Austria doesn't technically celebrate Halloween even though it seems like there is a lot of Halloween stuff around. But there are no trick-or-treaters, no small bags of candy at the grocery store, no haunted houses. I saw a lot of advertisements for Halloween parties at bars and restaurants, so maybe it's the adults that enjoy Halloween here. Some of the people in our class are planning to meet tonight for a party in the city. The party starts at midnight and goes until 4 a.m. Thanks, but I think I'll be in bed. Tomorrow is an official holiday (All Saints' Day), so everything will be closed.
Yesterday we hosted a small party for the kiddos. They watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and decorated pumpkin cookies. I think the kids had fun, but it was pretty weak compared to the parties in the U.S. I tried to get a photo of everyone in costume, but it's tough to get five kids and a dog to sit still long enough to snap a photo. This is the best I could do -- out of focus and no one is looking at the camera!
We left Sharkdog's shark costume in OKC because it's too small for him. So he was a witch this year. You can tell that he is really enjoying this, can't you? I bought this costume (which consists of a hat and a cape) for him last year because I liked the idea of Sharkdog in a cape. But the cape just isn't as billowy as I had imagined. The hat is still cute.
Original photos here:1. shark witch 3, 2. shark witch 2, 3. shark witch 1
4 comments:
The dog costume is always a hit! Good for you for having a Halloween party, no matter how weak you thought it was!
It is Brian or you wearing the U2 shirt? I love Sharkdog's outfit and thanks for the pic of the kids no matter how blurry. I read about your mountain adventures...Amanda told me about it the other day. I am glad you got the blood sugar under control on the mountain and we still like you despite being cranky:).
Happy Halloween!
Lori - I always thought people who dressed up their dogs were a kind of strange -- until I got a dog. I told Brian that next year I wanted to make a Phantom of the Opera mask for Sharkdog since he already has the black cape.
Candice - That's Brian wearing the U2 shirt. He wore it to German class one day and the teacher made him stand up and show everyone the lemon. (She was explaining that "lemon" in German is "Zitrone" and "lime" is "Lemone" -- a little confusing.) I don't think she recognized it as U2. You get bonus points for knowing about cool music.
I don't think I mentioned anything about being cranky on the mountain. How did Amanda tell the story? :)
Stop PUNishing me!
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