Fright Night

Halloween exists in Spain. Transferred from Ireland to the United States during the 1800s, it has jumped back over the pond, invading Spain about 10 years ago. I was invited to a costume party on Thursday, but assuming I would throw some clothes together out of my closet and find some cheap accessories at a Halloween store, I didn't think anything of it. I forgot to take one thing into account: while people in Spain celebrate 'Halloween', it is not necessarily like Halloween in the States. Indeed, Halloween in Spain is slightly different. And while the difference is slight, it is a very important detail.

Halloween costumes in Spain must be scary. No question. None of that 'princess' or 'doctor' stuff like in the States. You must be creepy. Spooky. Evil.

I had never even been anything scary for Halloween (me, the American!). What was I to do? After a purchase of vampire teeth and an effort to soften them up in boiling water, which ended in failure and destroyed vampire teeth, I was at a loss. Luckily, Savannah came to the rescue. The solution? Makeup! She dressed us up as 'dead' (aka: dark eye makeup and fake blood to create a zombie-like appearance). We were pretty creepy looking, don't you think?

(Josh, in the middle, has some vampire teeth in his pocket, thus making his outfit 'scary'.)