it's a small world after all

I am back. It's been a rough start to the week -- Boyfriend got incredibly sick with a stomach virus, so I've been force-feeding him Gatorade and Pedialyte for the past two days while also working from home and generally going a little nuts from lack of sleep. It's been bananas, you guys. So bananas that I didn't even get a chance to show you all my Halloween costume until NOVEMBER 3RD. WHAT.

boyfriend's shirt, gap
vest, bp
pants, f21
cap, target
suspenders, urban outfitters
shoes, f21

I was planning on getting dressed up as Jack Kelly from Newsies, but when I put that all together, it didn't really say "JACK KELLY" as much as it did "RANDOM COYBOY HAT OUTFIT." So I went as a generic newsie instead. I had a newspaper prop (not pictured) to make it more obvious, though.

The funny thing is, if I just added some argyle socks and swapped the dress vest for a sweater vest, I could have also passed as a golfer. Versatility!

Also, remember that Bell skirt I was trying to sell? Well, I sold it. And then the buyer and I found out that we live in the exact same apartment complex. CRAZY. Hi, Maureen! -waves-

It reminds me of the time when I studied abroad in Australia and found out that my roommate there was the big sister of my little sister's best friend. And that we lived in the same neighborhood back home, too. Yeah, I didn't even know she went to my university until then. Hi, Atoosa!

Life. It's nutty.

eet-sa me, mario!

Hey there, readers! I hope all of your Halloweens were super fun! The BF and I drove 5 hours to Dallas/Ft. Worth to visit my friend Karen for the weekend, which was great. I don't know what she's doing over there, 5 hours away from me. Doesn't she know that she should never be more than half an hour away from me at all times?!

Unfortunately, I woke up this morning with a massive headache and feeling all sorts of awful (it had nothing to do with yesterday, I swear), so I'll leave you all with my costume for the weekend:

American Apparel jumper + yellow buttons
GAP red shirt
Hue black tights
Soda black flats from GoJane + red hearts
White gloves from Party City
F21 knit beret + felt emblem + felt "bill"
mustache on a stick

I was Mario from Mario Bros. (or 'Maria' as the BF called me), and the BF was Luigi:

I'm looking away because I can't keep a straight face, knowing the BF has on THE MOST RIDICULOUS MUSTACHE EVER.

My friend Karen went as a zombie schoolgirl, complete with crazy undead purple eyes:

My mustache on a stick obviously wanted in on this photo too.