The King and Queen of Halloween

We had so much fun last night at Alise (pictured with Heidi) and Brian's (pictured below Mark and MeLissa on the left) Halloween bash! You might remember that MeLissa met them while travelling to Las Vegas back in July. Their Halloween party is the highlight of Halloween for many - and for good reason!

Their house and backyard were decked out with spooky things to send shivers up your spine. They had tons of food and lots of libations that everyone enjoyed immensely! It was a great turn out with almost everyone in a well-thought out costume. We went as the Prom King and Queen which was really fun - any chance to wear a crown and carry around a dozen roses should be taken advantage of! :) For those of you wondering *where* MeLissa got that dress (she received a lot of inquiries on Saturday night), it was her Junior Prom dress and, incidentally, the evening gown she wore in the teen pageant she was in (yes, she subjected herself to such torture - once!)

With so many people in attendance, finding new friends was easy. Although we enjoyed many people's company, we really hit it off with Michelle and Jennifer pictured above (2nd photo from the top on right). Jennifer is a professional freelance photographer specializing in food, people and travel. Be sure to give her a call the next time you need a memory captured.

During the evening, there were two costume contests - one for the children and one for the adults. Everyone enjoyed seeing the children in their costumes and, of course, they all won a prize, but Willy Wonka (3rd photo from the top on the left) stole the show and took top honors.

In the adult contest which was judged by the children, Best costume went to these two lovely vampiresses pictured with Brian and the "guy with the pig nose (4th photo from top on the left)." "The Baby" (pictured below with his wife, the Bag Lady - left) and "The Universe" (4th photo from the top on the right) costume wearers took honors for the funniest and most original costumes, respectively. We heard that we were actually in the running for best costume, too...so we feel very honored about that.

After the costume contests, we all conversed and nibbled some more and then headed home with the knowledge that next year's party is only a year away!