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Happy Halloween!

October 30, 2010 by Joy the Baker 90 Comments

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Oh Lordy.

Why do I do this?  Why do I subject you to such things?

In kindergarten… way back in the mid eighties… I was a child bride for Halloween.

Actually… I was a child… and I dressed up as a bride.  That makes things less creepy.

I don’t know whose idea this whole bride thing was, certainly not mine.  I was probably just stoked about wearing lipstick and a head band.

Want more?  Surely you must.

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Little Bo Peep with her favorite stuffed animal and her princess sister.

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Child bride with clown sister and toothpaste sister.

Toothpaste.  It only makes sense that the tallest child be the toothpaste.

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This is my Uncle Dan.  He’s dressed up as a hunk.

That’s my veiled head in the right corner. I want candy.

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I had a Cleopatra phase.  I’m mostly stoked that I could get the pose right.

I blame my mother for the aggressive eyeshadow.

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This is bad.

Smack dab in the middle of my frizzy haired hat phase I decided to be a playing card for Halloween.  A playing card with a playing card hat.  I’m sure I busted out the craft box and the glue gun to bring that little gem to life.  Lord help me.

I’m not sure if the card is better or worse than being a teenage Juggalette.

I’m glad these were the only photos I could find.  I distinctly remember an awkward Raggedy Anne phase as well.

Ps.  If you know me in real life… this set of pictures IS NOT open for discussion or ridicule.  Zip it.

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  1. Janet Scaglione

    October 6, 2021 at 10:52 am

    All I can say that these are great costumes and I don’t know how your mom did all this with her working…….

    Reply
  2. Angela

    November 7, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    Out of curiosity, how did you photograph your old photos? I’ve tried several times to a big glossy shiny mess! I’d appreciate any help! Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Lucia

    November 7, 2010 at 6:15 am

    Here in Italy we don’t celebrate Halloween. Thanks for sharing a bit of a different life. (Not too different, really. I used to dress up as a bride even if without Halloween.)

    Reply
  4. Corrina

    November 3, 2010 at 7:08 am

    These are fun.

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    • Danny

      October 7, 2021 at 7:32 pm

      Loved your costumes back then, and loved you showed them to your Peeps.
      Love you Uncle Dan

      Reply
  5. Bethany

    November 2, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    Hahahaha!
    I was Cleopatra a few times also! I had the thick blue eye shadow and everything!

    Reply
  6. Ali @ Three Baking Sheets

    November 2, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    “I’m not sure if the card is better or worse than being a teenage Juggalette.”

    Hahahahahaha. Hoo. That was rich. You would have been much worse off had you dressed like Tila Tequila instead.

    Reply
  7. Alexandra

    November 1, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    hahahaha i was a bride for halloween when i was 4!!

    Reply
  8. Esther

    November 1, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    These pictures are AWESOME :D

    Reply
  9. Kaitlin With Honey

    November 1, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Joy, you have not changed a BIT!

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