Halloween 2008

This is a Halloween for the memory books! Our first one together as a married couple, and our first one where we dressed up!

It was so much damned fun last night. I didn't think I was going to be able to hang with Ed and the party people since my weekend started with a monster cold. I thought I had the flu at first, but I'm sure it is just a cold and now a really bad sinus infection. I've battled sinus and ear infections my entire life.

But, I made sure I was hopped up on Sudafed and ibuprofen, lots of juice and liquids, and got to work. Ed's machine was made by Baby Sis and it was shipped from Chicago last week. I just had to get my act together.

Achilles was my assistant as I patched together my costume. Found a table of clearance fabric at Walmart and I bought $3 worth and made my boob with it. He left little paw prints on the giant boob. Sweet boy, isn't he? My little Sweetface.

Duct tape works wonders if you ever want to strap a pillow to your torso. How about dat wig!?
Gratuitous self-groping. ;-)
Behold DA BOOB.
Helped Ed get into his state-of-the-art Mammogram Machine. Free, no insurance required. No excessive squishing, ultra-gentle procedure. That's his promise. ;-)
And we were off....on foot! Our friends' house is only about a 1/2 mile away, so we decided to walk there, you know, just in case we needed to stumble home. It was a warm night and I was sweating like a hog under the strapped on pillow and nylon stuffing. Negotiating Ed's departure through our front door was FREAKING HILARIOUS!.....

Walking along, we could NOT stop laughing at how ridiculous we looked. I cannot imagine what people were thinking as we passed them by. We walked past a cop hiding in a parking lot, waiting for speeders, and I'm sure he was thinking to himself, "Was that what I think it was? WTF?!"

I tried and tried to get a good video or picture of the shadows we were casting in the streetlight, but it was just too dark. Let me just say that it looked like a puffy, giant blob clodding alongside some futuristic robot looking thing. Dammit! I'm so upset that I couldn't get a good pic of the shadows. I wish I had a night filter lens for my camera!

These videos showcase my futile attempts. One of them also showcases the offers of "squeezing" I received from passing cars. Ha ha ha!












Finally made it to the party. My throat was sore from laughing so much on our walk over. That probably didn't help my cold much, but I was having too much fun with my Belov-Ed. Had to take our obligatory self-portrait. Fake eyelashes rock! Especially red glittery ones!
Our friends' house was soooooo nice. Their backyard was straight out of some tropical postcard. This has got to be one of the tallest, healthiest, and most beautiful palm trees I've ever seen! The picture didn't capture the HUUUUUGE leaves and fronds. Absolutely beautiful.
A llama taking advantage of a free mammogram. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Llama Boy got all of SIX of his breasts examined. Llama Boy's mama actually made his costume for him and it was actually pretty cool. The Llama could spit squirts of water! We thought him to be Ed's major competition in the costume contest.
Examining 6 llama breasts is hard work, so Dr. Ed had to take a time out and enjoy an adult beverage.

My sweet, handsome, funny, Belov-Ed. I love this man to absolute pieces!!! Last night was wonderful only because he was with me.
LLama Boy and his Peruvian Chick.
Party scene at the Tiki Bar.
Help!!! I'm being molested!!! Oh, wait. It's just a breast exam. Carry on then!
Cheerleader in line for a mammogram. Zorro is mad that he doesn't have mammaries.
Good thing the mammograms were free because Cheerleader later admitted to having no insurance.
Even doctors understand the importance of preventive medicine!
Peruvian Chick breaks away from Llama Boy for her preventive testing.
Llama Boy didn't mind though, he was too busy trying to feel up the Boob. Every llama's dream come true, a size Double XYZ Boob!!!
Interesting costume. Or not.

Mammo-Man and Boob-Girl, as we came to be known at the party. We ended up winning the Best Couple costume, which thrilled us to absolutely no end!!! BUT...Belov-Ed won the Best Male costume by a freaking landslide!!! I was so proud of my Mammo-Man! I wanted to win Best Female, but that went to Raggedy Ann. I ended up winning for Best Scariest Female, which I didn't understand, but I'll take it!!! We won 3 of the 6 categories....woooo-hoooo!!! Got really cool Halloween bags full of goodies.
Our hosts and good friends, Zorro and his bride, as well as Dr. Seymour Bush. They threw one helluva Monster Bash.
Some of our fellow party goers didn't really care for the costumes, the Tiki Bar, or receiving a free mammogram. They just wanted to do the Monster Mash and dance like Purple People Eaters. Good times!


My baby Milo Bear claimed one of our prizes for his own. A black stuffed Halloween cat has been his companion all day today. I started this post last night after the party, but I'm finishing it now (Sunday afternoon) with Milo napping at my feet. The stuffed cat is a fitting gift since most of our friends at this party we know from the dog park. Thanks to our beloved furbabies, we have made some incredible life-long friends. Laura at Live Happy is one of them. (Laura, Achilles & Milo send their love, licks, wags, and kisses!)

You know, Ed was a bit concerned that we'd offend someone with our costume. Other than a lady in a passing car who said that her mammogram wasn't a very pleasant experience, everyone really liked our get up. What a relief! October is, after all, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so get your mammograms ladies!!!!

Now, where is that Sudafed? Time to allow my body to rest and heal. I hate sinus infections. Happy Halloween everyone!