Halloween 2009: Hey Mickey!

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Halloween is around the corner and everyone is talking about his or her plans for Saturday evening.  I don’t even have a costume for my boy.  I’m a last minute person, which means that I will not start looking for J’s coveted Mickey Mouse costume until Friday. My son is very excited for Halloween this year, but I’m not sure whether my husband and I are.

Halloween used to be something we really looked forward to every fall.  We would have ideas for costumes months in advance and had plenty of invitations for parties and get-togethers. Ever since we became parents, all those invitations have yet to arrive (it’s 3 days before Halloween, I’m pretty sure we won’t get any!)

It’s sad for me to think that I’m going to be staying home this year.  I have always enjoyed going out around 10 o’clock, getting shit-faced with all our friends, and then posting the pictures on MySpace (gasp!).  I remember my early club years quite fondly — all the irresponsibility, debauchery, and hangovers. I was never one to dress sexy, I’ve always worn something silly.  I’ve been a Pink Lady from Grease, Raggedy Ann, a gypsy, and my all-time favorite; a thug, complete with cornrows, facial hair, baggy jeans, and Jordans. We used to hit up all the D.C. hotspots, even the gay clubs and yes, their costumes were much better than we heteros could ever come up with! There were even some years when Halloween was a four-day party.

The last two years have been completely different.  Halloween has been only about my son. Going out with our family, especially my sisters-in-law, makes the day more about creating memories and taking a gazillion pictures to add to my unfinished scrapbook. Last year, I spent hours looking for a costume that was just right for him. I wanted something that was cute, would not make him itchy or hot, and safe.  This year I have no other choice but to get his Mickey Mouse costume. J is talking now and he’s voicing all his Halloween desires (thanks Disney Channel!).  I was thinking that he’d be the cutest Buzz Lightyear ever, but he, very sternly, stated that he did NOT want to be Buzz. So much for being the authority!

So we will probably have a quiet Saturday at home, start getting ready around 5 o’clock ( if I manage to find a Mickey Mouse costume), head out as soon as it gets dark and knock on a couple of doors.  I’m expecting to be home by 7.  We’ll eat some candy; watch some silly Dora the Explorer or Backyardigans Halloween Special, since my son is too little to watch anything remotely scary, then put him to bed by 9 o’clock.

It’s a bit sad to admit this, but unless we manage to get my mother to babysit, our evening will be spent in bed, watching the horror movie marathon on TBS, dressed in our PJs, eating most of J’s candy. Not exactly the Halloween of old, but it’ll work for us.

udothedishes . . .

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