A few years ago a friend of mine and her husband had a very unique couples costume. He wore a black and white stripes shirt and black pants as a football ref and she wore a yellow sheet. He would blow his whistle and she would fling herself to the ground. She of course was his yellow flag on the play. It was hilarious. She was very dramatic on the flinging herself. I too saw someone go as dinner for 2, he had a cardboard "table" around his waist, table cloth, table set with dishes for 2 and wine glasses. He wore the waiters outfit and was serving a bottle of wine. He won the contest. He really did an excellent job on the whole setup. Another cute one I saw a couple do, husband dressed as a hobo or homeless person and the wife wore a big brown cardboard box. His refrigerator box home.

I agree - Houzz has turned out to be a good move. I decorate for Halloween, even though we usually only get around 20 or so kids. When my daughter moved back, she would put lights along the eves of the house. But now that she's gotten her own place last year, it's back to just the porch ;^) I've been going the direction of Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead this year. I like the idea of remember our loved ones who have passed. So I had a skeleton ghost we've had for years, and I put some DOD tattoos on it along with a flower head wreath. Not exactly what I'd like it to look like, but think it gets the idea across (although a little on the creepy side!) I'll work on this theme earlier next year to get it more to my liking. Well it's almost 6:30 and no trick or treaters yet! Hope we do get some, as have my skeleton head basket bull of bagged treats (I found this skull basket at a thrift store a month or so ago and couldn't resist buying it - it was only $3. This is where the Dia de Muertos theme got started for me).

As a footnote, the leftovers did not heat well and came out a bit tough, although when first cooked they were tender and moist. I used medium grind cornmeal, and next time I will use a finer grind - or substitute more masa for part of the cornmeal. I had Hush Puppy shoes when I was a child (they were somewhat ugly), but I have never personally heard anyone refer to feet as dogs - only cartoons. Any barking dog has an adverse effect on me - I've been bitten more than once by dogs that were violating leash laws. I would never reward a barking dog with food, but I do think it used to be traditional in the South.

So vibrant!! Did you give em a call to get a replacement? How disappointing to not get what you ordered . But they should help you with that . Alog of my roses get blackspot after shipping so I hope that clears up for you! :)