For liberals only....

So, Rob and I have been invited to a Halloween party on Saturday night. The guest list is made up almost entirely of teachers and the host is a retired teacher whom I absolutely love. Her retirement gift was a beer pong table if that helps you set the scene. Elementary teachers are very into themes and last year her Halloween party theme was Ancient Egypt and guests were attired in the appropriate costumes. I have seen pictures...it was quite a hoot. Alas, Rob and I missed the event due to the Cornell Parent Weekend conflict.

This year her theme is MonsterQuest. Apparently, Carole's husband, Carmen is a devoted follower of this show on the History channel. The show's creators try to prove or disprove the sightings of legendary monsters and other creatures using eyewitness accounts, scientists and the latest technology. Think Lochness Monster, Sasquatch, Jaws and of course, UFO's. (Didn't Uncle Tom once have the yearning to move to Roswell? Perhaps after Prague?)

I just couldn't get into the theme and my mind went elsewhere when I thought of monsters. Of course, politics and the edginess I crave always crept into my mind. I could embrace the monster theme...but I needed something more.

So I spent a lot of energy and time trying to talk Rob into going as a priest. Thought that would be a hoot...he didn't. He could rationalize the monster, but 12 years of catholic school would not allow him to dress as a priest. I could have done it without losing any sleep, but a woman priest would have opened up a whole new can of worms. and some devout guest would have misinterpreted the meaning.

This being an election year and year 9 of a war we should never have been fighting, we decided to go as Bush and Cheney.

Monsters? Yes.

Pictures to follow.