Halloween Costumes

As Halloween approaches each year I always think back to past costumes to see if they might work again. The fist costume I can remember was a devil. I must have been 2 or 3. When I was 5, I was Luke Skywalker. I was a pirate several times. One year I decided Halloween night that I did want to dress up. My mom got a bunch of balloons, and a clear trash bag. I went as a bag of jellybeans. I was a woman twice. About 5 years ago I was a gangster. The last time I dressed up I was a gynecologist.

My worst costume ever: Stormtrooper. I was in 3rd grade (1983) and Return of the Jedi had just been released in May (yes I had to look that up). I went to school with my costume under my school clothes and waited for the unveiling until it was time for the parade. The parade went around the entire school and each grade level walked in front of the other kids and all of the parents. Once it was time, I took off my school clothes and put on my mask. So my costume consisted of a Stormtrooper mask, my sisters white tights and her white leotard. The laughter was damaging. Even the parents laughed at me.

Vanessa came up with a pretty good idea this year for costumes, so I'm excited. I think we can pull it off pretty well and I will have a good time putting everything together.