Happy Halloween!

dance party photo shoot set to Kanye West - Power

Happy Halloweeeen! 

I hope all your weekends were perfect and that you were able to jump-start your Halloween festivities. 

Saturday night, Jack and I dressed up, met up with some friends and headed to a party. 

I must say, these folks knew how to throw a party Sorren-style. 

Their house was decorated to the nines AND there was Halloween-themed food for days. 

Quite honestly, I spent most of the time going from the cupcakes to the cookies to the cheese tray and back again. 

Nothing wrong with that.

For anyone who is stumped or thinks I may be a bunny with a crown, 

I dressed as Max from Where the Wild Things Are this year.

I have been putting this costume together since September, and it was worth it.

I bought the onesie for $20 from Value Village and then DIY'd the rest.

I loved this costume.

It was warm. It was comfy. It didn't require any makeup.

Jack dressed as frog - double entendre.

(As a french person, I approved this costume.)

He found the frog towel thing this past summer and the rest followed.

We made the moustache even greasier by adding mascara.

It worked perfectly. 

The Elusive Work-Appropriate Halloween Costume

Well folks. Once again, Halloween has snuck up on me. It's not like I didn't see it coming, in fact I've been counting down the days since September faded away in my rear-view. You see my darlings, I am a HUGE Halloween junkie. Always have been. It may have something to do with the dressing up, or it may have something to do with the candy - who really knows.

I had planned on doing this post tomorrow however I spent last night sewing away on this year's costume, so I just couldn't contain myself any longer! Last year I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to create TWO Halloween costumes. One was with Jack for a party we were going to, while the second was a slightly trickier, work-appropriate costume. This elusive concept must balance appropriate office-attire with subtlety, offering the ability to be shed if, for some odd reason, your work friends bail. This got me thinking - What wouldn't I mind being stuck wearing, if I was stuck in it all day? Answer - sweat pants. I have always been in awe of people who manage to pull off wearing sweats to work. I don't know if it's ignorance or confidence, but it is a phenomena that has baffled and intrigued me. Halloween offered the perfect opportunity to realize my dream of experiencing this. 

So, I brain stormed. Costumes that incorporate sweats: gym teacher, track and field, university student, real housewife. That was it; I had my gem. I got out my lululemon yoga pants, tank and sweatshirt (collected over a number of christmases), straightened and pouffed my hair and applied my too-dark foundation and a layer of bronzer - forgetting to blend along the jawline, of course. I then used my trusty frosted pink lipstick to highlight my lips and topped the look off with a purse-sized dog, starbucks and giant rock on my ring finger.

It was a hit. The engineers at my company thought I was serious. That in one night, I had given myself a make-over and was now on the prowl. I got double takes and strange looks all day. I would walk into a room and people would clam up. It wasn't until our Halloween social that the record was set straight. I definitely consider this costume, one of the best I have ever thought up - why? because in being subtle I achieved the other essence of Halloween - trickery.

What Halloween costume are you most proud of?