be a yellow cape with red writing. But unfortunately we watched a clip from the movie after the fact. Joel was also MAD we thought of his costume last minute b/c he wanted to grow his own mustache... alas we had to settle for eye liner.

I still thought his costume turned out pretty good! Poor boy was uncomfortable though b/c the jumpsuit was mine from a previous Halloween and although it was large on me... it ended up riding up on him A LOT!

P.S. - Sorry for the red eye in the pictures and lack of editing. I'm posting this while at work and if I want to save changes to pictures it takes FoReVeR...