Halloween Fun!

Julie invited me to a FUN Halloween party at her house. It was a type of 'How to Host a Murder' party. I really liked the set up as you mingle and give your information instead of everyone looking at you and going through roles. We could also refer to our notes. Above is the whole group at the party. My role was cute and fun, but when people starting showing up as serial killers I realized not everyone was cute.:) The scene was based in a haunted house. Between mingeling we did charades, guessed movies, and ate.
Notice my fun costume with the hat, the gloves, pink finger nails, the spider and the super cool eyelashes. This was my role: "Pocus Eastwick is the loony fast-food worker that plays the role of a crazed witch in the witch's coven room of the Chamber of Screams Haunted House. She takes her job a little too seriously as everyone who works in the haunted house gossips about how Pocus really thinks she is a real witch. They all think she has some major mental issues!" Julie was an executioner. She looked great. She wore a scarf around her eyes that reminded me of the Harry Potter executioner.

I was the crazed witch that walked around and told everyone that I really was a witch and that I wasn't crazy. I also told them that I had given a death spell and was indirectly responsible for the death of the countess (who died). I was tired so I laughed a lot about nothing. Almost everyone else was drinking so I felt completely at ease with being really silly. The guy above who is bending over with the white face (by the way that's Julie next to him in the black) told a joke that I didn't even really hear. I laughed and laughed and of course the people around us all laughed too because I was laughing. Sometimes I love being like that because I laugh so hard and it just feels good.
Kate--the mummy was the the hostess of the party. The funny part about her costume is that throughout the night she kept losing pieces of her costume. By the time the play acting part was over she had completely lost her whole outfit. There was toilet paper streun (sp?) throughout the house. It was hilarious! I dont' know exactly what happened, but she must have been talking to someone and said something funny because the person spewed bear all over her shirt.
Back tracking a little here...I had such a crazy week that I didn't have time to even read Julie's email about what I was supposed to do for the party. On Friday night after work I finally read the email and realized that I needed to get a costume. After my dance class I headed over to Walmart around 10:00 at night. The Halloween section was packed with people looking for costumes. I searched for a witch hat, but the only thing I could find is this child's hat with gloves that had pink nails. (It was the last one left.) I also found these really super cool eyelashes that look like spiderwebs. I have to say they were the best part of the whole costume. People all missed the hat, but they all commented on the cool eyelashes. They really were so much fun!!!
I really had such a great time! I made a huge mistake and got off on the wrong street. It took me almost an hour to get home. Grrr! Let me tell you...do not drive in DC on Halloween. Anyway, I want to say that I had forgotten that Halloween can be a lot of fun. I honestly don't remember the last time I dressed up and did something for Halloween. It is a lot of fun!

As a side note, I had a job interview this week. It totally came out of the blue. I got a call late Wednesday for an interview on Thursday. This is our super busy time at work, but I was able to do it over lunch and a break I had built in. The interview was just strange. I haven't interviewed for a job in eight years and am soooo rusty! I honestly don't think I got the job, but it was good practice and gave me a sense of things I need to be working on to improve my interview skills. It was also nice to know that people actually looked at my resume.