Back to the 50's

Austin and I have been married for close to 6 years now and still I realize pretty frequently that there is A LOT of things that we have never done together. This weekend, we were able to do one of those things, and it was dress up for Halloween and go to a party!! we waited until the last second to decide if we were going to go or not because 1) the party started at 9:00 and my bedtime is pretty close to 9:15 and 2) we had NO clue what to go as. My whole life my Halloween costumes consisted of making a costume out of what we had and adding an accessory and calling it a "costume". For example, one year I went as a cook and wore my Brownie girl scout t-shirt, a long brown skirt, got a great big mixing bowl and wooden spoon from the kitchen and wore a cook's hat (that was my Halloween accessory). Pretty generic, but I didn't really enjoy dressing up too much... I definitely inherited that from my mom. All the same, I still really really enjoy Halloween. Austin and I both wanted to go to this party, so we thought we'd keep it simple and go as a 50's couple. I know it sounds boring and every girl has been a 50's girl one time in her life, but regardless, we had so much fun getting ready. Thanks to my sister Jennifer I squeezed my big belly into an elastic (thank goodness) 50's skirt she had made for my niece a few years ago, curled my hair, wrapped it in a scarf in a high pony tail and Austin borrowed his dad's college leatherman's jacket and rolled up his jeans and greased his hair and we headed down the street to our friends. It was a blast!

The theme for the night was Let's Make a Deal, so all the couples there had stuffed their pockets full of random things to try and win some prizes. There were about 20 couples there and the costumes were a riot. Well, the game started and "Monty Hall" dressed as King Triton hosted the show. On the real Let's Make a Deal, people walk away with great gifts, or beans, literally. Tonight, every gift was a great gift. This couple went all out. They were giving away Cold Stone gift cards, $50 iTunes cards, $100 P.F Changs gift certificates and two people walked away with the brand new iPod shuffle! Are you kidding me?!?! The final prize was a week stay at the couples house in Veil Colorado! It was so fun and this sweet couple did an amazing job hosting a decorating. We didn't win anything, (if only Austin would have had that nail file they were asking for!) but we had so much fun meeting new people in the neighborhood and ward. This was definitely the way for Austin and I to do one of those many things we have never done before. It will be a Halloween party never to be forgotten!