Halloween/Valentines Day

One might argue that these two holidays could not be combined with any degree of success. How wrong you are. Admittedly, I used to be one of these people, an antiHallowtineite. I have since been convinced of the error of my ways. Consider the facts that on both days you receive treats, often from people whose identity may be somewhat questionable, and on neither holiday do we receive time off of work, although they are both widely considered to be among the more major holidays, and you'll see that they are not all that dissimilar. This point was proven further by the chosen festivities of this past Valentine's Day where my sister-in-law hosted a murder mystery dinner on the day of hearts. We all dressed up in accordance with our assigned parts to enjoy an evening of fine dining, wonderful company, and the occasional murder.


Aside from the murder victim, the rest of the party was not exempt from peril. Before the dinner even started we had a tiny incident with fingers and superglue. Ashley, ever willing to be helpful, was trying to help her dad, Brian, glue an earing to his ear to complete his bad boy ensemble. Unfortunately, the combination of a 12 year old girl, some superglue, and an unsuspecting earlobe was too much for Murphy's law to resist and hilarity ensued.


The two were eventually separated with a little help from Shelley, a cotton swab, and some finger nail polish remover.

The rest of the evening went without incident, you know except for the murder, and fun was had by all, again with exception of the victim. Poor man. So you see, Halloween and Valentine's Day can be mixed with delightful results. In case you were wondering, Lance was a German wine seller and I was a non-slutty(despite my pose hinting to the contrary) but equally bratty version of a Hollywood movie star.






Happy Valentine's Day!!