A Western Halloween

The hardest part about Halloween is coming up with a good costume idea, so when I had my idea for this years costumes, we both got pretty excited. 90% of Corinne's costume is made up of items she already owns; and my costume would only require a bit of sewing and some simple (and inexpensive) purchases.

We took a lunchtime trip to The Dalles to Tony's Country and Western Store to get a hat for Corinne, then stopped at Joann's Fabric for some felt and shoulder pads for me.

I then spent most of Saturday sewing the felt patches on to an ivory pair of coveralls. The coveralls came from Mark Schultz, who used then when he worked as an engineer for the Seattle Ferry system; we use them when we mow the lawn, to keep the dirt out. But they've never been used quite like this before.

Before heading out to our Halloween party, we took some quick photos:

Cow and Cowgirl, happy together

Once we got to the party, however, that single cowgirl joined with some other cowboys at the party, and suddenly the equal status that the cow once held was gone:

Subservient Cow

- Mike (& Corinne)