Day 23

Halloween Activity

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My first costume this year was a............

Peacock!!!!

You might be thinking, hey, aren't the pretty peacocks boys? Well they are but it's Halloween right? Almost anything goes :)

I made the costume myself. I bought a bunch of peacock feathers and sewed them onto a corset that I had bought just last year. It was important to me to sew them on because it is a really nice corset and I didn't want to ruin it with super glue or a hot glue gun just because it would have been easier (side note on life: easier is not always better!) I also bought a black skirt with lace layers and a purple and blue petticoat, which I put underneath the first layer for a subtle poof of color. I then went to a fabric store to buy lace to use as pretty sleeves. I was able to find some falsies with feathers in them in the perfect peacock teal. They were a hit! I really love the peacock colors and was able to draw inspiration from make-up guru's, actresses, and of course the birds.

I wore this costume to a YSA Halloween activity. It was amazing! There was food, music, and the most amazing haunted house. I couldn't believe the effort and attention to detail that went in to making it so amazing. It was just as scary as Pirates! The house had many rooms, including a creepy child's room and a scary clown birthday. A big great job to everyone who put it together!

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Here Matt and I get our party on.

And how scary is Monique (this was the exact pose of the scary little girl down the hall at Pirates!)

Take a look the clown room...woah.

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Unfortunately I was feeling very sick from a day long sneezing fit (I think I may have been allergic to the feathers...oops!) But a group of us still went out for some desert after the party.

Here my buddy

Craig is doing

what I like to

call the future

old man face.

As cool as my

eyelashes were,

I had to get them

off at some point.

Not such an easy thing!

But we all had a good laugh :)

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Song of the day: Rihanna "Disturbia"