Halloween Costumes

I'm still alive! I'm doing better, but still congested, coughing, and sneezing. However, my spunkiness and speed are back at work (my boss and coworkers noticed a big difference while I was sick!).

I'm trying to decide on a Halloween costume even though I am doing absolutely nothing for Halloween. Our ward is not having a party because Stake Conference is that weekend. I don't know if the schools are doing anything, and even so, they're usually geared toward kids. I work Halloween. I have no friends, so I'm not going to any parties. There is a giant clean party for singles, but obviously I don't qualify for that. And Justin won't be with me that weekend anyway. I'm hoping there will still be trick-or-treaters when I get off work at 7 so I can dress up and pass out candy. I love seeing kids in costumes!

I've been wearing a costume every day at work for the past two weeks (for photos, click here). At first I only wore accessories, such as cat ears, until one day Saturday when I was told I was allowed to wear a full costume. I loved it so much that I asked my manager if I could wear one everyday, and she said yes. When I am ever going to get the oportunity again to wear any costume I want for free? As for buying one, I got it down to 4 options:

1. "Hot Stuff"
Plus: It's a lot longer on me than on the model and it flatters my figure!
Minus: Not worth the price, even with a 30 percent discount. And I still have to wear shorts underneath.


2. "Cruise Cutie"
Plus: Totally adorable and original! Very modest.
Minues: Price again. And it's white--I am guaranteed to ruin it! Also, the hat doesn't stay on and the dress is a bit big (but they do have an XS I could try on).


3. "Jewel of the Sea"
Plus: So cute on me! Very comfortable and affordable.
Minus: Still have to wear shorts. A little too punk for my taste. Tempted to buy a million pirate accessories!

4. "Rag Doll"
Plus: By far the cutest on me. (I forgot to take a picture that day because I was rushed during closing time. Just imagine me in it with full-length stockings and no wig or platforms.)
Minus: Price--just the costume is $50. Plus I would have to buy full-length stockings (wearing shorts underneath) or bloomers (cute, but where to get them?) because the skirt is barely a skirt.

Right now I'm leaning toward #3. What do you think?

Still Sick

Of course, the one week I actually get a lot of hours. I better be better tomorrow! And not only because it's pizza day at work. ;0)

Sick

Something's being going around work, and I got it. I started feeling a bit under the weather on Tuesday, but just thought it was due to allergies. However, yesterday my throat was really sore and I couldn't stop coughing. After work, I started crying. Everything was sore! Then I couldn't sleep at all last night, even with taking medicine, so I've been napping all day. I feel so crummy. I just hope I'm better by tomorrow so I can go back to work.

p.s. I wore a totally cute rag doll costume at work yesterday (the full deal, not over my clothes as usual) and forgot to take a picture. Sad! I guess I'll have to wear it again, if I can find the stockings I already wore so I don't have to open a new pair.

Harvey and Hillbilly Joe

We carved our pumpkin with our friends after church today. They named theirs Harvey, and Justin named ours Hillbilly Joe. (I hope he picks better names when we have children! jk)

Corn Maze

Friday night Justin and I went on a date to the farmer's market, where they had a corn maze, pumpkins, and other activities. It took us about a little over an hour to go through the corn maze. There were six posts hidden throughout the maze with uniquely shaped hole punchers. It took us forever to find one, but after we did, we found the rest more easily.

After our adventure, we rode the kiddy train around the farm, which was actually really fun! Then we milked a fake cow, raced in pedal go-karts, played on the playground, visited some chicks, and picked our perfect pumpkin. (Our friends, the Eatons, are coming over tomorrow afternoon to carve pumpkins.) We bought some Halloween cookies before heading home to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. We didn't get very far before falling asleep. We were so tired! It was a really fun date.

It's a good thing today was laundry day: all our clothes smelled like poopy farm animals!

For more photos click here.