Throughout the week I told my co-workers we were going to go get a picture from imaging of our costumes on Halloween since it was allowed at work. I tried rallying everyone and I guess we would see what people brought. That Sunday I went through some of my past costumes and props to see which ones would work and which ones people were willing to wear. I told Liz she could wear my penguin costume I wore last year.
That morning I showed up and immediately both of us transformed into a shark and a penguin. It was epic. We got so many compliments and we had fun...which was the most important part. Some of the FIC girls had some costumes in the back so they all wore superhero masks and capes. I got the people who didn't wear costumes to wear some of the stuff I brought. I was super stoked. Tim and Taja could not attend the photo shoot because they were on the phone with a customer and could not leave. It was now or never.
We were pretty excited on how it turned out. I couldn't have been any better. They all thanked me for rallying everyone to do it.
The day went pretty much routine from the picture on. We worked on July enrollment the rest of the day. I knew my afternoon was going to be really rushed because I had to be in Puyallup as soon as I got off work. Luckily I planned ahead and brought everything I needed with me. Ben was going to meet me there when he got off work.
I talked to Fitzy on the way to Walt and Wendy's house. Dupont and 510 were the worst traffic areas but I didn't mind because I was catching up with Megan and venting about Ben and I's recent roommate problem. I was pretty irritated and wanted the problem to go away but she owed us a lot of money still.
I got to the haunted house, ate the food Wendy prepared for the cast and immediately went upstairs to have my make-up and wardrobe done. I went outside and took pictures of the different rooms. There were quite a few of them this year in our freaky fun house.
My job was to come out of the darkness, quietly and quickly once the victims walked into the hallway as the main door closed. I got a lot of people to scream at my face. There were many different age groups ranging from small child (which we had to tone it down a bit) to older people in their 50's and 60's. We had many groups of teenagers and some even went through twice. A lot of the girl groups screamed more than others. I do remember a twosome of older women coming through. I surprised them, they screamed obscenities, the continued walking down the hallway as I silently followed them, they turned around the check their backs, saw me again and screamed down to the next room. It was hard not to laugh at them.
I was also kinda slammed in the door that I was hiding behind by a small boy leading with his arms. Luckily, my hand wasn't in the door. Nicole and Del came through as well as Heather and Josh and their kids and Ben's friend Megan and her buddy Sarah. Trish and Amy came through and like years before Amy is scared of the chainsaw. It was fun to be supported by our friends and family. Ben was dressed like a clown and he was a pusher, which meant he moved from room to room scaring people.
Both nights we did this it was pretty cold so I wore some under armor underneath my costume. I was just glad it didn't rain. Erika was suppose to come both nights but on Saturday she got a migraine and didn't feel very well and Tuesday her lab went over and couldn't make it out in time. It was a bummer but we had enough people show up for parts so we weren't in a bind.
At the end of the night, we got a group picture, went inside (Wendy and Rosa made cider and hot chocolate) and we talked about what went well, what didn't and shared funny stories. I had to duck out a little early because I had to get home, get showered and head to bed because 6 a.m. comes quickly. I left just after 9 and it roughly took an hour to get home, I would have about an hour to get showered and ready for bed. Ben stayed later because he didn't have to get up.
I got home with about an hour to spare before bed. I got cleaned up from all the make-up I had on my face and it was nice to just stand in it because I was cold from standing outside for a few hours. I got all of my stuff ready for work, hopped into bed and passed out hard. Today was really busy and I can't wait until it slows down a bit.
Next Adventure: Snowvember 3 and 4, 2017
I talked to Fitzy on the way to Walt and Wendy's house. Dupont and 510 were the worst traffic areas but I didn't mind because I was catching up with Megan and venting about Ben and I's recent roommate problem. I was pretty irritated and wanted the problem to go away but she owed us a lot of money still.
I got to the haunted house, ate the food Wendy prepared for the cast and immediately went upstairs to have my make-up and wardrobe done. I went outside and took pictures of the different rooms. There were quite a few of them this year in our freaky fun house.
My job was to come out of the darkness, quietly and quickly once the victims walked into the hallway as the main door closed. I got a lot of people to scream at my face. There were many different age groups ranging from small child (which we had to tone it down a bit) to older people in their 50's and 60's. We had many groups of teenagers and some even went through twice. A lot of the girl groups screamed more than others. I do remember a twosome of older women coming through. I surprised them, they screamed obscenities, the continued walking down the hallway as I silently followed them, they turned around the check their backs, saw me again and screamed down to the next room. It was hard not to laugh at them.
I was also kinda slammed in the door that I was hiding behind by a small boy leading with his arms. Luckily, my hand wasn't in the door. Nicole and Del came through as well as Heather and Josh and their kids and Ben's friend Megan and her buddy Sarah. Trish and Amy came through and like years before Amy is scared of the chainsaw. It was fun to be supported by our friends and family. Ben was dressed like a clown and he was a pusher, which meant he moved from room to room scaring people.
Both nights we did this it was pretty cold so I wore some under armor underneath my costume. I was just glad it didn't rain. Erika was suppose to come both nights but on Saturday she got a migraine and didn't feel very well and Tuesday her lab went over and couldn't make it out in time. It was a bummer but we had enough people show up for parts so we weren't in a bind.
At the end of the night, we got a group picture, went inside (Wendy and Rosa made cider and hot chocolate) and we talked about what went well, what didn't and shared funny stories. I had to duck out a little early because I had to get home, get showered and head to bed because 6 a.m. comes quickly. I left just after 9 and it roughly took an hour to get home, I would have about an hour to get showered and ready for bed. Ben stayed later because he didn't have to get up.
I got home with about an hour to spare before bed. I got cleaned up from all the make-up I had on my face and it was nice to just stand in it because I was cold from standing outside for a few hours. I got all of my stuff ready for work, hopped into bed and passed out hard. Today was really busy and I can't wait until it slows down a bit.
Next Adventure: Snowvember 3 and 4, 2017
