Halloween party

Yep, your eyes aren't betraying you. I did in fact hang out with a goat over the weekend in a questionable area of downtown SLC. Right by the freeway and train tracks. This crazy night all goes back to my job at the ad agency. 

My bosses are huge, I mean HUGE Halloweenies. They love it more than Christmas. So instead of having an annual Christmas party, they throw a B-I-G Halloween party for all of our vendors. In the past it has included tarot card readers, haunted mansions, costumes and always lots of booze- which makes it a little ca-razy for those of us that don't drink. 

Last year the party was at the Armstrong mansion in Salt Lake. The mansion is rumored to be haunted. They rented the mansion out for the night, decorated with cobwebs, brought in a real coffin and tarot card readers. We stayed the night since it was a bed and breakfast. Luckily nothing spooky happened to me! 

Every year they are always raising the bar, and this year was no exception. This year we explored the world of secret societies by creating our own. 

 So naturally our graphic designer created a logo for our newfound society.

The meeting place was at a concert venue in a sketchy area of town. Once everyone arrived, we took an oath, donned black cloaks and black masks and hopped on one of two charter buses to explore different areas around town and read stories of masons and other societies. 

By the end of the night, most everyone around us was drunk and we were tired. But we ended the night by lighting lanterns off. 

 It was so pretty! I would love to do this again someday!

Most of the lanterns didn't catch off into the sky, I don't know if it was because the lanterns were cheap, or if everyone was drunk. Luckily ours took off and Aaron was so proud... ours is the farthest tiny light in the sky you can see. 

By the end of the night we were worn out, and it's not super fun to hang out with a bunch of drunk people. We headed home and fell asleep on the couch- Aaron's favorite thing to do while watching sports center. But the party was a success, and everyone enjoyed it, can't wait to see what ideas my bosses have in store for next year.