We traveled up the coast of California for a few more days and then headed inland. We made a quick visit to Sonoma and Napa to pick up some of our favorite bottles. Our allotted time for vacation was quickly running out so we jumped back on I5 and headed for WA.
Once back in the Puget Sound area we met back up with friends to celebrate Halloween. This time of year is usually a huge pain in the ass for me due to the fact I never have a costume. I usually spend two days before running around trying to find some stupid theme that I can dress up as. It's nerve racking.
This year I was lucky enough to stumble across a hand made uncle same coat in CA. It fit quite well indeed and only cost $16, booyaah! Once I had the coat it was as simple as finding cloth to make a pair of pants, and finding the hat. Neither of these chores was too complicated. With a little help from Sarah's aunt Jeannine, and her sewing machine, I whipped up a pair of patriotic pants that would make even Betsy Ross proud.
My lovely and talented wife picked up on the theme immediately. She bought three yards of fabric, a solar powered yard lantern and plastic crown and boom, she was the Statue of Liberty!
Pretty cute couple don't you think? As luck would have it we were to attend two events for the Halloween weekend. The first was a house party at a friend of a friends house. A band, consisting of friends of friends, was scheduled to play. The band was going to play the Pink Floyd album "Animals" in its entirety... Now I have to tell those of you that don't know I had a serious love affair with this album while I was in college. My buddies and I spend many a late night on the dirt roads in Bradley with this album pumping on the stereo. Needless to say I was very excited.
The venue met all my expectations. When we arrived we were impressed by both the stage setup and the costumed guests.
The band got things going with a few originals and then broke into an amazing version of Funky Town that had everyone kicking up their heels! With live music, two kegs of beer, and all the eccentric folks you could handle it was a night to be remembered. I ended up listening to the last few songs from the backseat of a friends car due to imbibing a little too much... perfect.
On Sunday we drove up to Belingham to meet some more friends and see the band Polecat play. More debauchery ensued including two of our friends dancing shoeless at the venue for hours, making out with the yeti from Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and the longest walk home ever...
The band played well but it was a little too Halloween themed for me. It was also a bit hot for a overcoat, top hat and bow tie... but we had a lot of fun anyway.
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