I want to extend a very special thank you to all my regular readers for all your words of support over the past year and to those of you who stopped by for the first time last week to share some love on my SITS day. I intend to make good on my promise and am still making my rounds to all of your blogs. This could take some time, so please bear with me.
Also, the apron I won from Fumbling Towards Normalcy arrived and it’s so stinkin’ cute! I finally got around to taking some photos, but please excuse the grainy resolution and my horrible “come hither” stance. It was that or my trademark “deer-in-headlights” look. Sadly there is no in-between with me when I pose for photographs.
I am still recovering from Atlantic City, a city that definitely had its way with me Halloween weekend. Talk about sensory overload. Not only were the casinos bustling with hippies, but the boardwalk was a runway for some of the most eccentric and unusual costumes I have ever seen in my life. In other words, I was in heaven.
My girlfriend and I arrived Friday night. Remember when I said that we’d only go to the Saturday and Sunday Phish shows? As luck would have it, fate had other plans. That morning, my friend was miracled an extra, so on our way down to AC, a few phone calls were made and I had a ticket waiting for me in the hotel lobby in a matter of minutes. Score! As soon as we found parking at the hotel, we ran to the venue and made it in time for the second set (damn Friday night city traffic). It was not the best show I’d ever been to, but as far as we were both concerned, everything that happened that night was a bonus. We weren’t even supposed to be there, right?
It was a wonderful weekend. We met up with buddies from college, flirted with some cute boys, hit up the casinos for slots and Blackjack, decided that 2pm was a fine time for a happy hour, and smoked a ton of cigarettes. On Halloween, rumors swirled in the hotel and at the blackjack tables among Phish-heads as to which album they would play that evening. My obscure pick was Warren Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” (I knew they would never play it in a million years, but I happen to think it’s a perfect Halloween album). Their Saturday night show put an end to all the Zeppelin rumors when they played a very high-energy medley that included “Whole Lotta’ Love,” “Ramble On,” “Stairway to Heaven,” etc. It was epic. They ended up going with Little Feat’s “Waiting for Columbus,” an album I had not yet heard but it was a very fun set and I definitely danced my ass off.
The Rainbow Brite costume was incredibly easy to pull off and turned out to be a success. Here I am with two of my girlfriends: Strawberry Shortcake and Jem (and yes, I realize that Rainbow Brite did not have blue hair but I couldn’t turn down the wig).
I was carrying around Care Bear stickers so you can imagine my excitement when I saw this:
Right before this photograph was taken, one of the bears yelled “CARE BEAR STARE” (had to be the guy next to me). Also, HOW CUTE IS THE ORANGE CARE BEAR?!
Sorry this isn’t a stellar post, but I’m feeling kind of stretched thin these days. I was hoping to make it up with colorful pictures. Did it work?
You & your friends look great!
Oh, those Care Bears are too funny! What a great group costume. Yes, the orange bear is a cutie.
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Great costumes! I especially like Jem. I remember watching that as a kid.
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I forgot to say how much I like your apron! It looks like a dress. 🙂
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Definately sounds like a good Halloween for you 🙂 And yes I will agree the orange Care Bear is pretty cute, the blue one isn’t completely bad either. Hopefully you’ll get some time to relax here soon and not be stretched so thin!
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I think this post is hilarious. And that costume is fantastic. How creative were those guys? It looks like you had a blast.
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The Care Bears showed up!? Awesome.
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thank you for not mentioning that a bird shit on my head.
Ok, the care bears are cracking me up.
Ahhh I just found your blog but holy cow, someone else talking about Phish other than me!! How many times have you seen them? I’ve seen them 8 times at the moment, and hope to up that number next year!
Glad you had fun at the Halloween show! That’s a great album.
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Love the costumes! You look adorable as Rainbow Brite.
Loving the costume. I heart SBS. Those care bear boys are too cute! That looks like a bowl of fun. On another note, I just checked out Phish. They are pretty cool. You may have a convert. Congrats on your feature.
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Looks like such a fun time. Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake? Holy childhood flashback Batman. Love it.
Last year we did grown up Halloween in a big way because it was on a Saturday. We went into NYC for the Village Halloween parade. What an awesome time. But no one will be seeing the pics from that night any time soon! ;-D
Love the costume. I always want to wear a wig on Halloween but I feel like I just can’t pull it off.
Happy you had a fun weekend!!
A bunch of guys dressed like the Care Bears?!?! HOW AWESOME!!!
It sounds like you had a fabulous weekend! And your apron is adorable!
So did you get the orange Care Bear’s phone number???
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no… NOTHING! I’m SUCH A WUSS!!! LOL
@ marc: i didn’t have to–you did right here 😉 PS: I do think the bird shitting in your head/hand was good luck for us at the tables.
I used to love the care bears. These guys looked cuter than the ones I remember. I love your blog and have chosen it for the Stylish Blog Award….just visit my blog to see how to pay it forward. x
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I feel badly that I am so behind in catching up — awesome halloween costume and yep, that is a cute care bare in that pic 🙂
As a child of the 80’s, I LOVE all the costumes! You guys totally rocked.
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Oh, goodness, the apron? adorable.
The legs? rockin’ aweSOME.
And the come hither look? you’re killin’ me.
You have got it goin’ on..what man wouldn’t fall for the come hither look with a domesticy apron atop a pair of kickin’ legs in cowboy boots???
Woman, take that pic and post it on a webstie now!!!!!!!!
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Care Bear Stare! (gotta imagine the goofy look I’m giving you)
Sexy Nerd would love for me to get an apron like that, BTW.
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