Halloween Memories

With Halloween quickly approaching, I wanted to write down some memories of Halloween's past. I remember them very well. What stands out the most is that we NEVER had a store bought costume. My mother sewed or put together all of our costumes. I remember wanting to get a store bought costume, but the searching for the costumes was SOO fun. It consisted of going through all my moms fabric, going through every siblings wardrobe, and going through my parents wardrobe. If we couldn't fashion a costume out of what we found in the house, my mother would go to it and sew our costumes.

One year my mom created a LOVELY Jasmine costume for me. She had an old pair of very puffy, very blue, sweat pants that looked just like Jasmines. Then we took an old swimming suit and sewed a little big of trim on it and some puffy sleeves and there was my top. Then, of course I had the perfect hair for Jasmine. When I was young I had long, very black, hair all the way down to my waist. So, no wig for me. It was the perfect costume. And the funniest thing was that same year my oldest brother Ben, who was a junior or senior in High School at this time, was also dressing up as Jasmine for Halloween. My Mom actually sewed him a wig out of black yarn. (at least I think she did)

I went to school in my perfect costume, sure that I was to be the best dressed and get so many compliments on my costume. However, when I got to school a girl named Lindsey Rerucha was also Jasmine. She was a little blonde girl who was quite popular. So, since she didn't have my long hair, she had on a plastic wig. That's not all, she had on the whole entire store bought Jasmine costume. She had the pants, the top, the puffy sleeves, the shoes, EVEN the jewelry. She was genuinely Jasmine. I was devastated. What hurt the most was that kids were actually asking me who I was. They didn't even know that I was Jasmine, but they all knew that Lindsey was. I put my coat on and wore it the rest of the day.

Sad story, but there were many other not sad stories about my Halloween costumes. Like the time when I was Wednesday from the Adams family. That Halloween, everyone knew who I was and I looked just like her. I often used my hair and incorporated it into my costumes. The greatest thing about having such an ingenious mother was that we often had costume changes. I would be a vampire in the morning, and by the evening I was turned into a lovely witch. Or a princess in the morning and rageddy ann by that night.

Here's to you Mother. What a wonderful Halloween costume designer you were. I wish I had you to get me dressed this year, for I promised my Young Women that I would dress up this year. I am actually looking forward to it. But, you can guarantee that I won't be going to the store for my costume, I will be staying right here at home. Thanks for the fun memories Mom!

Those of you who read this post, I tag you! Post a halloween memory from your childhood on your blog. YEAH!