Halloween

future-mrs

I figured since we've talked about Christmas already, we might as well talk about Halloween (it is closer.)  Anyone do anything fun?  Dress up?  Nothing at all?

I'm ashamed to say FI and I turn into teenagers for Halloween meaning we dress up (usually coordinate even) and go to bars/hang out with our friends (who also dress up)  Anyways, it's a blast.  I never did anything until I met him but he lurves Halloween.

If I wasn't so embarrassingly dressed up whore-ish I would post a pic of us last year.  :P    This year we're thinking Mad Hatter and a sexy Alice/Queen of Hearts.  Told ya...ha!

So what do ya'll do or not do?

kd.joseph

I cant see polls at work (that's what she said)....Ha!

But my DH is a huge Halloween fan, we have a guillotine and a coffin in the basement. We just cant do anything where we live, no kids at all. And we don't usually go anywhere, or dress up.

He does put a skeleton in his passenger seat though........her name is Rosie!

future-mrs

Whew, I was hoping I wasn't the only one.  Any ideas what you're going as?

Chi_Chi

My H is a scrooge for all holidays. Especially Halloween. He doesn't even want to pass out candy to trick-or-treaters, much less dress up.

anna.oskar

I don't dress up anymore since all the costumes seem to be "sexy bunny, sexy nurse, sexy zombie" and I guarantee that seeing me squeezed into one of them would be definitely unsexy.

I hand out candy to the neighborhood kids.  i love to see all their adorable costumes!

Looks like laffy taffy, runts, sweet tarts, nerds, bottlecaps, Fun Dips, and some gummy savers this year

pirategal03

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[QUOTE]I cant see polls at work (that's what she said)....Ha! But my DH is a huge Halloween fan, we have a guillotine and a coffin in the basement. We just cant do anything where we live, no kids at all. And we don't usually go anywhere, or dress up. <strong>He does put a skeleton in his passenger seat though........her name is Rosie!</strong>
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif" border="0" alt="Surprised" title="Surprised" /> I really want to do this now.  Where does one get a skeleton for this purpose?


We usually dress the dogs up, watch silly halloween movies (because I hate actually scary movies) and throw candy at children.  Sometimes we'll have friends over.  I haven't dressed up in a few years, I'm not very creative. 

At my university, Halloween was the biggest holiday of the year.  People started planning their Halloween costumes in the spring.  Entire sections of the town were blocked off for the party.  It was crazy. 

526SadieSadie

Dan hates dressing up for Halloween but he does it because he lurves me.  We usually go to a Halloween party at my friend's apartment but he moved to a really scary neighborhood and I don't really want to be there at night and I really don't want to park there

missy68

We go to a Halloween party every year, and I dress up. Last year, I convinced J to dress up; I'm not sure that will happen again.
I went as Elphaba/Wicked Witch last year, and I think I went as a witch the year before.

Oh, and? They do Beggars Night here like the Thursday before Halloween (always a school night) for only 2 hours. So, we can do both.

Nebb

We are going on a ghost tour the saturday night and then to a party at my friends house afterwards. I am dressing up as myself circa 2000, and my husband is dressing up as the butcher from gangs of NY circa 2010

september's bride

We're going to a wedding on the 30th, so our typical halloween party night will be taken up by that instead. It's all good, though - they're a fun couple and we like them a lot.

dmiller9274

I love Halloween, we usually dress up and go out. 
I'm sad that you didn't mention going to haunted houses, that's the best part of Halloween.  I love to go and have the crap scared out of me

future-mrs

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[QUOTE]I cant see polls at work (that's what she said)....Ha! But my DH is a huge Halloween fan, we have a guillotine and a coffin in the basement. We just cant do anything where we live, no kids at all. And we don't usually go anywhere, or dress up. He does put a skeleton in his passenger seat though........her name is Rosie!
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

Ha, I'm lovin the skeleton in the passenger seat.  Here's FI, he doesn't care if I embarass him, lol.


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baystateapple

FI went to college in Salem, MA (where we're getting married) so we usually try to go there for Halloween, because it is SO much fun.  The last time we went, he went as a vampire and I went as a witch. 

Halloween is literally 6 days before our wedding this year, so while we'll be in MA, I don't know if we're going to actually dress up.  I'm sure he'd like to, but we might just head down to Salem to see the festivities.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Halloween <strong>: I really want to do this now.  Where does</strong> <strong>one get a skeleton for this purpose?</strong> We usually dress the dogs up, watch silly halloween movies (because I hate actually scary movies) and throw candy at children.  Sometimes we'll have friends over.  I haven't dressed up in a few years, I'm not very creative.  At my university, Halloween was the biggest holiday of the year.  People started planning their Halloween costumes in the spring.  Entire sections of the town were blocked off for the party.  It was crazy. 
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]


Oh he's had her for years. I mean it when I say we have enough stuff to start our own Halloween store. The coffin is storage for all of it.
He and his ex lived in a neighborhood where they put on pretty much a show so big the police had to come direct traffic. He still has his werewolve costume.
If we ever move to a place less rural we would doing it again.

Rosie is hanging in the garage right now. He's thinking of strapping her to his motorcycle.

future-mrs

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[QUOTE]We're going to a wedding on the 30th, so our typical halloween party night will be taken up by that instead. It's all good, though - they're a fun couple and we like them a lot.
Posted by september's bride[/QUOTE]


I actually really wanted to do a Halloween/Goth wedding.  I think they are so fun/unique and FI seriously plans for Halloween all year long.  He loved the idea.  But the fam. wasn't so hot on it and their helping pay so eh.  :P

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Halloween : Ha, I'm lovin the skeleton in the passenger seat.  Here's FI, he doesn't care if I embarass him, lol.
Posted by future-mrs[/QUOTE]

Now you have to show is you!

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]Not sure what we'll dress up as this year.  It's usually a last minute decision. He was some random tequila shot guy last year and I was the Bermuda Triangle.  <strong>(Most people thought I was the food guide pyramid...sigh).
</strong>Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]

Duds thats hilarious!

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I don't really care about Halloween, but we go to a party every year for H's customer. We dres up and have fun. No one comes to our house for candy, we're far back from the street and it's super dark. Last year I was an Indian and he was a cowboy, and I made witch's fingers:

Nattie24

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[QUOTE]How do you make witch's fingers?
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]
just about to ask that.. 

future-mrs

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Halloween : Now you have to show is you!
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Oh god.  I seriously look like a 2-bit hooker.  They dubbed me "head groupie" for a reason, LOL.  The only reason I did it is because I knew we would be around close friends all night and we had a blast...

ETA: My hair looked pretty awesome though!

september's bride

I don't think they're having a halloween wedding, as much fun as that would be. They're both from fairly traditional families - they wouldn't go for it either, but a halloween costume ball would be so much fun. Especially if you could make it really classy with high-end costumes and special effects.

I always said that if I could have won one of those ridiculous contests where you win $150,000 for your dream wedding, that's the kind of stuff I'd spend my money on. I can't think of enough opulence to spend that on for a regular wedding, but a halloween wedding...yeah, I could go over budget on that one.

rhodesign

CS--I'm going to see Gaga tonight! We're dressing up and my friend is doing her red lace and pointy crown outfit from the MTV awards. It's awesome!

I freakin' love Halloween! Almost as much as Christmas, or maybe even more? hmm...

J will dress up if I pick something for him. He hates it otherwise. Last year I was Alex from A Clockwork Orange and he was The Todd from Scrubs. Here's a pic:

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[QUOTE]How do you make witch's fingers?
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]
 
I used this recipe: <a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spooky-witches-fingers/Detail.aspx">http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spooky-witches-fingers/Detail.aspx</a>

They are a bitch to make and I doubt I'll do it again, but they turned out great.

raynes

I like halloween!  We go to a house party every year.  This year we'll actually get trick or treater's too, since we're in a real live neighbour hood, with people! (last 2 years we lived behind a bar).

Last year we went as Mario and Peach.




I need couple ideas for this year.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]I like halloween!  We go to a house party every year.  This year we'll actually get trick or treater's too, since we're in a real live neighbour hood, with people! (last 2 years we lived behind a bar). Last year we went as Mario and Peach. I need couple ideas for this year.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]

Thats great! Love the pic.

september's bride

Last year we went as Frankenstein and his bride. I can't even find any good photos of it, but here's me before I donned a stellar Goodwill wedding dress:

raynes

Nemo pumpkin!  Love it.  I did Yoda in grade 8.  And went out dresed as Darth Vade.  raynes = super nerd

wwnbw

my baby will be 4 on halloween so we are having a big dress up party for her. we have 3 kids between us (2 his 1 mine) so after buying them all costumes, her party, and it being only a month after the wedding the funds aren't there for us to dress up too. it sucks cause i LOVE halloween but i've never got to do the "adult" halloween thing.

ricksang

We got married on Halloween. We usually dress up but I think this year we are going to just dress how we normally dress, go out to eat, and go to a few of our friends' bars.

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You got pumpkin carving skills, jesse. Do you use stencils or freehand it?

rhodesign

MJ I love those! I also carve pumpkins and each year I try to out-do myself.
I've been on a pin-ups kick, so here's last year's pin-up pumpkin


and the year before