Hallo-week: Five Years of Costumes
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Seriously, isn’t he just ADORABLE?
Today concludes my Hallo-week posts and thought there was no better way to wrap up a fabulous week then share with you five years of costumes. [As well as share my adorable puppy in his pirate costume, how cute!]. I’d happily share more photos from my youth, but many of them hide in the pages of photo albums at my grandmothers,since back in the day we didn’t have digital cameras. And yes, I also walked 25 miles in the snow, uphill, without shoes, to school. Halloween has always been a big deal to me and I pride myself on my creative costume ideas. Sure they aren’t always trendy or super elaborate, but they are ME, and that’s really all that matters. Some of these were the product of hours of hard work, some were purchased online. Regardless of their manufacturing, these costumes represent some of the best nights of my life. Now, I bet you are wondering “what does any of this have to do with nutrition or health?” A lot! Life is not worth living if you don’t let loose, have fun and laugh it up. Having great friends and a fantastic sense of humor will get you very far! In fact, studies have shown that laughing reduces the major stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine (adrenaline) and dopamine, as well as can burn up to 60 calories an hour! So this Halloween, stop worrying about your age, your weight, work or your shortcomings. Instead, grab a costume, grab your friends and go have a spook-tacular good time! [I had to throw in ONE cheesy thing, right?]
Sophomore Year: Construction Worker
- This bad boy did’t take much time at all and was a really cheap costume to make! All you need is a plastic hard hat, a denim mini, a wife beater, a construction vest [party city], a tool belt and some dark make-up!
Junior Year: Sexy Scientist
- Another easy, DIY costume! I bought a lab coat from the school bookstore, had a test tube from an old science class, bought cheap tights at Wal-Mart and heavily teased my hair! I also stuck some pencils and a calculator in my pocket. And yes, those are safety goggles on my head!
Senior Year: Strawberry Shortcake
- One of my, err, sexier costumes! This year, due to a heavy class workload, I had to borrow this “hand me down” costume from a friend. I got quite a few compliments on it though, so it didn’t matter!
Super Senior Year: Legends of the Hidden Temple
- This is, hands down, my favorite costume thus far. Not to mention the cheapest! This night also represents one of the very best nights of my life and those silly folks are some of the best coworkers a person could ever have.
First Year Out of School: Zorro
- That creepy adult Mario next to me would be my fiance. This was one of the more expensive costumes I’ve had, but that’s because it was bought online. I have to say though, I was the only female Zorro in Georgetown!
What are you going to dress as this year? If you aren’t, what’s your favorite costume of all time?
Claire
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