Brought to You By the Letter "M"
A friend of my sister's had been planning her birthday party for awhile - actually a joint birthday party for herself and another girl. They chose a day that fell in the middle of their birthdays (today), and decided for a theme, they would choose the letter "M", which falls in the middle of the alpahbet between their initals (H & S). And as part of the theme, everyone would have to come in a costume that began with the letter M.
My sister decided to go as the character Madeline, from the children's book, and was able to pull together a very accurate costume over a couple of weeks. She had the dress (well, a shirt that worked as a dress), the jacket, the little red scarf, the hat, and black shoes ... it looked really good, and she had a little picture from the book that she brought to show people.
I was invited at the last minute, over dinner tonight - and since I wasn't doing anything else, I decided why not. I knew the one birthday girl, and few of my sisters other friends. But what to wear for a costume? What to pull together in a half hour or so? After tossing around a few ideas (muse, maid, mouse), I mentioned that I'm always looking for a reason to wear my funky dolphin pants - so the idea of going as a 'marine biologist' was born, as the pants have dolphins painted on the legs.
So the pants, a black top, black heels (eek!), a seashell necklace, pink flower for my hair, and the finishing touch - a stethoscope to wear around my neck (you know - in case there was a sick dolphin, or something). Worked out pretty good for a thrown together costume, I thought.
Other people came as - a mechanic, Martha Stewart, a millionaire's wife, a magician & magician's assistant, Mardi Gras attender, Mary-Kate Olsen, a miner, Maple Leaf's fans, a mafia don, a Mexican, Eminem, a muscleman/bodybuilder... very creative, most of them! Snacks served included meatballs, M&Ms, mini pizzas, a marshmallow mountain covered in M&Ms and Mini-Eggs, and margaritas.
I didn't really know many people there, as they were mostly people who had gone to high school with my sister, but was able to strike up conversations with a couple of people. Half watched the hockey game which was on (I never watch normally), then drove my sister and a few others over to the bar where the party migrated to and came home. I had a good time, something different to do on a Saturday night ... and the dolphin pants got to come out to play!
My sister decided to go as the character Madeline, from the children's book, and was able to pull together a very accurate costume over a couple of weeks. She had the dress (well, a shirt that worked as a dress), the jacket, the little red scarf, the hat, and black shoes ... it looked really good, and she had a little picture from the book that she brought to show people.
I was invited at the last minute, over dinner tonight - and since I wasn't doing anything else, I decided why not. I knew the one birthday girl, and few of my sisters other friends. But what to wear for a costume? What to pull together in a half hour or so? After tossing around a few ideas (muse, maid, mouse), I mentioned that I'm always looking for a reason to wear my funky dolphin pants - so the idea of going as a 'marine biologist' was born, as the pants have dolphins painted on the legs.
So the pants, a black top, black heels (eek!), a seashell necklace, pink flower for my hair, and the finishing touch - a stethoscope to wear around my neck (you know - in case there was a sick dolphin, or something). Worked out pretty good for a thrown together costume, I thought.
Other people came as - a mechanic, Martha Stewart, a millionaire's wife, a magician & magician's assistant, Mardi Gras attender, Mary-Kate Olsen, a miner, Maple Leaf's fans, a mafia don, a Mexican, Eminem, a muscleman/bodybuilder... very creative, most of them! Snacks served included meatballs, M&Ms, mini pizzas, a marshmallow mountain covered in M&Ms and Mini-Eggs, and margaritas.
I didn't really know many people there, as they were mostly people who had gone to high school with my sister, but was able to strike up conversations with a couple of people. Half watched the hockey game which was on (I never watch normally), then drove my sister and a few others over to the bar where the party migrated to and came home. I had a good time, something different to do on a Saturday night ... and the dolphin pants got to come out to play!
posted by C at
10:39 PM
5 Comments:
Glad to hear the dolphin pants came out to play. Why on earth would you own a stethoscope? Did you bring your rectal thermometer, too, just in case? =)
By
Nebulaura, at 4/08/2007 7:24 PM
Sounds fun. :) I think I would have gone as the letter M...
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Anonymous, at 4/09/2007 3:10 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
dolphin pants & m&m's :)
By
sappho, at 4/10/2007 12:28 PM
That sounds like a mmmmmarvellous party. Really.
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Anonymous, at 4/12/2007 11:34 PM
Someone did come as the letter M! It was also suggested to me afterwards that I could have gone as a 'Maui tourist' with the same outfit (perhaps minus the stethoscope).
Why is a stethoscope such a strange thing to own? We've always had one around the house, haven't you?
By
C, at 4/17/2007 9:28 PM
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