This year was set to be the Halloween come-back year. The year to make up for 2009 and 2008. For Halloween ’08, I had a get-together/housewarming in my little apartment, but I was super vague about whether or not it was a costume party, so the ratio of costumed to plainclothes turned out to be about 50-50, which managed to make both sides uncomfortable. Whoops.

2009 was way better. It was an EXCELLENT party and we all had a blast. However, the BF and I waited to the last minute to get Halloween costumes together. We wound up buying some in the Spirit Halloween seasonal store that burned down this year (and whose burned-out shell and parking lot are now, hilariously, peppered with advertisements for firewood). Basically, we felt like lame cop-outs. Luckily there were a lot of other awesome costumes.

Rosie the Riveter. Photo courtesy of Audrey Albright.

Uncle Sam. Photo by Audrey Albright.

Ember went as a shrimp nigiri. Photo by Audrey Albright.

Stylish werewolf. Photo by Audrey Albright.

Photo courtesy of Mary of N00bcakes.

But on to this year. The comeback year! The year to show everyone how awesome and creative we are! To bring back the magic of the resounding success that was the Failed Marriage costume of 2006. Ehhh, maybe. We still wound up waiting to the nearly last minute, what with the house-buying and moving (I’ll try to not to blame all of my shortcomings of this year on that event, I promise). But our costume idea was still something we conceived and arranged ourselves, and there is something to be said for that.

We went as stereotypical college greeks. Brandy from Alpha Sigma Sigma and Josh of Delta Iota Kappa. Photo by my mom.

Better yet, there were just as many amazing costumes at the party this year! Maybe even more. It was awesome. There is also something to be said for surrounding yourself with creative people. The bar has been set and we will absolutely have to step up our game for next year.

The Invisible Man. Photo by my mom.

Crown Royal (and an annoying frat boy).	.

The Holy Bible.

The world’s manliest construction worker. Photo by my mom.