Floating Ghost and Uncle Fester

Last night Joe and I attended a Halloween party..... costumes required.  My husband Joe is not the most enthusiastic person when it comes to putting him in a costume.... especially if make-up of any sort is required.

We received this invitation 2 months in advance, we know about the party several more months in advance than before we get the invitation..... and still, last night, as I was putting on the teeny bit of make-up my husband's costume required..... I swear he was acting like a whinny 6 year old!  LOL  As I was blotting on some light powder on his face, he is asking me if we could go as something else!  A HALF HOUR before we are leaving for the party!!!!  I'm thinking....... where were your clever ideas when I was running all over town for the past 2 weeks looking for all the items needed to complete our costumes???????  So..... in the end, I just told him to sit there and behave nicely!  LOL LOL  He sat there and let me finish..... but...... honestly, this grown man whinned the whole time!  He was Uncle Fester and thus, all he wore was a long black robe with a fur collar, with dark circles around his eyes and a very light dusting of white powder over his face and bald head..... he was comfortable, neither costume nor makeup impeded his movements, all was good!  LOL

I was a floating ghost.... and I gotta say....... I too looked pretty good!  I made a hooded robe out of a bolt of netting, painted my face white with darkened eyes and black lips.  I wore a long white skirt, a long sleeve white tee shirt with gloves underneath the 12 layers of netting and it truly looked as if I were floating.  However....... my costume was not the most comfortable for getting around tight places or for drinking and eating.  I must rethink the costume ideas for next year..... I definitely need less material for my costume!  LOL

My daughter Jessica went as Alice in Wonderland (a costume she purchased along with a blond wig), her husband, Winston, went as the Mad Hatter (costume pieces were found in the Good Will store, make up was done by Jessica..... excellent job!) and my other daughter, Amber, went as the Queen of Hearts (her costume was also pieced together by the Good Will store, she did her own makeup, after we watched a video on how to do it on the internet and she too did an excellent job).  In fact..... they did such a good job on putting their costumes together and on the makeup, the 3 of them won the First Place Prize!!!

We all had a great time...... this party is beyond anything you could imagine!  The hosting couple decorate their house for an entire month...... EVERYTHING is decorated for Halloween..... even their pull strings for their lamps, the hostess makes all the food herself...... and they have about 150 folks who attend this party.

I haven't decorated a thing for Halloween yet...... well..... I did buy two beanie babies today at Kroger..... a bear pumpkin and a bear skeleton that were just too cute to pass up.... so now they are sitting on a small table in my kitchen and that is all the decorations I have out thus far.  And since we are traveling abroad the day after Halloween..... I doubt I do much else other than buy some candy for the trick or treaters.  I need grandkids!!!  LOL  Somehow having grandkids (or just having children around in general) brings out the holiday decorating spirit...... or so I have been told.  And I have to admit..... since we are empty nesters, there is no thrill in decorating for any holiday other than Christmas, which is a chore in itself now that the house is empty.

Uncle Fester and the floating ghost costumes are now officially retired to the 'dress up storage bin'.... Alice in Wonderland, The Mad Hatter and The Queen of Hearts will make a return visit this weekend when they all head to another Halloween party in Lexington.

Happy Halloween!