Tonight will be my first office Halloween party.  I’m nervous because I don’t know what to expect.  Everyone was keeping quiet on what their Halloween costumes were, because we are having a contest and everyone wants theirs to be a surprise, so I don’t know if I’ll be overdressed or underdressed.  Either way it’s kind of a scary thought.

We’re having the party tonight after the store closes (closing time is 6pm).  The ones who don’t work today (like me) are supposed to come around 7pm, to give the closers time to get cleaned up and get dressed in their own costumes.  We don’t have a big store or anything, so there shouldn’t be many people, which is good — I’m not very good around lots of people.

Possibly part of my problem is that I feel rather exposed in my costume.  I got fairy wings and put together a fairy costume with a ballerina-looking outfit, and I’m going to paint around my eyes with glitter makeup, like circus paint or the way masquerade masks look (you know, the little gold half-masks, except mine will be silver).

If you want to see how I’m doing my makeup, here’s a how-to video of how to create a fairy makeup look:

Besides the costume contest, we’re also going to play a few Halloween games and, of course, pig out on lots of candy.  A few of us are planning on hitting the bars afterward.

I guess it should be fun.  I just hope I can stop feeling this nervous at some point tonight!

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