Mario Bros.

In 2004 Nick and I dressed up as Mario and Luigi for halloween and went out in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.  We had a seriously wild night and since then halloween has been my favorite holiday.  Our costumes were a huge hit that night, so much so that we actually won a contest at one the bars we went to.  We have had some pretty awesome costumes since then, and I have to say we usually end up being a pretty big hit at whatever bar we decide to go to.  This year the crew included Nick, Paul, Amanda, and me.  We decided to resurrect Mario and Luigi, but we added a couple other recognizable characters - Princess Peach and Wario.

I spent the entire week leading up to this weekend searching for a creating pieces to just about everyone's costume.  I put in a lot of time, but it was well worth it when they all turned out pretty great.  We headed up to NJ on Friday afternoon and got to Nick and Paul's place with a couple hours to chill, catch up, drink some brews, and perfect our Mario Bros. routine.  We headed into Philly around 10pm and the rest of the night ended up turning into a classic halloween night.  We saw some great costumes, got tons of compliments on ours, and had a killer time.  The night ended with our awesome cabbie Ronnie taking us to Geno's in South Philly for some cheesesteaks.  

There were so many great pictures from the night, here are just a few...

I couldn't smile with that first mustache on

The Mario Bros. kicking Wario's ass

Paul as Wario is priceless

My favorite photo of the night

Good thing we have those pockets!

The ump called me out, but I swear I was safe

Princess Wario

Geno's - so good

The cab ride home - too much food and too much fun

By the way, if you ever go to Geno's at 3am with Paul, don't let him try and tell you how to order.  In Philly they are really particular about how you order your steak.  He was certain that I was supposed to order mine as a "pepper steak with." The ass behind the counter though made it clear that I wanted a "pepper cheese with." Apparently there is a a huge difference.  All I know is that I ended up getting what I wanted and it was damn good.

So 2008 will go down as yet another awesome halloween.  It remains my favorite holiday, and for good reason!