'Twas a Happy Halloween

I used to dress up every Halloween when I was little. My mom would make the cutest costumes, and I couldn't wait to show them off to my friends and neighbors. I was a Spice Girl one year (although I never even liked them, but my friends did!), a genie the next, a bumble bee, pumpkin--you name it, and my mom would make it!

In college I really slacked off. I made a feeble attempt at being Deb from Napoleon Dynamite (complete with caboodle, leggings, and side ponytail), a detective, a cowboy, and an iPod commercial (you know, the all-black, dancing character with the white headphones and iPod).

Here's what I pulled off this year . . .

A cow!?



Another cowgirl?! Being from Texas, I did lasso the longhorn, albeit fake longhorn, in two attempts.



A mime, you might think. No, this is just the beginning stage. We're getting closer.



Say hello to Keiko.



Konichiwa! Acting dollish--you know, how I usually do.



Adigato! The kimono had to come off so Keiko could dance. (You can see a pedometer at my hip--proof that I counted my steps for a full month for my wellness program at work.)



I fooled a lot of people. I'd never painted my face before for Halloween, so this was a special treat. I kind of liked the stares when I danced crazy because, unlike other dances, this time I was in disguise.