the milkman

This year for Halloween, Kent and I dressed up as a pair. Since we're newlyweds, it seemed appropriate. About two days before Halloween we started thinking of things we could be. Well, at least we tried to think of costumes, but nothing great came to mind. I can't remember what Kent thought of, but I either wanted to be Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or cookies and milk. FM and FM would have been great, but how would one represent those companies? I thought I could dress up as your typical 1950s housewife and Kent could dress as a businessman with a briefcase, but we'd have to wear big signs to let people know who we were. Even then, I just don't know that we could have pulled it off.

So, we went with the cookies and milk idea and here's what we looked like:

Not too shabby for a late night trip to Walmart to gather costume supplies.

The glass of milk flanked by Pocahontas and a Jonas brother.

I love that Kent wore tights. If it happened every day I might get concerned, but pulling them out every once in awhile is hilarious.

We ended up going to our ward's Chili Cook-off, Halloween Carnival and Trunk or Treat which lasted an hour. Literally. We almost missed the entire thing because who knew it was only going to be an hour? Apparently, there is no such thing as 'fashionably late' at family ward functions. It's in and out. We did receive the 'Booby Prize', but we're not quite sure why. The judges weren't sure either.

After that, we headed to a predominantly singles Halloween bash in Laguna Niguel. For some reason, we felt slightly uncomfortable. We think it was because we felt awkward in our costumes or maybe it was because we were the only married couple there out of 60+ people? It was great to see our friends, but we might mingle in smaller singles groups next time. Either that or we just need to get over it and be fine going to singles' parties still.

All in all, it was a fun Halloween. We loved handing candy out to the little kids at the Trunk or Treat and we enjoyed observing all of the creative costumes at the singles' bash. We may never be 'milk and cookies' again, but now our meagre costume closet consists of : a cupcake, a riddler outfit, an oreo and a milkman. Let us know if you're ever in the market for one of these costumes. We can help you out.