This is going to be a good month...I can tell. Not only is it my little sister's birthday month, but I also get to wear three costumes for different events!!!
That's one of my favorite things to do: dressing up and "becoming" a character for an event and/or party.
Last night, I was able to dress up as Princess Aurora of "Sleeping Beauty" for a Holiday of Hope event at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Tampa. It was absolutely great! Though I'd dressed up as Aurora before (twice, actually) for fun writing days with my mom's second grade class, last night, I think I perfected my "character." Not only did I have a wig this time, but I also WAS Aurora.
In preparation, I watched a few videos of kids and adults meeting Princess Aurora at the Disney Parks. I listened to her voice and the types of things she said and modeled my Aurora after her; I LOVED IT!!! ...and so did the kids! Even the adults had a good time talking to me as Aurora! I was nervous at first and afraid that I would look silly with the wig on, but man, it really pulled the whole princess look together, much moreso than the other few times I'd dressed as Aurora with my own dark blonde hair. I think the wig really added that Princess feel to it for some reason; maybe it's because the girls at the parks all wear wigs and wigs are perfect for the most part - not (too) frizzy, nicely curled, one straight color, etc.
I felt the part, everyone said I looked the part and the kids loved my Aurora. I had a real ball.
Of course, I'm exhausted now and I think I'm slightly allergic to the nice eyeliner I wear to make my eyes look more cartoon-ish, but it was all so worth it.
As for the other two costumes I get to wear this month, well, I'm dressing up as Kaylee Frye from "Firefly" and "Serenity" and Lilith from the video game "Borderlands" at Megacon in Orlando! (No eyeliner involved for either, I'm happy to say.) I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to be Kaylee because I've never been her before. She's a plucky, girly spaceship mechanic whose actress, Jewel Staite, shares a birthday with me. I'm also excited to reprise my Lilith with a better holster. Oh, and both of these costumes will be accompanied by my male counterpart, Ryan, playing complimentary characters: Jayne Cobb, the mercenary on "Firefly," and Mordecai, the sniper/hunter from "Borderlands." And, to top it all off, my little sister is joining our pair with two more complimentary characters: Inara Serra, the companion on "Firefly" and Mad Moxxi, the lovely mistress of the Underdome in "Borderlands." *sigh* I'm going bonkers with happiness just thinking about it!
Please forgive the jumpy nature of this post...I'm just still in the waves of euphoria from last night's party. The kids loved it and that just brightened my whole year. <3
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