Every Wish That We Put Into Motion.... (comments welcome!)

[Herding_Cats]

Checking in. Basketball season is hitting me like a truck. Not really. But it will by Saturday afternoon. I can feel that I need to foam roll my hamstrings today, and I have what should be 2 very up-and-down-the-court games tomorrow to be ready for. I'll be getting in a solid 10+ hours on the court this week, and that should be pretty consistent until the week of Christmas. Just the kick in the pants I needed. My achilles are hurting less, and my peroneal tendons are hurting more. When we got home last night and settled after our games (in which I apparently had waaaaay too much caffeine) we sat in bed and watched about an hour of TV and both of my ankles just absolutely ached. The cardio will be there by January to get me through, it'll just be a matter of how much tylenol (and motrin...shhhhh!) that I need to take to get through race days.

I know I've talked about it in other threads, but I'm seriously so stuck on costume ideas. And the thought of really half-A'ing it makes me even less excited about things. I'm already super blah about the prospect of running (except the 5k with DD and DH) but to not be excited about the running AND not have a costume is really bothering me.

I explained my possum park sports team idea to DH. He's like "you'd have to explain it. there's no way I would have figured that out." Totally valid.

So I've started looking at the pieces that I already have to figure out what might work. TBD if all of them still fit since I've had a few for awhile and have gained about 25 pounds since I purchased some of them 4 years ago. But nothing is really making me feel like any sort of excitement. If you have any suggestions I'm definitely open to them.

 

[The Expert]

I know I've talked about it in other threads, but I'm seriously so stuck on costume ideas. And the thought of really half-A'ing it makes me even less excited about things. I'm already super blah about the prospect of running (except the 5k with DD and DH) but to not be excited about the running AND not have a costume is really bothering me.

I explained my possum park sports team idea to DH. He's like "you'd have to explain it. there's no way I would have figured that out." Totally valid.

So I've started looking at the pieces that I already have to figure out what might work. TBD if all of them still fit since I've had a few for awhile and have gained about 25 pounds since I purchased some of them 4 years ago. But nothing is really making me feel like any sort of excitement. If you have any suggestions I'm definitely open to them.

There's always the Lions/Lion King mashup from last year! I hesitate to repeat a costume, so I get if that's not an option, but we got SO MANY comments and they are bound to still be in the playoffs (unlike my team, sigh).

 

[Herding_Cats]

There's always the Lions/Lion King mashup from last year! I hesitate to repeat a costume, so I get if that's not an option, but we got SO MANY comments and they are bound to still be in the playoffs (unlike my team, sigh).

I haven't even taken the stickers off that skirt yet, but the lions are super banged up and injured again and unless they get on a win streak, they too will miss the playoffs.

I've had a few other ideas that I have some/most of the parts to, but I'm just not excited about them at all.

For example, the alligator from Robin Hood/Fantasia....I have a green dottie with a red waist/bow. I have a couple of green shirts (or could get one for color purposes) and add in a super cheap SHORT shawl/cape off amazon and bingo bango. But I'm very meh about the idea.



Or I have like 50% of the stuff to do Judy hopps.

Or I have a blue sparkle skirt with white stars I could do something fantasia/sorcerer mickey.

 

[nancipants]

Sorcerer Mickey would be a good idea for the full.

For the half, is there anything "romance" related you could pull together from stuff in your closet? I know you did the Rockford Peaches one year - that could kind of match the color theme?

Since you've been reffing, maybe something like a course referee? Or a basketball player from High School Musical?

 

[nancipants]

Okay, hear me out - AIR BUD. You referee basketball and like/love dogs. You have a blue sparkle skirt. Presumably you can get a blue tank and yellow paint/felt to make a shirt.

 

[The Expert]

Okay, hear me out - AIR BUD. You referee basketball and like/love dogs. You have a blue sparkle skirt. Presumably you can get a blue tank and yellow paint/felt to make a shirt.

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I love this! And I second that anything "romance" related or even in the color scheme could go for the Half. I'm dressing as Ellie from UP (denim looking skort, button-down (hiking weight) short sleeve plaid shirt and a headband with balloons on it). I have a Grape Juice bottle top pin, but guessing some folks still won't get it.