Hallowen 2011, Part Two

These were my two Halloween costumes. On the left is my Doctor costume, on the right is my cowgirl costume. The common denominator is that I found this excellent cowboy hat for $5 at an estate sale. I wore the Doctor outfit Saturday and Sunday, and wore the cowgirl costume to school Halloween and to answer the door for trick-or-treaters.

Sunday I went to another small Halloween party with my friend who dressed as Sonic, and we went from there to another pub, which is starting to really sound like our M.O. I met more of her friends, who are great, and had a really wonderful time. After the pub, we swung on swings in a park, played on the jungle gym, and were general kids. It was super.

The next day was Halloween itself, for which I totally dressed up, even though I was only going to school and yes I was the only person in costume in every class I had. Whatever. I just love the holiday! I ended up getting my Education midterm test back, and the professor called me out for getting the highest score in the class. I was relieved and embarrassed all at once, but looking back, I have no regrets. I'm glad my classmates know I got the top score. I'm super glad I got a great score on a challenging test, and I'm excited to know that I know the right way to study for tests to do well in a really demanding professor's class.

Halloween Weekend

I had an excellent Halloween weekend, seriously.

On Saturday, I woke up way too early and drove down to Orlando to go to Disney World with my Disney Cruise Line workin' friend Catherine and two of her friends, both of whom I've met before. First of all, how cool is it that one friend I met while I was up in Toronto and another I met while passing through Virginia as part of a huge message board nerd meetup? Very cool is the answer. Anyway, once I finally got through traffic, we met up and headed to the Magic Kingdom. Once there, we were speed demons, riding Space Mountain, the teacups, the Haunted Mansion, the Prince Charming's carousel, It's a Small World, and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, all in less than two and a half hours! After that, Catherine and her castmate buddy had to get back to the boat, but Sarah and I headed into Disney's Hollywood Studios for lunch, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, and the newly renovated Star Tours. Finally it was time to head home.

After the two and a half hour drive home, I fell into bed, napped for a few hours, and then woke up to meet up with Aunt Barbara and Uncle Tom at the Ale House. They were in town for the Florida/Georgia game. We caught up, ate, and then headed back home, where I changed into my costume to go to a Halloween party. I was the Doctor, from Doctor Who. I met up with a new friend from school, and attended a totally not creepy party where I totally wasn't uncomfortable. There were gummy worms! It wasn't horrible. Why would you think that?

Afterwards, we went to the Fly's Tie, an Irish pub near the beach, and met up with some people. The live band was great, a girl dressed as Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's came up to me and informed me that bow-ties are cool. I knew that, but I was glad she let me know she knew. Sure is lonely being the one lady dressed totally, completely unsexily for Halloween. My friend dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, but at least she was a cute/mildly scandalous Sonic. I was just the Doctor. AH, WELL. Next year!

There's a bit more to tell and pictures to share, but the NyQuil is kicking in and I am going to sleep. Goodnight all, and I hope you had a killer wonderful Halloween!