Tom Foolery

It was October 31st, 2005, and it was our first Halloween in our first apartment. We had a bowl of candy at the ready, the porch light on, and a Jack O Lantern flickering on the steps.

No one came.

As we munched the candy, and watched The Blair Witch Project, we decided we weren't ready to throw the towel in yet when it came to Halloween. We had to make it fun again, and we had been toying with the idea of hosting some kind of themed party.

The Estelle Halloween Party was born.

We're already on our 8th one. We held it when we had a 2 month old (who had her first sleepover at Nana's that night). We held it during a blizzard- partially because none of us really believed it was going to snow that much- boy, were we wrong. That was a party to remember.

We buy a quarter of a keg of Sam Adams Octoberfest, and everyone brings something to eat. There's dancing, games and general tom foolery. We have two "Guess How Many?" jars of candy for people to guess, and we give away small prizes for Best and Funniest Costumes (voted on by everyone at the party).

The costumes are a hoot-Sarah Palin, Pillsbury Dough Boy, Judge Judy, Travelocity Gnome and Flavor Flav are just a few that have shown up at the party. A Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee and Progressive Flo are some of my favorites that I have dressed up as.

We can't wait to host this party once again, tomorrow night. It's official- Halloween is fun again!