Happy Friday—and happy Halloween! Are you dressing up? I wasn't planning on it—we're doing an old school horror movie night instead with friends—but, at the last minute, there's a chance we'll dress up, too. We'll see! Wishing you a wonderful and relaxing weekend ahead. Here, to get it started right, a few happy posts from around the web:
Conversation starter.
The perfect mug.
A genius tip for cutting up squash.
SJP on Oscar.
The definition of a class act.
Jack O'Lantern macarons. Too cute!
Wow. Love this coat.
Uncle Leo for Halloween.
Girl power via Reese.
The coolest music video to start your weekend.
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Instead of dressing up this year for Halloween, Matt and I are joining our friends for a Halloween horror night—movie night to be exact. Our email chain debating which film to watch is loooong! It's really hard to choose the perfect Halloween flick, especially when you have a scaredy cat like me weighing in. ;)
It looks like the winner is a classic: Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Mike Myers. Matt assures me it's old school horror, but I'm not so sure!
Other films in the running: The Shining and Nightmare on Elm Street. If you ask me, I'm partial to something a bit more tame like Rosemary's Baby or The Birds.
Any recommendations? Would love to hear your favorite Halloween films!
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Happy Halloween! What are you doing to celebrate tonight? Last weekend, my friends and I dressed up for a "costume-required" pub crawl in Cobble Hill. It was a hoot! I mentioned my plans to go with Matt as Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone, but sadly, Matt's costume arrived day of—about 10 sizes too big. There was no way to salvage it, so we had to improvise. I think it all worked out!
A few highlights from the night: My friend Joe was able to use the News 4 microphone I made, and go as Anchorman. And my friend Shalah's homemade Black Swan look won the prize for best costume!
Wishing you a spook-tacular night!
PS—Congrats to the Boston Red Sox!
Are you planning to dress up for Halloween this year? I can't believe it's next week! Matt and I are going as Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone from Anchorman (and taking our cue from this super creative guy here). We're still piecing together our look—it's surprisingly hard to find a burgundy-colored suit! If it comes together, I will share pics here next week.
What are your costume ideas? I'd love to hear!
PS—How excited are you for Anchorman 2?!
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I stumbled upon this pumpkin makeover idea over at Yesterday's Sweetheart—how cute! Matt and I have been talking about carving pumpkins this year. Our new apartment has a big, street-facing window, and we've been thinking how cool it would be to have a jack-o-lantern on display and lit up for anyone who passes by to see. This idea for adding glitter to mini white pumpkins is a different way to go, but I love it! I just might give it a try.
For more photos and full instructions, go here.
Will you celebrate Halloween this year?
(Images via Yesterday's Sweetheart)
Whew, definitely an eventful couple of days in New York thanks to Hurricane Sandy. I hope everyone is safe after the devastation and destruction that this storm left behind. Luckily, I made it out okay—aside from heavy winds and minor flooding, the Upper East Side was left relatively unharmed. I continue to be impressed by New York City emergency services, and their unfaltering efforts to keep this city safe.
With that, I want to wish everyone a Happy Halloween. It's a bittersweet day to celebrate, but a bright spot at the end of this terrible storm.
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I thought I'd share a quick peek at my Halloween costume from Saturday night. Did you dress up this weekend or do you have plans to dress up tonight? Wishing everyone a spook-tacular Halloween! :)
(Image by Angela Rutherford via Flickr)
Since Halloween is mere days away, I'd love to know — what are you dressing up as this year? My costume is still undecided, which means it will be a game time decision on Saturday night. Some ideas that I have: reprising a Marilyn Monroe costume I wore a few years back, or mixing it up and going as a Pink Lady from Grease. Whatever I decide, I'm definitely inspired by the incredible costumes above. Mary Poppins? A shark attack in progress? Where the Wild Things Are? So creative!
As far as creativity goes, on Halloween, it can be a tough accolade to score. That is, unless you're the brother/sister duo pictured above. Dressed as Ron Burgundy, this guy paraded around his 'hood dropping quotes from the movie: "Oh Baxter." "Scotch, scotch, scotch, I love scotch." His sister? She's a zombie girl scout, of course. These kids put my Lady Gaga costume to shame!
(On that note, I promise — pictures of me dressed as Gaga to come!)
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Happy weekend dear readers and happy Halloween! You won't believe it, but this weekend I'm going Gaga — Lady Gaga that is. It's the Halloween costume I decided on, blond wig and all! Something about the idea struck my fancy a few weeks back. A mini-shopping spree on LadyGaga.com (yes, I am moderately ashamed) and voila! My decision was made. What are you going as for Halloween? Any fun costume ideas? To get you in the spirit, here are a few Halloween-themed posts from around the Web:
Spooky ways to get your nails did.
Costume idea: go as Karl Lagerfeld.
Rent this — or see it onstage!
Another idea: be Sue Sylvester from Glee.
Make your own candy bars!
Ew! Bandaged-finger appetizers from Oprah.
Bone martini glasses.
The Monster Mash or the Zombie Party — both starring you!
