There is a funny thing about me and Halloween. The older I get, the more into creating costumes I get. When I was younger, I remember liking Halloween just like any other less-significant-than-Christmas-Holiday. Being a diabetic, sometimes it had its negatives. My parents sometimes traded my candy haul for cash, but then they gave up on this completely when more of the "strict diabetic rules and regulations" went out the window and gave way to more (and better, more efficient) insulin consumption.
The past couple of years, I have leaned heavily on my Grandma's mad sewing skills to help create my
| when I wore this, think less push-up bra and hooker boots...and more shorts and leggings... um hello, Halloween in BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA! |
Last year, I had my Grandma help me create my Cupcake costume. It was good in theory, but as I look back on that decision to wear lots and lots of lemon-yellow colored tulle, I am not so sure that was such a wise decision...but it was fun to have my Grandma help me make my costume. Though I need to work on telling her to HELP me do it and not do it all herself. She likes projects - but she ends up doing the whole thing, while I just watch from the sidelines.
She did give me her old sewing machine -- that I am still learning to have a love-hate relationship with. The bobbin confuses the heck out of me every time I use the dang thing. I don't use it often enough, so that is probably the majority of my problem right there...
I was deciding between two personas for this Halloween. The one that I did not choose this year, I am plotting on being next year. I might try to get a jump on the costume for next year and have it pieced together MUCH more in advance than this year's costume.
I will post pictures tomorrow of my costume persona that I chose to be this year - I want you all waiting in suspense!
To bringing back childhood, to being someone else for one day, to Halloween!
-LD
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