Rolling out the red carpet

Every year, Chad and I host a summer party with a different theme and invite all of our friends. Last year's theme, which I documented with a few photos, was "redneck." This year, it was "At the Movies." And unlike the past few years, we had absolutely perfect - and I do mean perfect - weather. What a fun end-of-summer night to spend with lots of friends.

I am still laughing about the costumes and the creativity in our group. We had about 40 people show up - some moviegoers and paparazzi, a few tennis players and cartoon characters. We had some 80's flashbacks and some totally random characters that no one, really, has ever heard of. Chad and I went as the teenage couple from Juno, though managed not to get a photo of us together all night. But here were some of the best ensembles:

Our friends Mark, Brigid and Dan, who came as the Trolls from Troll 2

 

April, Tom and Braden as the couple from Raising Arizona
(for the second year in a row, the O'Reilly's won Best Couple/Family)

Our friend Aaron, who is really from Australia, came as the Crocodile Hunter (Line of the night from one of our friends who didn't know Aaron previously: "How long have you been working on that accent?" to which Aaron replied, "Umm...about 32 years.")

 

Sarah and Spencer, contenders in the Best Couple category,
had quite an inventive ensemble from Dodgeball

Our friend Jenn, who won the Best Girl category
with her Breakfast Club persona

Rob, a contender for Best Guy, who came as one of the main characters in The Hangover

Brigid and I are both really pregnant and both came as Juno

And the costume of the night went to Paul, who completed a flawless Cousin Eddie with a see-through white sweater, green Dickie, tight pants, and patent leather shoes (and don't forget the moose mug!)

Now can you see why I'm still laughing - and already looking forward to next year's party?