It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow is Halloween.  Is it just me, or am I the only one who sort-of dreads the holiday?  Well, maybe dread is the wrong word.  ’Doesn’t care for,’ may be a nicer way of saying it. 

I really have nothing against Halloween and dressing up as ghosts or goblins, I just don’t see the point.  As a child I liked it for the first few years.  And let’s be honest, what self-respecting kid doesn’t like coming home with a whole pot of candy?  I loved the trick-or-treating part, that was always fun.  But when I was too old to treat (and I was never into the tricking) Halloween lost its glamour for me.  As the years went by, I found myself cringing whenever I received an invite to a Halloween party because it meant I would have to be creative.  And costume creativity is something I just don’t do.  I was never one of those sexy cats or mysterious women of the night.  So I would end up wearing a garbage sack cinched around my waist or I would go dressed like a hippie.  I remember spending many an afternoon on the day of the party, frantically picking through piles of discards at the local Goodwill, trying to find anything that resembled a costume. 

With all of our recent talk of babies and having a family, I realized that I will eventually need to change my attitude because I don’t want to discourage our children from enjoying the holiday festivities.  I figure it’s an opportunity to let their imaginations run loose and they will probably want a bag full of candy just like I did as a child.  So here’s my question – what is a good “grown-up” costume that a) doesn’t look trashy (I mean that in the “come-hither” way, not the garbage sack way) and b) is easy to do (a.k.a. cheap)?  

I did a quick search online and what I found was a lot of ‘devil’ or ‘French maid’ costumes.  Not that there’s anything wrong with these, they’re just not what I want to wear when opening the door for a bunch of five-year-old trick-or-treaters. 

(Side note: should I be concerned that the French maid costume comes in teen sizes?)

What I would prefer, is something like this.  Classic, cute, fun.  And definitely a little warmer. 

Any ideas or suggestions?  What costume will YOU be wearing on Halloween?