2. Write about a memorable Halloween.
If you don’t dress up for Halloween, I have to say you’re missing a good time. When we were kids we had big dreams about what we wanted to be, but we were so limited by mothers with budgets and sewing machines…not anymore! If anything, just the look on your family’s face when you come out in any sort of silly garb is worth the effort and/or possible embarrassment. I thought it would be fun to go through my lifetime of Halloween costumes. Behold:
1. The Gypsy
The Gypsy costume is what happens when you combine the 80’s with your mom’s scarves and jewelry. We were gypsies every single year and while I don’t have photographic evidence of that, you can see clearly my little sister dressed in her best gypsy next to me below in my Cleopatra costume.
2. Cleopatra
Cleopatra is what happens when your older sister stays up every night threading beads onto a wig of black yarn for a school play.
3. The Ghost
The ghost is what happens when you’re getting too old to go trick or treating, but you still really want the candy. You drape yourself in a white sheet and hold on to the magic for one last year.
4. Nothing. Age 15-30
Passing out candy happens when you’re too cool, too old, too tired, or too pregnant to care about dressing up for Halloween.
5. Mary Kay Letourneau
Mary Kay Letourneau is what happens when your sister decides we will all start dressing up again and you can’t come up with a costume idea. Because dressing as a teacher who has been incarcerated for sleeping with one of her students feels like a great way to jump back into family friendly Halloween celebrations. And yes. Pat went as Vili.
6. Daphne.
Daphne is what happens when you grow up definitely being a Velma.
7. Jessie.
Jessie is what happens when you find a thin, clingy, camel toe causing jumpsuit. It just feels right.
8. Kitty
Kitty costumes happen when you don’t want to spend $40 bucks a piece on another costume.
9. Mouse
Mouse costumes happen when you decide to host the Halloween party at your house for a change and again can’t be bothered to spend time and money on a real costume. Plus you really liked that heart nose and whiskers from last year’s kitty.
10. Anna
Anna happens when during last year’s Halloween party your pregnant-Virgin-Mary-sister says you’ve taken the easy way out by dressing like a mouse with a heart nose for the second year in a row.
11. Fox
Again, the fox costume requires zero creativity and you still get participation points. Plus fluffy ears.
We haven’t attended a Halloween party since before covid, but maybe we can resurrect something this year!
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The Prompts:
1. Tell us about something you are looking forward to this fall.
2. Write about a memorable Halloween.
3. What were you writing about last year at this time? What has changed since then?
4. Write a blog post inspired by the word: hate.
5. Write a blog post inspired by a black cat.
John Holton says
Mary Kay L:eTourneau was a stroke of genius!
Patty says
All adorable, Kat!
I think it’s fun to dress-up and be someone else, at any age. I miss those days, especially when my kids were little.
Abby says
OMG, I love them all, but Mary Kay Letourneau is brilliant! (the costume idea, not the actual person). And Pat as Vili!!