Happy Birthday to Me! And Cory!

We had our joint birthday costume party last weekend and it was a great time!! I got my costume finished on time (which I had serious doubts about beforehand) and even managed to make most of Cory's costume for him before the beginning of the party. And almost everyone showed up in costume (since we made it a requirement- we made an exception for Matt cause it was his birthday, too) and everyone looked great!!

Instead of describing how everybody looked, instead I'm going to make this a very picture- heavy blog. Enjoi.

First things first, drum roll please...my finished costume:


He-Man and She-Ra together:


Me with my girls (Flapper Lauren, Kids-size Costume Holly, Cigar Girl Bethany, Baria, and Me)


Cory's sister Dawn as a bumblebee and her boyfriend Scott as Edward Scissorhands:


Double-Fisted Kyle, Queen of Hell, and Double-Fisted Holly:


Stuart as Leonidus from 300:

Side note, I made up a fun drinking game that everyone BUT Stu knew about. Everytime Stuart yelled, "We are Sparta!" or any other line from the movie "300", everyone had to drink. I didn't even remember to tell him about it till yesterday, but we had the whole party participating. Good times.

And here are Lauren, Sara and Me:


Halloween/Erin & Cory Birthdays is definitely my favorite time of year. :) Can't wait till next year!

Hope everyone had as good of a time as I did at the party and hope everyone has a great Halloween!

Let's Play Dress Up!

Haven't had too much time to blog lately- they put new filters on all of the computers at work so my usual lunchtime blogging is no longer possible. That's OK, though, cause I've now started using my lunch breaks to actually be somewhat productive- paying bills, renewing my license plates, buying Cory birthday presents, picking up parts for my costume...

Speaking of my costume, it is coming along rather nicely. I knew I could count on my mom for the more "artsy" parts, and she came through. She helped me draw up the wings for either side of the She-Ra headdress, and due to a sewing machine mishap, I ended up sewing the wings up by hand and stuffing them with some stuffing so they'll stand up. I also have the front of the dress template made, and my wonderful friend Bethany was super-sweet enough to make my dress for me. So, I should be able to put most of the pieces of the costume together tonight. I am having a lot of fun making this costume, but it will also be a big relief to have it done! There are only 3 days till the party and there's still so much to do!

It will be sad when the party's over, though, and when our birthdays are over, cause that will also be the end of the Fall- or close to it, anyway. SO SAD! Fall is my favorite time of year, by far. The weather is SO beautiful, and the changing leaves make everything so gorgeous. And last night I saw the most STUNNING sunset I've seen in a long time- I almost crashed my car cause I couldn't take my eyes off of it! I also love the fall for Halloween- it's just so much fun!

Can't wait for the party and to see everyone's costumes. I'll be sure to post lots of pioctures.

In the meantime, Happy Halloween Weekend!

Arts and Crafts

Cory and I are having our second-annual joint birthday costume party on October 27th. I'm really excited about it, last year was SOO much fun!

Last year, I went the easy route and bought my costume. This year, I've had an idea in mind since the last party, but discovered my costume is not available for purchase anywhere- not even on the internet! I thought you could find ANYTHING on the internet. It just isn't so.

So, it looks like I will be making my costume this year. Which I actually am starting to get really excited about. I'm still not sure how I will make the headdress, but I'm taking it one step at a time. Last night, I got my boots, some fabric, my thread, and some velcro...

My mumsy said she will help me use my grandma's sewing machine. Trust me, the help is needed. I also have already borrowed a sword, although my sword's not NEARLY as awesome as Cory's. But, mine's much less dangerous and if you've ever seen my level of clumsiness while drunk...it's probably a good thing my sword is plastic. Plus, mine makes noise, and that's pretty sweet.

In other crafty news, my friend Ponycutter came across boxes upon boxes of iron-on letters, and I requested an "E" or two. In response, he gave me one or two of every kind of "E" he had, then laughed and said he didn't think I'd ever find anything to do with all, or even most, of the "E"s. Clearly, he underestimated my love of the first letter of my name.

So far, I have used one of each of the white "E"s I was given, plus one blue and one orange. I've only just begun...there are still 3 or 4 black "E"s to find homes for...

Tonight I'm going on a hunt for a white dress and a tiara... Wish me luck, I need just the right stuff...

Hooray for creativity!

Ba-Gawk!

I have been trying to eat healthier lately. It's working out pretty well so far, but sometimes it's not that easy to skip cookies and ice cream and...well, you know. But, I've been eating at home instead of going out for food, and snacking on apples at night instead of junk, etc. Yesterday I made chicken and vegetables in the crockpot, which was really, really good and tonight we're either having chicken burritos or spaghetti with chicken. Obviously, though, I'm in need of more meal ideas, maybe even some that don't involve chicken (but, I'm open for more chicken recipes, too, cause let's face it, chicken is delicious). So if anyone has any healthy recipe suggestions, I'm all ears! Or eyes, cause I'll be reading them...

Princess of Power Zombies

Haven't had time to blog in a minute... Lots of busy happenings. Mostly, busy-ness at work. Blah.

Anyhoo. Had a great weekend, chock-full of parties, bars, and friends. Always good times. I even got to drink without being the designated driver! That Cory, such a sweetheart, really... :)

There was also a fun movie night at Mickey Finn's, hosted by my lovely sister Lauren, where we all enjoied "Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane."

Yes, it IS a movie about zombies taking over a plane! And yes, you SHOULD watch it! Good stuff. "Snakes on a Plane", indeed.

Cory and I also went to a rummage sale yesterday at St. Anthony church, where I not only found some good books and a really neat owl candle thing, but I also found some really cool fabric. So, last night I practiced sewing in anticipation of my upcoming quilt project. I made the beginnings of a purse- well, everything but the strap, which will have to come later. AND I did it with constant baby and kitty interruptions- Nev kept stealing only the sharp things (scissors, needles, safety pins) and Knuckles went after the thread and then decided laying on what I was sewing pretty much served the same purpose...

I've also been on the look out for a costume for me and Cory's upcoming joint birthday costume party (which will be Oct. 27th). I really want to be the She-Ra to Cory's He-Man, but it is proving to be IMPOSSIBLE to find a She-Ra costume to buy. Yes, I wanted to take the lazy way out. Looks like that's not going to happen, though, and if I want to be She-Ra, I'll have to make the costume myself. That wouldn't be so bad except I have no idea how I will make her headdress, and you can't even buy just that part anywhere. So if anyone has any ideas on how to make the headdress, or would like to sell me theirs, I'm all ears!

Hope everyone's having a lovely week!