Howl of the Dead!

I know this is a week late but I haven't had a chance to post about my Halloween adventures. Although there were plenty of awesome parties here in Provo, Brock, Andrew, and I decided to make the trip up to Utah State for the legendary Howl (pretty much the biggest, greatest, college halloween dance party in Utah). It also provided us with a great excuse to visit all of our high school friends currently attending Utah State, including Whitni :) We drove down late Friday afternoon and arrived just in time to get ready for a 1920's themed party. My good friend DJ recently was asked to join the Mormon frat at Utah State, Sigma Phi, and got us all invited to their party. We all dressed up snazzy, I lucked out as my planned halloween costume happened to be a flapper dress. The party was way fun, they had a dj and dance party down stairs with a fake bar serving different fruit drinks. Upstairs they had music in the style of the 1920's playing with more people dancing and others sitting on couches with big fake cigars to add to the mood of the time period.

(I just realized I got way more pictures of the guys then girls, they were just looking so classy)

(Now all I need is a black boa...)

The next we all woke up late and decided to explore Utah State's campus.The day was rainy but we had a blast exploring their different buildings, checking out the "True Aggie" monument, eating in the Market Place, and walking through their cemetery (which is surprisingly large and has the most beautiful trees). Then we made a stop a DI to outfit those of us who didn't yet have costumes. My personal favorites were Whitni and Danny who dressed up as a cheesy tourist couple, they pulled it off quite well.

(Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the two of them together)

The rest of us when back to the dorms to change. Since I'd already worn my costume the night before I decided to go with my classic gangster attire as it's much more comfortable. After some pictures we were on our way.

 (My awesome new gangsta shoes)

Lets just say the amount of people who attend the Howl is insane. I saw people there all the way from BYU I and most Utah colleges. We had bought tickets in advance and still had to wait an hour just to get in the door. The giant ballroom was filled to capacity for the dance. The djs were great and I had a blast in there. Then came time for the We the Kings concert. With the ballroom still full, another huge mass of people was congregated in the field house in order to see both The Format and We the Kings live. We switched over to the field house just in time to see the latter take the stage. They did an awesome job. Overall the Howl was so much fun, even more so because I got to spend all that time celebrating with some of my closest friends. The trip was definitely a success and I can't wait to go back in a couple weeks for Whitni's baptism :)

P.S. One more thing I have to add. Just outside Whitni's bedroom, posted in the dorm hallway is something called the Hot Wall, I thought it was pretty great so I had to take a picture.