Halloween
Halloween 2008
Another Loftus Halloween shin-dig is over, and I think everyone (hosts included) had a great time! We may have over-estimated the amount of food needed, but it turned out well and certainly no one went hungry. The number of folks in costume has dwindled, but those who did dress up did an awesome job!
Here are some of the highlights. You can see the entire photo set here.
So now that the party is over, I’m left with one sour apple other than this morning’s hangover: My kitchen floor is now completely destroyed. :( It seems that someone had a rock in their shoe and left little 1/4″ dents all over the floors — hundreds of them. They’re in the dining room too, but not nearly as bad as the kitchen… I am not going to point fingers and blame anybody because I don’t know who it was (and I don’t really care) and I’m not that kind of person, but I’m so sick over the whole thing! I cried for an hour about it when I discovered it this morning. I’m going to file a claim with my homeowners insurance tomorrow and see if there’s anything we can do about it. We shall see… SIGH.
NEW HOUSE RULE!!! Absolutely No Shoes in the House!
Corset-less Cleopatra
So I think the whole idea of being an Elizabeth Taylor-style Cleopatra is out the window. I’m so bummed. Plus I bought a BEAUTIFUL corset from the Etsy shop: PSB Creations. Kristine did a fantastic job and I can’t say enough about how awesome it’s been working with her.
Given my amateur sewing abilities and the SHORT time remaining before the party, I just don’t think I’m going to have enough time to futz with it so that I can make it work. The original plan was to wear it under the garment and make it adjustable enough so that if I needed to take off the corset in the middle of the night, I could. While the corset is relatively comfortable, I honestly don’t foresee being able to wear the thing all night long. I suppose it’s not the end of the world, but I’ve been planning on doing this for a couple of months. EFF!!!
Halloween at Work
I was thinking of taking a personal day Friday before my party, but I might HAVE to go in—if only for half a day! My department wants to dress up in themed costumes, and this is the winning idea! Ben decided to mock us up as Twisted Sister… I laughed my ass off for 10 minutes, and it STILL entertains. LOL.
Confession
Less than three weeks remain between now and the Halloween party, and I am sadly ill-prepared. I haven’t started sewing my costume because I’ve been waiting on a particular element I ordered to arrive. I figured since I was going to be Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor-style, I needed a corset. Well, the corset arrived this week and it’s fantastic… except the second time I took it off, it broke! There seems to have been a defect in one of the grommets. Luckily, the woman who made it is going to fix it, however it looks as though I’m going to have to make the costume without the corset. SIGH! So just in case the corset isn’t ready, it’s going to have to be adjustable.
Plus, there’s the not-so-small matter of Mike’s costume. He hasn’t taken any initiative to make it himself, which he vows he would do, but I have a sinking feeling I’m going to be helping him at the last minute too. OY!
I’m not really worried about the food or drink for once, with the small exception of the brain mold. Last year’s crab mold was delicious, but only few people ate it. The crab was so expensive that it just isn’t cost effective to do the same thing again. So I tested a new mold recipe, but it didn’t turn out. Back to the drawing board. I’m looking at making this instead.
God help me in the weeks to come… Hopefully I won’t have a nervous breakdown. *twitch, twitch*
Skully
I just got an email from FLOR informing me about a new line of incredibly-awesome carpet tiles. It plays upon my weakness for Halloween stuff, and becons me to purchase a square mile of it! It’s called Skully and I think it’s fabulous.
If you’re coming to my Halloween shin-dig, you might just see it there!
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