Decisions, Decisions...

Hey all, Hera here! It’s almost time for one of my favorite holidays! Now, don’t get me wrong. When it comes to family time, nothing beats Christmas. But when it comes to an all-out college party holiday, New Year’s has got nothin’. Welcome to the Halloween season! It’s the perfect time for TPing neighbor’s houses, carving pumpkins, going Haunted Housing, watching the leaves fall, and wearing comfy sweatshirts out at night.

But the most fun aspect of Halloween comes with one of the biggest stresses- what should my costume be?? Now, it’s an easier matter for guys. Come up with a funny pop culture character and dress like him to the tee. Something a little unexpected…some of the best I saw last year around this time were Steve Zissou, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and the BK King. Rock on, guys.

Us ladies have a bigger issue on our hands. Every year, it’s a battle between dressing up in a manner similar to the boys- for example, last year; I was Harry Potter, complete with a large, stuffed, ride-on dragon. Everyone loved it, and I was super comfortable and warm all night. But the year before that, I was a sexy Indian. Low-cut, short… and everyone really LOVED that, if you know what I mean. You know the saying- Halloween is the one night a year where girls have an excuse to show what they got.

Now, I usually tend to gravitate towards the boy-type costume. I want to be comfortable, and I want everyone to comment on how fun and original it is. But when I’m dressed as Harry Potter riding a dragon then standing next to all my sorority sisters and little Miss Aphrodite wearing basically nothing but their underwear, I really feel like an ugly duckling. Sigh… but hey, when this is the toughest decision of my fall, life must be pretty good, right?