Just do it #19: Win a costume contest!

Well, win a small costume contest of about 30 people.

But still... it counts! Right?

Can you guess what Dan and I dressed as for Halloween?

You would have had to seen a certain movie involving an old man and his floating house that is guaranteed to make you cry during the montage about marriage, that is, provided you are not dead inside. Kidding. But seriously, when Dan and I saw Up in the theater that scene got both of us a little sentimental.

Anyway, when my sister Bethany invited us to her Halloween party and told us that everyone would vote for their favorite costume, it tapped into Dan and my competitive sides. We were in it to win it.

After much brainstorming, we decided to pay homage to Up. Dan dressed as Mr. Frederickson by buying the big glasses and a bow tie, sprayed his hair white, and wore his grandfather's tweed jacket (complete the grape soda pin on the lapel.) We ordered the cane for $12 online, which we're going to donate to a nursing home later, and added the tennis balls. My costume only cost $12 for the helium balloons, as I simply used my glue gun, construction paper from home, and two old boxes to create my house.

Confession: I spent way too long on that damn house and burned two of my fingers on my glue gun, but this nerdy, arts and craft project was kind of fun. And, of course, I loved showing the final product.
Of course, no one can out-Halloween my sister, who looked freakin' perfect as the Black Swan:


Somber ballerina close-up:


You can't really tell from this picture, but she had the movie Black Swan playing in the background as guests arrived, and I just had to snap a side by side:

There was too much cuteness at the party to recap, from pumpkin beer, spooky punches, and jello shots, to themed foods, to flip cup and a costume contest. She did a great job!



My mom and dad dressed up for the first time as a couple and stopped by for a little Halloween fun. Aren't they cute as a bee and beekeeper?





Getting scary:

Bethy received the most votes for best costume, and we were pumped to take home a "best couple costume" ribbon, especially considering some of the cute competitors, like Stay Puff and a ghostbuster, look-alikes from Sons of Anarchy, and...
Sue Sylvester and Puck from Glee:


Uncle Sam and Rosie the Riveter


and the-taking-one-for-the-team award that should have gone to this guy, whose wife convinced him to don matching adult leopard print onesies. Notice how he's drinking heavily to bear the shame:

You might this this costume was my idea, but it wasn't. Dan was all about it. He likes to win at everything, costume contests included. In fact, after he won, he fist pumped and made the most random comment to me...

"You know, Christen, I thought our best costume days were behind us. But we're like the Beatles! You know...when everyone thought they were fading out, they suddenly make Abbey Road and the album is a huge hit!"

Uhh... sure, babe. That's an accurate comparison.