halloween

as i get older, halloween takes on a whole new spin for me. for one, i have a lovely daughter that wants to go trick-or-treating. that means, i spend ninety percent of the weekend creating her costume that took about two weeks to decide on. she will become the Fiery Fairy of the Forest with giant wings and a black dress that looks like it is on fire. very cool. i had every intention in the world to buy her a costume this year and not make it, like i have every other year, until my brother pops up with "only the cool moms make costumes, you used to be that cool." so, yeah, i made the costume. let's face it, NO MOM wants to give up cool mom status. in fact, i wore a shirt one day that i would have never worn out in public just because my daughter said i looked the coolest in it.

i digress. the second part of halloween's presto-chang-o is that now she wants me to dress up. okay kids, it's hard enough to get done with what i do for her, now i have to be dressed up?? that poses a small problem. gone are the days when i could wear spandex and skimpy clothes. gone are the times that i could go to huge parties and get drunk and hook up with the guy in the cool costume. and, most importantly, gone are the days of my contacts. do you know how ridiculous i look in full devil costume with glasses on? puh-lease. i think i should have gone as a librarian.