Crunch Time

It's crunch time to the annual murder mystery party.  T-5 days.  There's a lot to be done between now and then, both with the party and without, such as -- Eric's farewell tasting with Adam this evening and patio furniture delivery tomorrow.  On Thursday is the US Open.  In between all of that will be getting ready (ie, cleaning my poor house!) for the party.

It makes me very happy to think that I'm making other people happy/excited by hosting these murder mysteries.  I love that my sis and bro in law called me specifically to tell me that their masks arrived; that my sister Amanda texted me pictures of her mask, that people email me concerned about what to wear.  It's a flurry of excitement, for them and for me, and I'm just thrilled that I can do this for people.  With help from my friends, of course!

For my costume, I initially went with an off-white (cream colored) dress, but my mask is stark white, and they just clashed.  So I went to Unique, an amazing thrift store, and bought a white satin curtain for $2.  Then I stitched a zipper up the back, added some bling and a silvery sash, and voila!  Perfection that matches my mask :-)  So, if anyone needs a bedazzled cream colored dress, you're welcome to it.  It was fun and kept me entertained for an evening, but overall it just isn't 'the one' for me.

My mask is awesome.  I'm very proud of it.  I made it myself, with zero prior mask-making experience.  I just simply relied on my creativity and artistic talent to make this sucker come to life.  My character is Miss White, so I figured i'll go with a snowflake costume theme -- and wouldn't you know it, I found mirrored snowflake buttons on which I glued faux diamonds.  I added crystal beading to just one side, and silver sequins all around the edge.  THEN, I glued a sparkly sheer fabric over all of the mask.  I love it; it's definitely something to keep through the years.

Speaking of which, my collection of costumes keeps growing.  It reminds me of all of these fun theme parties we've had -- can you believe this will be the fifth one?   A lot has changed in five years, but the fun never seems to stop.  Our core group keeps getting bigger, too!  That's so nice, to be able to rely on certain people to play their characters.  I imagine one day Cassy will join us -- or we'll be doing separate parties for her and her cousins and friends!  Time marches on, on my friends.  Time marches on.