Happy Halloween!

I have had a lot of fun this Halloween. I have three parties this season so it became worth it to put effort into a costume. 

Behold:

You are going to laugh when I tell you this started out as a Lady Gaga costume. I bought a killer pair of platform stiletto floral print heels from Payless. They are amazing! but highly impractical - so perfect for a costume. I then Googled 'Lady Gaga Floral' and came up with this: 

 

So, I started to make that - hence the floral hat I created. But then I realized that a big floral headdress and fancy shoes was all I had and I didn't think anyone would automatically assume I was Lady Gaga...I would just look ridiculous! So I said to myself "Self, you have already sunk $20 into fake flowers that you can't return so you might as well come up with something that uses them." aha, the obvious - go as a flower. So a quick trip to Home Depot for the biggest plastic pot they have (and they did cut it for me in the Tool Rental area - so Dad I don't know why they didn't cut your fencing); a sweater purchase from Goodwill - it was furry so looked very mossy; and one more trip to the dollar store for leafy branches and voila:

 

The irony is that I didn't even wear the shoes. But I did win 1st prize (and $20) at one of the parties I attended.

 

By the end of the party we decided I wasn't just a flower pot, I was an Anne Geddes baby

 

But at work, I couldn't wear a giant flower pot, in fact we aren't really encouraged to dress up at all - gotta stay professional. So since I became a social media coordinator, I have used Halloween as an opportunity to educate our office on various social networks that exist. Last year, I was Twitter, this year: 

 

Pinterest, is a photo-based site that allows people to create virtual inspiration pin boards (mostly women getting ideas for weddings, parties, and recipes) but it is really fun. 

My friend Liz was the only other person in the office with a costume. she is representing Toddlers and Tiaras. 

This Halloween has been really fun!

Next up: a recruitment trip to California with a stop at Disneyland! (excited for the new Star Tours ride).