Halloween Party.

Well I successfully hosted my first party in my grown up apartment. I was a little hesitant from the beginning but through the experience I have realized that my amazing friends to make it worth it. My boyfriend and I went as Pocahontas and John Smith... complete with his pug, Lola, as Percy.

My best friend, Lauren, and I made a ton of food which was a huge hit.  I made a gravestone background complete with blood splatters on the window and covered my curtain in a gauzy net. We I made deviled eggs, crescent roll hot dog mummies, brushetta, Reese's Cup witches brooms, and white chocolate bones. We didn't have any food by the end of the night... Everyone inhaled the goodness.

So here's some friends and costumes of the night:

 

Safe to say I will be having many more parties in the future.... Christmas/Ugly Sweater party? Yes please. New Years party? Maybe.
But with great friends and lots of beer/mixed drinks/wine/jello shots = amazing memories.

How did you guys celebrate Halloween this year? Any good costumes?!

Friday Fancies: Halloween Prep

I am linking up with {long distance loving} to show the blogging world what costume prep I have done so far before the big day arrives.

I decided early on that my boyfriend and I would do our first couple costume together. At one point in time, my girlfriends and I were going to dress as the Disney princesses but slowly but surely, everyone bailed. So since I already had my princess in mind, I wasn't ready to let the idea go. Everyone kept repeating, "you should still be her.." and finally I just agreed. So, I am keeping my costume idea and Mike and I will be... Pocahontas and John Smith.

Mike's costume is already done. This had to happen since he would never put it together himself, which would later lead to him not doing it at all. Everything worked out flawlessy since all it took was one Halloween store online and my brother's closet to produce his costume. So easy and so cheap.

1. Spanish Conquistador Hat (Halloween store online, $2.49)

2. Ralph Lauren Polo Sweater Vest (my brother's wardrobe)

3. Long sleeve button up shirt (in Mike's closet)

4. Pirate boot covers (Halloween store online, $9.99)

My costume... haven't even started. But I do have all the supplies. I just need a night to sit down and get going on it. I already own this brown dress, so I am going to remove the ruffles and put on fringe instead. Then use turquoise beads and ribbon to recreate Pocahotas' necklace. So definitely a few DIY projects to blog about are in the near future.

Anyway, I should mention the real reason why Mike hasn't vetoed his Halloween costume is because his pug is actually apart of our cast list. Her name is Lola and for one night and one night only she will become Percy the Pug!

Mike and I were laughing so hard trying to picture how we will all look together when boom another idea came to me. Now I have a Lola too, she's a Rat Yorkshire Terrier and already looks kind of like a raccoon. So my little Lola (yes we both have dogs named Lola, weird huh?) will become... Meeko!

I think I will make her a raccoon tail and maybe a mask around her eyes to complete the look. Ohh, I cannot wait until we take pictures. I think its going to be amazing!
So as you can see there is still a lot I need to do. My costume needs construction and I even have to make a dog collar and a raccoon costume. And I thought it would be a good idea to host my first grown up costumes and cocktail party... More DIY projects to come! Yay!

What are you guys being for Halloween? Are any of you doing any Halloween prep?

Halloweekend Festivities.

This Halloween weekend was one of my favorites. Not only was my costume easy and fun to wear but the boys' costumes turned out even better. Its fun to just celebrate dressing up and going out for the night. So here are a few pictures of my night as Rosie the Riveter. 

The Gilligan Island Cast
{The Skipper, Gilligan, & The Professor}

How was your Halloween? I want to know what everyone was and any DIY projects you performed to make your costume the best! I want to share my project with you guys... The boyfriend needed a Skipper hat  and all I could find at the costume shop was one for the air force. So I took off the patch and replaced it with an anchor patch. Then I removed the gold ribbon and changed it out with some golden rope with knots. I couldn't be happier and the boyfriend loved it! I guess that's all that matters :)

 Happy Belated Halloween everyone! Cannot wait to see your wonderful costumes :)

Boys at Halloween.

Halloween is fast approaching and I am trying to get the boy to pick out a costume already. I knew he would leave it to the last minute if I didn’t get on him about it. So yesterday we spent the day brainstorming and laughing at possible Halloween costumes. Of course, I started with ideas of celebrities I am attracted to… {Is that bad?}

My idea - Mac Miller:
a.k.a. My favorite rapper out there. He is my guilty pleasure. All the boy would need is sunglasses, a snapback hat, and a t-shirt. That’s about as easy as it gets…

His idea – Gorilla Suit:
Enough said. No way. First of all that’s just really scary and secondly, I am not dancing with a ball of fur all night.

Meeting at the middle:

My best guy friend called to say “I am going to need your help. I want to be Gilligan for Halloween.” Instantly I said “Yes, I’ll help… as long as you need a Skipper.” BOOM! Now the two men who mean the most to me in my life are a duo!

So now I am officially on the Halloween Costume Making Committee. It’s amazing how much I found already and all it takes is just  a few tweaks here and there to make it come together. So here’s what I want to know. What are you guys being? And more importantly what is your hubs/boyfriend/guy friend going as? Nothing like boys on Halloween!