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Halloween: Part WTF of OMG

It all started like a perfectly normal day. I woke up, got dressed in something nice and loose and comfortable. Threw on a scarf and leggings because those are my staples. Some glasses for the sun in my eyes and out I went.

doo-di-doo-doo-doooo

For Hal things were the same. He woke up, pulled on a pair of his favorite jeans followed by one his favorite tee-shirts. Pulled on the Marc Jacobs windbreaker I found for him in the 50% off bin at Barneys a few years back (seriously how BIG is that score? Huge, right?) and off he went outside and on with his day.

La-di-da-di-daaaaaah

Until... something curious happened. I don't remember much save for a FLASH of white light.

BOOM WHITE LIGHT EVERYWHERE LIKE FREAKY FRIDAY WHOA!!!

Hal?

Bec?

Are you there?

Yeah, you?

I'm alive, Hal. What the fuck just happened?

And then? He looked at me.

"OH MY GOD, BEC! You're wearing my clothes! And my non-existent hair and my face!"

"What, you mean, this?"
I grabbed for my face, turned toward Hal and saw... well - I don't even need to tell you who I saw:

"Hal! You look just like..."

"You?"

"Surprise!"

"I love cheese*."

"WHAT THE... ?" I howled. "You're in my tunic, you BASTARD!"

"How did we..."

"I have no idea."

"Oh GOD! It's like Freaky Friday up in this bitch?"

"Freaky Saturday, more like!"


The truth was? Being Hal was kind of... comfortable.

Baggy jeans. Air Jordan high-tops. Cover Girl lips. Not a bad way to roll.


"Fuck it. Let's just live this way for the rest of the day. It is Halloween."
"Do you think the kids will be weirded out?"

"Probably."

"Are you okay wearing my leggings?"

YES! I mean, NO! I mean...
"Eh, I don't mind."

"Should I call you, Bec?"

"Sure, Hal. Nice bald head!"



"Thanks. Nice... ball..s."


Naturally, the kids were a bit WTF'd out for an hour or so. Archer wanted "mommy to be mommy again" and Fable tried to pull Hal's head of hair off his head.

"But it's Halloween! By tomorrow we will be back to our usually scheduled selves! Promise!"

About an hour or so later, the kids adapted and were totally cool:



That night at the party, Hal got SO many dude's phone numbers. He was literally pushing them away.

Obviously.

Who wouldn't want to hit this?



I sure's hell would.


And later that night? I totally did.

"hey, sugar tits."

"I love Nerds Rope.**"


But not before I took the following photograph which will hereby reside as my screensaver from now until eternity:

(click to enlarge.)

(that's what she said.)

(I mean... he. )

(I mean... us.)

Sorry, guys. When my wife drinks she gets so damn slutty.

<3

GGC

*I love cheese.
** Hal loves Nerds Rope
***We have fun.

107::Use Your Words::

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best Halloween Costumes EVER!!! you guys fuckin' rock.

1:35 PM  
Blogger Jasie VanGesen said...

I think I just pee'd my pants. Dude? Dude! DUUUUUDE. This is epic. This is fantastic.

1:37 PM  
Blogger Alisonian said...

OK this is going to sound unbelievably weird, but even dressed up as your husband you're freakin' beautiful!

1:37 PM  
Blogger Adventures In Babywearing said...

OHMYGOSH that is too much. Genius. Hal as you is incredible.

Steph

1:38 PM  
Blogger Kim said...

Awesome. I went as my boyfriend this year because the wig for my real costume didn't arrive in time. And yeah...guy clothes are way comfortable. The amount of things I could fit in my jeans pockets was amazing!

1:39 PM  
Blogger Gemini Girl said...

Such an awesome idea! You guys look fab!

1:40 PM  
Anonymous Suzanne said...

Freaking hilarious. Brilliant.

1:40 PM  
Anonymous Lara said...

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!awesome!

1:43 PM  
Blogger Bex said...

Wonderful! Splendid! Capitol! A myriad of British-sounding adjectives. I sincerely hope you guys made out like that.

1:53 PM  
Blogger Cave Momma said...

Love it!

1:53 PM  
Blogger angela said...

Agghhh! This creeped me out! In an awesome way. Archer will remember this forever. :)

1:53 PM  
Anonymous Ewokmama said...

oh my gosh, you two are friggin' hilarious!!

1:54 PM  
Blogger Heather said...

That is so awesome I don't even know what to say.

1:55 PM  
Anonymous claudia said...

LOL! This is supreme awesomeness :D Hal was extremely convincing!

1:57 PM  
Blogger Baby in Broad said...

Brilliant! Brilliant! And, strangely, not quite as disturbing as your Bert and Ernie looks.

1:59 PM  
Blogger Sarah said...

add me to the giant group that thinks your costumes were genius!

*applause*

1:59 PM  
Blogger Miss.Katie said...

This is a win!!

2:02 PM  
OpenID kaleytaylor said...

OMG These are the best costumes I have ever seen. Mad props!

2:02 PM  
Blogger Misty @ The DoanGang said...

Hal in leggings = WIN!

So hilarious, I about died!

2:04 PM  
Blogger Sarah S said...

hahaha! That is fantastic. He actually looks SO MUCH LIKE YOU.... Nicely done.

2:07 PM  
Blogger mommymae said...

but you don't wear socks with sandals.

totally hilarious.

2:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So good. So very, very good.

2:12 PM  
Blogger Chica said...

I'm laughing so hard that I spit out my own spit!

2:24 PM  
Anonymous EileenJay said...

freaking hilarious! i nearly choked! LMAO!

2:32 PM  
Blogger Nicola Proctor said...

You're a riot!

(Baby sleeping behind me, so am laughing vey vey quietly aka shaking/wheezing/snorting)

Well done!

2:33 PM  
Blogger Amy said...

This made my day. Thank you. Best costumes ever.

2:34 PM  
Anonymous Heather S. said...

You guys look AMAZING! Bravo!

3:01 PM  
Anonymous eskimojo said...

Awesome idea guys, and done very convincingly!

3:03 PM  
Blogger M said...

OMG....so perfect! I laughed my ass off!

3:17 PM  
Blogger Earth To Mother Ship said...

Ohhhmigawd I just laughed out loud! I'm dying - you guys rock!

3:36 PM  
Anonymous GennyHennySee said...

All I can say is, "I FUCKING love you guys!!!!!"

And I don't even know you, but damn you are a cool couple.

3:50 PM  
Blogger Prasti said...

ha, ha, ha!!! you guys are awesome!

4:07 PM  
Blogger Fairly Odd Mother said...

OMG, you guys are the cutest couple, even when switched. Awesome costumes!

4:18 PM  
Anonymous beyond said...

fantastic. the best idea ever!

4:30 PM  
Anonymous Ray said...

OMG, you as Hal and Hal as you? Four words: YOU TWO ARE BADASS!!!! Love the costumes that you two choose. So creative. I would have never have came up with that. You guys are such a fun couple. I love that. ;o)

4:53 PM  
Blogger the chelle box said...

OH. MY. GOD.
I LOOVE it! Love it. I wish my husband and I were only that clever. First: the little children's outfits on Part 1 were adorable (Fable) and kickass (Archer) and then!! Then: you guys on Part 2... priceless. Thank you for that.

5:10 PM  
Anonymous Rebecca said...

AWESOME.

5:20 PM  
Anonymous kr said...

I have no words.

Those are the best costumes ever. Mad kudos to you and Hal.

5:26 PM  
Anonymous ninjette said...

Brilliant!

5:37 PM  
Anonymous ninjette said...

Brilliant!

5:38 PM  
Blogger freckletree. said...

loving the family snapshot. when your kids suggest that their therapist is really trying to "get to the bottom of my fucked up head", you can pull out this pic and send it my therapy with them.

that's what i'll do with our engagement photos:

submissive wife

use your feet, son

5:56 PM  
Anonymous @sunnywalk said...

LOVE IT!

How tall are you guys? it looks like you and Hal are the exact same height in that last pic.

So hilarious.

6:12 PM  
Blogger Jessica Eiden Smedley said...

I fucking love it.

6:19 PM  
Blogger Goody said...

That is excellent. Thanks so much for posting it.

6:30 PM  
Blogger mountain.mama said...

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! I bet the kids were totally confused for a minute or two!

6:34 PM  
Blogger GIRL'S GONE CHILD said...

Hal and I are the exact same height, yes. 5'8.

Thanks you guys! After this response, we're thinking maybe we should start cross-dressing more often.

HOT!

xo!

6:35 PM  
Anonymous Amie Simmons said...

too freaking funny. i would try to steal that idea, but my husband is 6'6" tall. i just don't know if it would work.

6:43 PM  
Blogger Laura said...

Awesome.

6:48 PM  
Anonymous Brittany at Mommy Words said...

You made my night. I think you are genius. I am too short for this one too and I don't think I could keep a straight face for 1 second if my husband was in leggings but I LOVE THIS!

6:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was the best idea ever!! Your wife looked awesome;)

6:53 PM  
Blogger Michelle said...

Great idea! My kids were so sad hubby and I didn't dress up on Halloween. We did dress up the week before for our Halloween party. I like dressing up but once a year is good.

7:42 PM  
Anonymous Mariselle said...

OMF you guys are awesome! Haaaaa!

7:55 PM  
Blogger Amanda said...

Completely awesome!!! Seriously might be the best idea ever!

8:16 PM  
Anonymous Mar said...

WOW! That's some funny stuff right there.

9:07 PM  
Anonymous AVB said...

Check. Mate. Best costumes ever!
Hal has your expressions DOWN!
Also, cheese + Nerd on a Rope (but not consumed together) = awesome.
You guys really know how to rock Halloween! xo

9:22 PM  
Blogger Amie said...

I love that you went and did a gender bender after your last post. HILARIOUS!

9:36 PM  
Blogger Kalee said...

This is too damn funny!

10:07 PM  
Blogger Desiree Fawn said...

BAHAHA!!! Omg I'm DYING over here!!

10:47 PM  
Blogger humpsNbump said...

OMG the Hal version of you is fricking scary. I am bugging out right now. Goes down as the best costumes eva!!

~ humps

11:19 PM  
Blogger Amanda said...

That is simply THE BEST.

12:06 AM  
Blogger Soozie said...

The best! Simply, the BEST!

12:51 AM  
Blogger sarahdoow said...

Hysterical. The two comparison photos with the bag are just unbelievable.

4:51 AM  
Blogger hand.pecked said...

W.O.W. What an awesome idea and you pulled it off so well. My stomach hurts from laughing.

5:25 AM  
Blogger Beachy Chic said...

That was HILARIOUS!!!! I loved it....really loved it!
I love checking in to read your blog ...its always so real! I hope you keep it up for a LONG LONG time!

Thanks for the laughs!

5:45 AM  
Blogger Sass E-mum said...

Most excellent.

6:21 AM  
Blogger Nadia said...

HA! This was fantastic! I'm still laughing. Amazing!

6:46 AM  
Blogger Heather said...

Fucking hilarious! Awesome idea!

7:18 AM  
Blogger Abby Girl said...

So - is the Red Stripe a part of the costume? hahaha - it seems like he's got that bottle in every shot! Love this idea - VERY cool!

7:29 AM  
Blogger Mommy Lisa said...

TOTALLY love it. What a slut your wife is when she drinks... ha ha ha. good stuff.

7:30 AM  
Blogger Marie-Ève said...

You guys totally rock. I can't believe it!

7:30 AM  
Blogger Mama Bird said...

You always come up with the best halloween outfits! This had me rolling.

too funny!

7:32 AM  
Blogger doahleigh said...

I know other people who switched liked this for halloween, but you two are by far the best.

7:46 AM  
OpenID iamtheangrygiant said...

This is the BEST thing I think I have ever seen!! Hysterical! You guys are so fun. It's scary. You actually LOOK like each other...wtf?

8:08 AM  
Blogger Confessions of a Mother, Lawyer &amp; Crazy Woman said...

AWESOME COSTUMES! My 6-yr-old son wore a (my) Sharpay from High School Musical wig for most of Halloween night ... I think your post may be a glimpse into his future (NOT that there is anything wrong with that).

10:02 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best. Costumes. Ever. You guys nailed it to the floor~!!

10:30 AM  
Blogger My Bottle's Up! said...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! you two were made for each other.

10:41 AM  
Blogger Lynn said...

oh my holy gosh darn you guys are the BEST! i haven't commented in ever so long but just saw this and had to give maja props. Thanks for making my day with this post, so witty & wise R & H, you are Rockstars in your own right. love love love.

11:42 AM  
Anonymous 6512 and growing said...

HUH-LARIOUS! Nice Work.

11:57 AM  
Blogger caramama said...

That's AWESOME!

I read this post before the last one, and I was totally expecting to see Archer dressed as Fable and Fable dressed as Archer. But they are definitely cuter, and absolutely adorable, as the Chess King and Curious Bouquet of Flowers.

Kudos on all the costumes!

12:41 PM  
Anonymous marcella said...

Man, I have a chest cold and it hurts for me to be laughing this much.

Totally worth it though. You guys are absolutely hilar.

12:41 PM  
Anonymous Swedish Pankakes said...

It TOTALLY creeped me out, how much Hal looked like you when he was being you.

1:31 PM  
Blogger Cherry Tree Lane said...

Oh, this freaked me out SO bad at first.
But now I think its awesome....

2:51 PM  
Blogger That's What She Said said...

Um, you make a much batter Bec than Hal does. Yikes. xo

3:52 PM  
Anonymous Sarah from OM said...

omg, one, I mean two, of the best costumes I've seen! And love the screen saver shot

Simply awesome!

4:02 PM  
Anonymous jessica said...

that is the best ever! i wanted everyone at work to dress up like the only guy who works there but no one else was down (he has big hair and a beard - it woulda been great!)

and when you do that thing with your lips you look JUST LIKE HAL!!!
please tell us what was he saying all night to sound like you- i'm sure he had a line...

6:41 PM  
Blogger Heather said...

You and Hal are officially the FUNNEST (yes, I wrote FUNNEST) couple. LOVE the Halloween costumes!

6:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think Hal liked that way too much...hahahahaha...just sayin WAY cool!

7:00 PM  
Blogger Beth said...

Ahhh! My husband and I totally did the same thing this year. Though not quite as well.

7:30 PM  
Anonymous Rebecca said...

BTW, where did you get that adorable plaid tunic? I've seen you wear it in some other pictures and I just love it.

9:05 PM  
Anonymous mfk said...

omg amazing. you're lucky halloween is already over or i definitely would have stolen this idea. don't worry, i'll forget by next year ;) you guys look awesome!!

9:10 PM  
Blogger spicylikeginger said...

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! Hal really "nailed" your body language - FREAKY!! I'm laughing very very loud!

11:09 PM  
Blogger Ameya said...

Haha, so awesome! I went as my now-husband for halloween last year (though my pregnant belly would have added an extra touch to the look this year.. but he went and LOST his belly, so i'd have to go as husband-a-year-ago. It'd be funny to make him dress up like me.. but then he'd have to take off his facial hair... and i've never seen that before... and i'm chicken. haha.

6:53 AM  
Blogger Maternal Mirth said...

Damn. Near. Peed. My. Self.

Loooooooooove it!

8:41 AM  
Blogger Chula said...

LMAO Most awesome costumes evah!!!!!

8:43 AM  
Anonymous Sarcastica said...

Those are the COOLEST costumes ever! lmao!

9:43 AM  
Blogger Tracy said...

OMG - so funny. The leggings on Hal are hilarious. Love his man arms sticking out of your tunic!

10:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hal looks exactly like you. In fact, except for the beard stubble, he looks BETTER than you; better bone structure, a straighter nose, just... BETTER.

3:43 PM  
Blogger Alex said...

F*cking funniest Halloween photos EVER. I am making everyone look at these. You guys are now my idols.

4:39 PM  
Blogger amyinbc said...

You two are too sweet together! Great idea. Hal I must say though rather resembles an 80's rock star, especially when he is trying to slip you the tongue ;)

5:54 PM  
Blogger Meemo said...

Hilarious! Thanks for the comic relief, I needed that laugh. Hal looks awfully comfortable in those leggings. I wonder how he felt with hair on his head.

9:09 PM  
Blogger Creepy Mommy said...

I have to say this. In that second picture of Hal as you, he freakishly reminds me of Jame Gumb/Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs. I'm not saying he's channeling a women-suit making serial killer, but there' just a hint of something creepy there. Please don't hate me!

9:09 AM  
OpenID handstowar said...

Very funny. Love your site. I'll be back quite often.

6:55 PM  
Anonymous amanda said...

you make a hot Hal!

5:09 AM  
Anonymous Jennifer June said...

Ha! My boyfriend and I did the same thing. It took me 3 days to convince him to dress up and all my fabulous ideas were denied until I finally threw my arms up 3 hours before the party he was playing and said "we could be each other?"
He put on my burlesque swag and I threw on his dj gear and off we went... The wig went flying half way through his set but he managed to keep the corset on all night!

5:32 AM  
Blogger Andrea said...

In all the years I've been reading your blog, this is by far my FAVORITE post, ever! :)

9:38 PM  
Anonymous Glenda said...

LOVE IT!!!!

10:21 AM  
Blogger mary catherine said...

HIlarious. If my husband was as cool as Hal is, we'd be doing this next year. I guess I have 11 months to break his spirit into submission. Thanks for the laugh! Looks like a blast...

11:31 AM  

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