boo.

i love halloween in this city. truthfully, i can see people in costumes more regularly throughout the year here than other places i have lived, but on oct 31, people really come out of their shells. there were costumes on the streets, costumes on the subway, costumes at work. i spent the week in a tizzy, trying desperately to find my dress (s and i went as ned and chuck from pushing daisies--apparently we are the only ones who watch that show, but whatevs), and finally found something at the atlantic center last night (thank the gods for target, am i right?), where children were trick-or-treating through the mall.

i always wondered where children trick or treat here in the city. we were encouraged to sit outside our building with candy if we wanted to, but i got home a little too late for that. seventh ave in park slope hosts a huge halloween parade, and i saw some darn cute kid costumes. little critters, a lot of tiny superheros, even a miniature buckingham palace guard. though what i particularly loved were the parents. to see a joker pushing a stroller . . . well, it's a pretty funny anachronistic visual. (side note: s was wearing a tie and cardigan with dress pants and converse as his costume, and said to me "i could've just gone as a park slope stay-at-home-dad" and i laughed so so hard.)

we went to a really fun halloween party thrown by my neighbor, and had a great time, despite having to explain our costumes to all of the tv-less attendees. there was candy aplenty, and some pretty potent punch, as well as a great dance party. i think i'm kind of an elaine when it comes to dancing. my moves aren't too smooth, but they're pretty entertaining. for me, at least. the best part was the homemade pinata, a "punkin" (pumpkin with a mohawk) filled with adult treats like scratch-off lottery tickets and mini bottles of dewar's. i was the only one who wanted to take a whack, so to speak, and so i kicked off my shoes and went in swinging. i haven't laughed so hard in awhile. it was a great night.

happy halloween to all. i hope you had a sweet night.