I decided to go to Auburn for the Ole Miss game and was invited to a Halloween party Friday night hosted by one of my former college roommates. As of Thursday I had given absolutely no thought to what I could possibly be for Halloween. I decided to dress up as a cowgirl. I know it's not super creative, but it was the best I could come up with last minute. I already had most of the items in my closet and knew it was a costume that would be cute and easily recognizable.
When I left Milledgeville Friday afternoon, I called Lee to find out if he had come up with anything to wear. At that point, he was still costumeless. I suggested going as a prep and wearing a pink polo shirt, khaki slacks, and a sweater around his neck. Again, not the most creative. But I knew he had all of those items in his closet and I assumed this was the final decision. Boy was I wrong.
When I got to Auburn I found out he had come up with a great costume idea that actually went with mine. "Cowboy?" you ask. Oh no... that would be too easy. Lee's imagination is far too great to settle for a cowboy.
That's right... he went as a RODEO CLOWN!!! Sadly, he also had all of this in his closet too. The green Dickey shorts were purchased for the Lambda Chi Alpha Bling Bling Fling in 2008. They are a size 40 (he wears a 32) and were held up by the rope-suspenders and a paper clip. The striped socks were from the co-ed intramural softball team we played on in Auburn Spring 2010. The other clothing items are pretty self-explanatory. He did a great job of putting together such a fantastic costume in virtually no time.
I had no idea he was such a fan of dressing up and going all out for Halloween. It's fun to still learn new things about each other even after 5 years. He was serious about that facepaint and kept telling me my costume wasn't "halloweeny" enough. He was by far the most elaborately costumed person at Jessica's party and waltzed around downtown Auburn like he owned the place. His confidence for new and potentially intimidating social situations truely amazes me.
The night started at Jessica's Halloween party. Let me just say, this girl knows how to throw a good theme party. I wish I had taken more pictures of the decorations and food.
The walkway leading to her front door was lined with light-up ghosts, a witch was hanging from the awning above her door, and a vibrating noise maker was stuck in the bushes beside her door. Inside was decorated with rubber eyeballs and spiders in glass jars, a Halloween themed tree in the center of the table, and hanging sparkly bats. She also had a bonfire out back with orange lights, more hanging bats, and a skeleton made from paper plates. I'm really not a fan of scary Halloween decor, but Jess knows exactly the right combination of cute and kinda disturbing to make for the perfect Halloween party.
The food was also perfect. She made the basic party foods including spinach dip, hashbrown casserole, chicken wings, hamburgers, ribs, and a cheeseball with crackers. She also had halloween cupcakes, a graveyard made from a chocolate dessert with Milano cookies reading "RIP" stuck in like headstones, and finger treats made from melted white chocolate, pretzels, and green food coloring.
Unfortunately this is the only picture I took at her party. It does show the food and some of the decorations though. She was dressed as Pebbles Fintstone. And yes, that is a real doggy bone in her hair. She does love "the Halloween." Those of you who know Jess know that she loves to put "the" in front of most proper nouns. It's one of those things we have all come to love about this crazy girl.
We ended the night in downtown Auburn along with most of the student body. My favorite costumes of the night were:
Smurfs- two guys wearing white shorts, white hats, and painted blue bodies
Easter Bunny- a guy wearing a mall-style Easter Bunny costume
Allstate Mayhem Guy- wearing a black suit, a butterfly bandage on his forehead, makeup for a shiner on his eye, and a pink sports-band on his head.
We had a great time at Quixotes dancing to the musical stylings of DJ Ozz including Michael Jackson's 'Thriller', N'Sync's 'Bye, Bye, Bye', and 'C'est La Vie' by B*Witched (see video below for more on that last one). He obviously played new songs too, but those weren't nearly as memorable.
Please tell me someone else remembers this song too. I think Disney Channel used to play this video circa 1998. I probably haven't heard this song, nor have a thought about it, since around 5th or 6th grade. But even 12 years later, I somehow remember every word. Maybe the video will help jog your memory.
{C'est La Vie by B*Witched}
I celebrated my 23rd Halloween with friends, food, and lots of fun. Hope your festivities were equally as refreshing.
Be back soon.
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