I've had two roommates who had never seen/heard of a garlic press, and it was the most surreal thing ever to know that there are people who don't realize they exist!! I think one of them just cut it by hand and suffered the garlicky-hands results, and the other...well, can't really cook. She told me her mom always…

Kitchen Aid Stand mixer, $349, KitchenAid

Oh, goodness.

Last year my daughter went as a Binder Full of Women. This year we decided to take it in the other direction, Baby Carlos Danger.

I was a vampire school girl, just so I could wear my red contacts and fangs! :D

Jessica Rabbit. This costume brought to you by double-sided fabric tape.

Heart the sweat-jeans.

The pants are perfect.

I went as Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction.

I was a mermaid. Didn't have time to finish my wig so the second night I added coral to the hair and made a little clamshell clutch.

I'm Miley. It just so happened my friend was going as Beetlejuice. So naturally I wiggled my butt on her.

We can do it!

Our pup, Lusi, is keeping the faith all day. Got anything to confess?

I decided to make my owl costume this year. Cut hundreds of felt "feathers" and sewed them onto an old dress. Mother was awesome and made the owl hat for me.

Everyone: meet Lazy McFatterson, who despises me more than usual tonight.

My boyfriend and I were Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours"

Any Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fans?

And carved an IKEA monkey pumpkin.

Also, my friends' dog Jerry (who is part dalmatian) is going as a real dalmatian, and then their other dog Frankie is going as Jerry!!!

I hate the princess thing. I swear it wasn't nearly as big of a deal when I was growing up (Ariel was my homegirl, but mainly because I was on the swim team so I identified with the swimming part of her, not the royal part). Now, I feel like every 2 year old wants to be a princess all the time, like it's an…