I told them we were having a traditional Halloween party which included costumes. They were actually happy to don our dumb costumes. We are blessed to associate with such wonderful people--everyone of them. They were such good sports. The idea was to try to figure out what everyone else was. Because I want to remember them, the costumes are listed at the end of this blog. At the end so it does not interrupt this narrative. Scott had carved three pumpkins one for each table as there were 17 of us. Sister Whitehead picked some different shaped leaves out of her backyard to put under them. We even had candles. We fed them our traditional sloppy joes. I even had cold apple juice instead of hot apple cider. Everyone brings a dish, so we had chips, salads galore, and wonderful desserts.
After we ate, everyone had a chance to stand up and the others tried to guess what they had come as. They guessed all but three. I was hoping for laughs, but I got mostly groans. I was dressed as 'tickled pink' wearing a hot pink rain coat and carrying a long peacock feather with which I kept tickling everyone. They guessed me. Bummer.
It was a fun evening. The food was great. What more could we want. Well, I wish I did not stress so much when I do things like this. Scott and I really had fun coming up with the costume ideas, and we really did not kill ourselves getting it all together, but I still stress. Maybe, just maybe I will learn not to.
Costumes
a dollar taped to each ear = buccaneer Scott
a shirt with 'go ceiling' on it + pompoms (I made) = ceiling fan Sister Wells
a bottle hanging on a string from the neck = bottleneck Elder Wells
picture of a golden calf + american flag = american idol Brother Browne
a corpse + an eye + scrolls = dead sea scrolls Sister Jarman
an orange shirt with a pi sign on it=pumpkin pie Sister Whitehead
white tape running intermittently down pants + a fork=fork in the road Brother Whitehead
window taped on the back = pain in the rear, or rear window, or pain in the back Brother Hogge
a king's crown + a novel + saying "have you read my latest book?" = King Arthur Brother Whiting
a chef's hat and apron + an iron = iron chef Elder Jackson
an empty frame + holding the frame to one's face when speaking = self portrait Sister Fratangelo
calendar pinned to shirt + saying "please you go first" = last days Sister Browne
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| Elder Whiting as "King Arthur" |
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| Elder Whitehead as "Fork in the Road" |
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| Elder Browne as "American Idol" Look closely. It is a golden calf. |
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| Sister Jarman as "Dead Sea Scrolls" I loved that no one got this one. |
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| Scott as a "Buccaneer" |
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| Elder Wells as "Bottleneck" |
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| Sister Wells as a "Ceiling Fan" I am pretty proud of the homemade pom poms. |
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| Elder Jackson as the "Iron Chef" |
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| Table Decorations |
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| Scott did such a great job of carving these. |
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