It also gives us an excuse for pumpkin carving. In fact last Friday at work we got to dress up and partake in a pumpkin carving contest. Alas, our pumpkin didn't win, but I think it is Amaze-balls! I was 1 of 3 blind mice, but alas I also did not take any pictures.
However I was not saddened. You see, the weekend was about to get crazy with some costume madness. Saturday I was about to participate in an event so grand. It was a Pentath-A-Lawn! Teams of 4 were going to compete in 5 games (horseshoes, croquet, bocce ball, bags, and badminton) against 23 other teams, and yes, wait for it......both beer and costumes were a part of the big event!
The team who won for best costume won a coveted 6 pack t-shirt! And as you can see below, there were some pretty creative team names. My team name is the 24TH on the list, LVL 46 C.H.O.D.E. What is this you ask, well let me take things back in time for you just a bit!
Obviously, my team needed to come up with a bomb ass theme. Originally I suggested Star Wars, but we discovered that would be rather expensive. Then my friend Jeff suggested an idea that was so grand, it had to be done.
We were to become LARPERS- Also known as Live Action Role Players. Sounds dirty I know, but you would be surprised to find out that it was more serious than anything. For those of you who don't know what a LARPER is, I shall explain. My first explanation will be a visual......have you ever seen the movie Role Models? If you have, BAM, you now know what a LARPER is! If things still don't seem to make sense, I will delve a little deeper.
A LARPER is a person who loves that dungeons and dragons type of role. They get into character. And then if they are so lucky, they get to go into battle against other LARPERS in character.....usually in a park of sorts.....with their fake weapons.....taking things very seriously. So here we are, in all our gloriousness, the Level 46 Chamarillion Highlanders of Draconian Enlightenment, also known as LVL 46 C.H.O.D.E!
Sir Andervan, Sorceress Arabella, Squire Artonious, and Minstrel Navie
So not only did my team have to dress up, to make our costume authentic (as seen above) we also had to get into a little bit of character.
Myself- I was Arabella, the evil sorceress who had a miniature fire breathing dragon named Thoradon. My job was to cast pretend spells on unsuspecting players throughout the course of the tournament.
Thoradon the Dragon- He is pinned to my shoulder in all the pictures!
Allie- Better known last Saturday as Navie the Minstrel. She had a recorder/flute. She also had bells on her outfit. Her job was to skip around and make lots of noise while playing her flute. She also threw glitter around during highlights of the day to bless people. And she yelled "God Save the King!" a lot.
Jeff- Transformed into Artonious the squire! He was the best at speaking the language of the C.H.O.D.E and read the instructions out loud at each event in a very squirely way....hilarious!
Andy- Morphed into Sir Andervan. He pulled the manly tights off like no one else could!
We only won 2 out of 5 events. But we were not saddened, because out of all the teams there we won the best dressed prize! And there were a lot of awesome costumes! So then it was really time to party! And lets say 11 a.m - 3 a.m. is a long time! PARTY ON!!!!!!!!
I will end this post to a shout out for Navie the Minstrel, she got jumped on her way home. She was beat up pretty badly, but will be ok. This is an awful thing to happen to an unarmed lady without a purse in a nice neighborhood. All my ladies, be careful out there!
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