Heaven & Hell Party Photos 2011

The party's over, and it was a great time for all, methinks! Thanks to Maicie Wolfe for taking pictures this year - she did a far better job than I could have, for sure. You should be able to click on the photos for larger versions, I think. I haven't identified anyone just in case they'd rather remain anonymous (relatively speaking).

 A Dark Angel (tied for 1st place), a flower, and dirt (funniest costume award).

 Eek! Devils!

 An evil (?) wizard...

 Um...

 Ooo...now there's our very dapper looking host!

 Your split-personality hostess (why yes, my halo is leaning...).

 A lovely good 'n evil couple. :-)

 Trouble x 2!

 Now that is one scary devil!

 Dark Angel #2 (tied for first place)

 A not-so-angry bird...and look! A geisha and a nun!

 Our esteemed photographer and her lovely (?) date...

 Need to get to heaven? These two will drive!

 Busted by the emperor! Or was it Caesar? Hmm...

 Knockin' the balls around (there's a reason this party is adults only...)

 That specter is fixing to drag this guy off for not wearing a costume...

 Another costume slacker. Watch out guys. Just try that next year. I dare you! ;-)

Dark Angel #2 again, and our Blue Angel...

Very dangerous to do at a party...passed out! 

And a lovely swirly skull to end the evening. :-) 

Thanks to all who came - it wouldn't be a party without you! 

Next up, Halloween night in the graveyard out front...if you're local, stop by, & bring the kids. :-)

Party Week: Wednesday Report

A lot of cleaning today - putting away unused decorations, getting the glassware rinsed and put out, finishing up the last loads of laundry so I can turn that area into "Autopsy". Not too much to show though...just a quick pic of what I was working on late this afternoon: Sorry, I can't tell you exactly what these are for. Don't want to spoil it for the party guests. I'll let you in on it after the party. Should be pretty fun, I think.

Tomorrow, the weather is supposed to be decent, and I'm headed outside to finish painting the fence, and set up the graveyard in the front yard. Hopefully it won't be too cold. I'd also like to finish up the stuff in the photo above, and maybe get the gift bags done. We'll see how far the day goes.

More tomorrow!

Treasure Island: Party Time!

Finally – party time! Our main activity, of course, was a treasure hunt. We hid the treasure pictured above inside of a large ottoman down in the basement TV room, and created 5 sets of 20 riddled clues that were scattered throughout the house. After the guests arrived, we divided them up into teams of at least 4, but no more than 6, and gave each team their own pirate flag, a notebook & pen for clues, and a beginning clue. The hunt was on, with Brent and I each on a different floor to help teams out when needed.
Costumes are required for our parties – and provided for those who don’t wear one. I think we only had a couple people show up without, and they were quickly assigned eye patches and bandanas.

The flashlight is for finding clues - we hid them inside and outside for more room to play.










Treasure found! The "all girls" team won...is that surprising?
After the treasure hunt, pool and good times with friends. Our Pirate Captain host for the evening:
And yours truly, looking like a rather ragged pirate under our island-deco arch:
Everyone voted on the theme for our 2009 party, and when I tallied the votes at the end of the evening, the winner was a landslide: Haunted Hospital. Quick, someone call a doctor!