Favorite Halloween Costume, Assign. #136

Weekend Assignment #136: What was your favorite Halloween costume ever? Whether it was from your childhood days or something you put together for that party last year, share the costume you liked the most.

Extra Credit: Well, obviously, a picture of the costume would be lovely

There isn't one certain costume that stands out in my mind when I was younger in elementary school.  I think during those years I dressed as witches and princesses, a lots of those really uncomfortable plastic masks with the rubber band stapled at each side.  I think I was a cowgirl once, because I remember holding a silver play gun.  I do remember hating getting dressed for the Halloween parade at school.  My mom did not drive, and she was never there to help me get dressed at school.  I hated getting dressed by other mothers behind the curtain they would set up in the classroom. 

When I got older, I didn't buy costumes.  My mother made me a Princess Leia outfit for my sixth grade play, and of course I was Princess Leia for a few years.  Then, I was a vampire woman, and of course, I was Boy George for a few years, and of course Cyndi Lauper. 

  Me as the Boy and friends.. 

  Me as Carmen Miranda

    Wishing I had my Cyndi Lauper pink taffetta dress.. oh well, at least I still got the gloves..

 I wish I had a photo of myself as Cyndi.  It was a cool costume.  I wore a real bright pink taffeta dress, ripped fish nets, a bright yellow silk jacket with a sign pinned on that read "Support your local wrestler", white pumps, crazy hair with red spray highlights (it was very frightening washing this off later that night...remember the movie, Psycho?)  and crazy makeup.  Alas, however, the only photo of me as Cyndi is somewhere in my ex-sister-inlaw's mother's house--probably in an album somewhere.  I'm sure people who have seen it say, "Who is this crazy person?"  Oh well..  I was promised the pic years ago, but...no show yet. 

When I was much older, I worked with an utterly fabulous woman named Glenda.  She went all out for Halloween, and she made most of her costumes.  Her work area was converted into a mini Halloween haunted house.  She got the office to all dress up, and even let co-workers borrow costumes.  She let me borrow her Carmen Miranda costume, and I was thrilled!  I just wish I had gone somewhere that year dressed up.  I just walked around the neighborhood with the kids.  Sure, I got compliments, but at that time I sure wished I had a party to go to.  I was newly divorced, and dating at that time of my life was totally out of the question, but I was pretty lonely. 

The last time I got dressed, I was a flower child.  I walked downtown at lunch with my good friend Kathi who was dressed as a clown, and hardly anyone blinked.  Sure, we got a few waves, but we just blended with the other crazy people.  Kathi has since moved, and there is no one to dress up with this year.  I could dress up and risk looking like a fool...  Hey, I just might..who knows.