Next Year, I'll Be the Hulk.

Halloween: 

I've always loved to dress up.

 I remember being a little girl and insisting one year on being the Little Mermaid-

I was so determined that I wore my little sequinned mermaid "belly shirt" on top of my snowsuit. 

(Remember, I'm a Canadian girl. And Halloween usually equals lots of snow).

Now, I teach children who are about the same age as my Little Mermaid self. A few weeks ago, a student was struggling to take the lid off the paint. I dramatically opened it for him and he exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, Miss Christensen! 

You should be the Hulk for Halloween!"

Sorry to disappoint, but I decided to arrive to my Kindergarteners looking like this lady...

I wore this costume from 9am-midnight. 

I went to work, studied at the library, bought groceries, went to Dairy Queen...all as Dorothy. 

My favourite part: 

Everyone called me Dorothy, too. At the store, my room mate insisted on paying for my groceries...I was explaining to her that she didn't need to do that...and the Cashier man suddenly exclaimed, 

"Quit arguing, Dorothy!" 

I was talking to a another secretary from behind a desk earlier and she could only see my face and hair. The first words she spoke: "You are the cutest Dorothy ever!"

And the list goes on.

Maybe I should be Dorothy more often.

I wouldn't mind giving cute lions new hearts everyday.

...Or perhaps, I'll just embrace that Hulk idea.