Halloween 2012 - a little watered down

As many of you know, I just adore Halloween! It is one of my absolute favorite holidays and I look forward to it every year, starting to plan costumes well before the season. (Please note, Matt does not share in this love but he does put up with me and go along with my plans usually)

This year, unfortunately, Matt and I both got sick around Halloween, watering down the normal fun. He was sick with a cold during the ward Halloween party and trunk or treat, leaving me to go alone. I dressed up as a Pan Am Stewardess and ended getting asked to bring some girls in the ward whose mom could not attend.
We had fun together and that ended up making my night more enjoyable.

Then I got a cold the next week, which soon developed into a full-blown sinus infection. I stayed home a couple days from work but threw myself together for the work Halloween party since I'm on the work social committee and had some items I had to take for this.

I dressed up at work as well and though I didn't feel so great, I had a blast being a part of our very own haunted house. Having never been a part of putting on a haunted house, I was tasked with helping to turn one of our conference rooms into a haunted house. And we only had about 2 hours to do so!

So we scrambled together and put on a pretty spooky experience. I got to lay on the ground in a bloody surgeon's outfit and then reach out at people as they walked by asking "can you help me?" Now personally, I hate going through haunted houses but being a part of the scaring was SO FUN!!! I much rather enjoy scaring others than scaring myself.

Laying on the ground by the fog machine probably did help my cold and I ended up having to stay another couple days once the sinus infection hit. (Side note: I learned NEVER to use tap water with your NetiPot but to use distilled water or boiled water).

In order to get better, I had to reschedule a trip to Apple Hill with my parents and miss a Halloween party put on by my book club friends. I also laid low on the actual Halloween day which was fine since we didn't have any trick or treaters any way.

I was bummed Matt didn't get to dress up but I know he wasn't and I just count it as giving him the year off.

I hope you all had a blast this holiday as well and are still enjoying your treats.

Modeling a can of ginger ale for the staff like a good stewardess would