Every year the impending Halloween Holiday gets me excited. I start thinking about last year and how much better this year is going to be. The last few years have been a bust, Last year I went to a really boring party and ended up leaving early. The year before that I had to work. The year before that however, Halloween 2007, was my first fun Halloween in a long long time. Amanda and I dressed up like hoochies, went to Station Square and partied the night away. It was so much fun. And I realized it was the last time I really had fun on Halloween. This year I thought was going to take the cake. 
Maren was in the car with me one day and mentioned she should be Courtney Love for Halloween, I said, hey, I'll be Shirley Manson (of the band Garbage) and Nicole decided to be Gwen Stefani. We were going to be 90s rock star chicks! Buzz Poets were playing that night so I mentioned we should go, everyone agreed, so that was the plan.
Unfortunately they no longer make easy costumes that you can just buy for these particular characters, so we had to make this stuff from scratch.
We initially met at the Halloween costume store to purchase our wigs and fishnet stalkings. Then we went to Good Will to buy the balk of Nicole's Costume, and the dress for mine. We walked over to Joann Fabrics to get the Blue Dye to color my dress.We headed up to the mall to get the finishing touches, mesh shirt for Nicole, makeup and red spray paint for my wig. Then to Macy's for Maren's slip dress. We had a few bumps in the road along the way but we handled them perfectly.
It was all coming together, everyone was excited and practically counting down the moments to our rock star debut.
First encounter with negative energy, interacting with my roommate who was just being miserable. Then it was time to get ready, must banish roommates negative energy. Maren and I got ready together and Nicole got ready on her own. I had invited some other people to come to the show. Gary and AJ were thinking about coming but they flaked out, two down, two more bummers. When I went to pick up Nicole I knew something was up. She didn't seem to want to leave this house party (that I didn't even know about until the day before and thought it was an "if you get out early you should stop by," kind of party.)
We went to get some food and headed down to the show, no one but me showing any real excitement. I was wondering where it had all gone too. When we arrived I was hoping all of the great energy that everyone else was projecting at the concert would register on my friends. I mentioned drinks to everyone, I got a no. I had a cocktail, they drank water.
We went to get some food and headed down to the show, no one but me showing any real excitement. I was wondering where it had all gone too. When we arrived I was hoping all of the great energy that everyone else was projecting at the concert would register on my friends. I mentioned drinks to everyone, I got a no. I had a cocktail, they drank water.
The show starts, I'm dancing, excited to be here again, great energy, and I turned around and my friends aren't even there, they are sitting. They finally came over to stand and pouted, not moving, not having a good time. I finally said lets go and drove them home.
The entire night was completely ruined. And I wonder, do they even know or care that they ruined my night? A night that I had been looking forward to (as they seemingly did too), my favorite holiday of the year, and no one cared. Maybe it seems like a spoiled thing to say, but I guarantee if something was this important to my friends, I would have never behaved this way.
So with this I have learned yet another lesson. Be clear on your own intentions about when you want something and others don't seem to. Its ok, don't settle, just do your own thing, and maybe you'll find a new friend that will be on the same page as you.
And I don't mean to write off your old friends, they are the glue that helps you stay who you are. But if it looks like they are going to be a total drag, maybe do something else with them, and celebrate my favorite holiday with people that are more like me.
After the disappointment of last evening AND the disappointment of the Scarehouse (the haunted house just wasn't as good as last year), I would say this year once again has been a bust. Although I am hearing children trick or treating and maybe after getting into the spirit with them for a while, then watching a little Hocus Pocus and Monster House, this year might just be salvageable.
*Photo is of us dressed up and the real inspiration behind the costumes
At least our costumes were noticed, click below.
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