Witches Night Out

Last night was our annual trip to Gardner Village's Witches Night Out.  We had a blast as always.  This year I decided to not be a witch and dressed as Mary Poppins instead.  Wow, that costume is envied.  When I told Howie that I was going to be Mary Poppins he said to me "Everybody loves Mary Poppins."  At the time I just shrugged his comment off because Mary Poppins was his most favorite movie while growing up.  But, he wasn't kidding. EVERYBODY loves Mary Poppins!  People seriously light up when they figure out you're her.  It was SO fun to be her.

The girls were going to meet me at Sizzler for dinner prior to going over to Gardner Village.  As I sat there awaiting their arrival, a cute older couple came in.  The gentleman leaned down to me and said "You look very nice."  and smiled.  I appreciatively said "Thank you!" and he carried on his way.  I really hope he put together that I was Mary Poppins!  Haha, I'd hate for him to think I go out on any given Saturday night to my local Sizzler's all dressed up like that.

At Gardner Village I got attention from people, as well.  In fact, as we danced the night away there was a small group of younger boys (around early 20's) that were kind of watching us all dance.  One, in particular, seemed quite taken with my ensemble.  Who knew it would have such an effect?

After we had had our fill of dancing and Witches, Cheryl, Chauntay, Genelle, and I all went to Cold Stone for some much needed ice cream.

After saying goodbye to the girls I headed over to make an appearance at my friend Dan's house for his annual Halloween party.  I've known Dan for years now.  He and I went to Jr. and Senior High School together.  He's a real hoot.

Once again, my costume was a huge hit!  One girl at the party couldn't get over how cute my costume was.  "Best costume here!" she exclaimed.  "The best!"  (I think she had already had a little bit to drink.)  When I first walked in to Dan's house there was a couple sitting on the couch (I feel I need to specify that they were a gay couple, the story will make more sense!).  One of the guys could only partially see my costume at first, but the hat was a dead giveaway.  "Oh my gosh, are you Mary Poppins?!  I want to see!  Come here!"  I laughed and said "Yes."  I walked over to show him my complete costume.  "How adorable are you?  You are so cute."  I just smiled and thanked him.  (I was still in shock at how much attention this costume was getting me.)

Another successful Witches Night Out!  I have loved the tradition this has come to be.  Can't wait for next year!  I already have some costume ideas going!

Witches Night Out

On Saturday October 27th I got a group of ladies together and attended the annual Witch's Night Out at Gardner Village.

Mom, Miranda, Mercedes, and I.  My Aunt Opal was there, too.

My BFF also accompanied us.  We all met at Zupa's for dinner then headed over.

Her and I rode Trax to the event because Gardner Village was a mad house.  So many people!  We had a blast this year.  In fact, this was my favorite year.  Everyone had a good night and we danced and danced.  If you're lucky enough to be FB friends with my Mom you got to see a rather hilarious video clip of me dancing.  Classic Tara thing to do.

Ah, Fall...I love you.

It's Fall! My favorite time of year. On Saturday morning Howie and I took a quick drive up Millcreek Canyon before meeting my brother and sister-in-law for brunch. Unfortunately, this canyon isn't a very well lit one, especially at 9am, but we still got some pretty pictures in. Hopefully you can see the pictures. This is my first time attempting a collage in Picasa.Then on Saturday evening I went to Gardner Village for their Witches Night Out! That was so much fun! It was me, my sister-in-law Cheryl, my niece Chauntay, and some of Cheryl's family. It was really neat to see how people got so creative with their costumes. These pictures are from my iPhone so I hope they look alright. Here is a hula-hooping witch.
Here is the Witches Square. This is where most of the people gathered to dance and socialize. This is also where they announced the winners for the drawings.This was my favorite witch! "Witchy Poo"! She was on the toilet in an outhouse. Very clever. We all dressed up like witches. My costume was probably the most dull. I just threw on a black robe and a black witch hat and called it good. If I end up going next year I'd like to have a better costume. Some people got REALLY into it. Holy cow. I wish I would've taken my normal camera, but all I had was my iPhone to take photos. :( Oh well. Here are some we took with my sister-in-law's camera...