Halloween

This year, Halloween was an absolute blast! Because I had to work a full 8-5 shift at work, I had to wake up a little after six, which was pretty rough for me because I'm currently trying to kick my coffee addiction. Anyway, I took care of the dogs, showered, and donned my costume. I went as Elizabeth, the director (my boss's boss) at work. I wore a grey pencil skirt, pink top (Elizabeth always wears something pink), and a blonde wig, and I carried a Mountain Dew (Elizabeth's drink of choice) and a notepad - something she always has on hand. I must say, I was pretty convincing.

So I was out the door by a quarter after seven. My plan was to swing by Krispy Kreme on the way to work and pick up some Halloween-themed donuts as my contribution to the office Halloween party. When I made it to Krispy Kreme, there was a line of cars wrapped around the building and an equally obscene amount of customers inside. Bummer! I didn't have time to wait, so I begrudgingly left empty handed and went to work.

The morning passed by quickly. Word of my costume spread throughout UTS and dozens of coworkers trickled into the Information Desk area to laugh and take pictures of me. When Elizabeth poked her head in the door, I was with a customer but she burst out laughing anyway. Once the customer was gone, we had a good laugh and had our picture taken together.

When the time came for the Halloween party, I entered the costume contest. Each contestant had to walk in front of a small panel of judges and "do their thing." There were a lot of great costumes. "V" from V for Vendetta was there, and so was Joe the Plumber. Captain America (Stephen) and an "iCARE zombie" (Katie) made appearances as well.

When it was my turn, I walked up, accessories in hand, including Elizabeth's actual nametag and Blackberry, and said a few of her famous catchphrases such as "Hey, happy people!" and "Stop the bus!" I also stopped for a moment and pretended to send a text to someone on the Blackberry. Well, apparently I was convincing to the judgest because I won the contest! My prize was a giant bag of fun-size Snickers bars. Deeelicious!

The rest of the workday was smooth and went by quickly. Afterwards, I came home to find my hubby, who had been away for a two week work trip. We went out for dinner at Texas Roadhouse, where there were tons of people in costume. After that, we returned home for a night of Guitar Hero: World Tour.

All in all, the day was great, start to finish. It was a nice distraction from all the craziness that has been going on lately between school and work. I hope everyone else had a great Halloween!

Love and Lattés,

Katie