The Halloween costume hunt for my daughter was interesting. She wanted to be Alice in Wonderland, not necessarily the Disney Alice but that would do if available. We went to several places and struck out. Particularly disappointing was the local costume shop that had 6 or 7 costumes that they called Alice but were totally wrong. The apron wasn't a pinafore and there was lace (really cheap tacky lace too) on the collar and sleeves...which were long and that was just NOT RIGHT.
We found more suitable outfits at the Assistance League place but only one was in even close to the right size and we didn't get it last week. We went back today, but they're closed on Sunday. Why close the Sunday before Halloween? oh well.
We tried a few other places and ended up at the mall. As we headed down the escalator my daughter got inspired. She'd buy an outfit from Abercrombie & Fitch. Ok...how is that a costume? Well, being that my daughter wouldn't be caught dead in anything Abercrombie any other day of the year and *all* of her friends would "get it" that makes a costume. Reminds me of the year she went in a pink satin gown with white fake fur on the collar and hem and a tiara...she was a princess and everybody thought that was so funny...I just thought she looked adorable but I'm her mom. Go figure.
Oh, and me, what about my Halloween costume? Sadly I can't dress up. Maybe someday I'll be able to do that again but in the current job I don't think it's a smart career move. Somebody would probably get all offended and if there's one thing an HR manager has to try and avoid it's offending people. *sigh*
Well, to anyone who manages to stumble upon this post...Happy Halloween!
Posted by Dawno at October 26, 2003 10:12 PM