Friday afternoon Hope arrived home from school at 3:30 and we only had about 30 minutes to get ready and leave for Trick-or-Treating on the Square. The first words out of her mouth when she came home was "Mom, I want to be a Gothic Librarian."
"What?! But we don't have a costume", I replied. "No worries, Mom," Hope assured me, "I have it all figured out."
Behold, Brunhilda the Gothic Librarian:
We stopped by the library I work at to raid their candy, scare the college students, and, of course, take pictures.
Hope kept saying priceless Gothic things in a monotone voice; "I like the rain" was her favorite. She didn't break character once. Actually, she looks just like me in high school, maybe she there is a Goth gene?
It was a cold, wet, miserable day so we stopped by Inman Perk so that I could thaw. Hope helped give out dog treats. Here she is with Jennifer who dressed up as.... Jennifer when she isn't at work.
Shannon was "cloudy with a chance of rain."
And Guy, the owner of Inman Perk, wins the Geek award for his costume: "pirated software."Friday night Sam took Hope across the street for a Halloween Party and I stayed home and watched Gaslight.
Alas, Hope ended up getting grounded from trick-or-treating on Saturday. Her crime? Let's just say it involved two warnings from mom, a desk being ridden like a horse, a broken window, and a lie. At least Hope had a pretty good haul of candy from Friday!
3 comments:
Love the final costume, although the other ideas were great too. :)
Oh boy, our girls are at the age of pushing limits. :-/ yikes!
I want to be a Gothic Librarian next year-how much fun! :)
I need to know how Hope rode a desk like a horse. That is the most ludicrous (also: best) way to get grounded from Halloween.
I'm sorry you had to be a stern Mom, though. That probably stunk a little bit, even though it's also probably for the best.
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