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first halloween

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well, a month ago, we certainly had a different image of halloween.

we obviously didn’t think that we’d have a sparklet to costume … and we really thought that the lady sparkler could go dressed up as Juno, or maybe a pregnant Mary Magdalene to my Jesus.

our beloved m.o.h. (maid of honor) actually went out and bought sparklet a pumpkin costume, but it unfortunately didn’t live up to its advertised sizing (it was “one size fits none” not “all”).

so, yesterday when we were in dupont circle, we ran to the local children’s boutique, and bought the last decent costume off their shelves (giraffe) at 40% discount.

if anybody from work asks, we picked out the costume as an ideological statement … and she’s dressed up as either (a) the Conservancy’s adopt an acre in africa project, or (b) the number one teething toy in Paris.

halloween is quite a big deal in mount pleasant, and our neighborhood shuts down streets to make room for all the trick-or-treaters who come in from around the city.

we wandered around a bit with the baby giraffe-let in her stroller, but it was way too early (5:00pm) and it was raining to boot. even so, we saw tons o’ princesses and vampires, and more than a few ninja outfits from a children’s television show that i couldn’t figure out.

no candy was purloined (she’s too young for us to keep a straight face) or purchased (our building requires card key access, and has no other kids) but it was a lovely afternoon none-the less.

oh, and a nice warm up for next year …

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3 responses to “first halloween”

  1. Texas in Africa Avatar
    Texas in Africa

    I’m gonna chalk that Mary Madeline reference up to the fact that you aren’t getting much sleep. Glad to see that sparklet looked adorable.

  2. evancparker Avatar
    evancparker

    … or over-reliance on spell check.

    interestingly enough, the pregnant Magdalene idea came from the Baylor-educated alum in the family. i was a bit down on the idea (not because of the moral issues, obviously) but because i couldn’t come up with an easy way to make the costume identifiable as Magdalene (vs. a knocked up shepherd’s wife).

    if everyone was an art historian, she could have walked around with a book and a skull … but that probably has different connotations these days.

  3. Texas in Africa Avatar
    Texas in Africa

    I know somebody who went as Mother Earth. They painted her (extremely pregnant) belly as the planet, she had a long wig, and a drapey blue outfit on.

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