Halloween in Charleston is a big deal. And, inspite of my somewhat unsuccessful previous attempts at blending into Charlestonian society, this time I think I really hit the nail on the head! People started dressing up on Thursday, when my friend Chris came to visit. We did not know that people would already be in costume so, wanting to partake in the festivities, we decided that the next night we would be right there with the best of them. So -- we got our costumes together.
Friday night, I went as "Goggle Girl" -- a superhero with an unspecified superpower. I was wearing black and white tights, black spandex, high heeled boots, a black shirt, a red kitchen apron draped over my shoulders which served as a cape, red underwear on top of the spandex, and -- the piece de resistance-- swimming goggles. Suffice it to say that I was so cool-looking that a girl I had never met asked me if she could take my picture. Of course I allowed it.
Then, the next night, I went as a dead rockstar, with thrift-store bough faux-leather bell-bottom pants and a matching shirt-vest with silver studs down the sides. To top that off, I wore a black mullet wig and fake blood (which you can buy in a bottle!) streaming down my face.
And the best part of it all comes tonight-- the actual Halloween night-- when we get to scare small children who come to our door looking for candy. We already carved a pumpkin, got candy from the store, and draped fake spiderwebs over our entrance, complete with fake spiders! My roommates are getting some scary music, and as soon as we all get home from work, we're going to devise a plan to scare the kids as they come to our door (but not too much!). Yessssssssssssssssssssss!! I'm so excited for tonight!
On a side note -- yesterday all of my roommates and I went to the beach and we saw a huge group of dolphins! There must have been 25 or more, and they were incredibly close to us -- only 10 feet (3 meters) away at times -- jumping and splashing everywhere! It was absolutely amazing. The seemed so playful and carefree. It was a great end to a fantastic weekend.
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Funny that the Ethiopian German Italian girl had such a blast at Halloween, and the American girl didn't think about it until someone gave her a little wooden pumpkin. Glad you had fun -- Goggle Girl was the best costume.
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