However, between now and Easter we do have a little holiday called St Patrick’s Day, you might have heard of it?  I love St Patrick’s Day!  Between the parades, the parties and the celebrations it’s one heck of a fun holiday!  Bring on the Leprechauns, shamrocks and green beer!  St Patrick’s Day is next Thursday, March 17th and whether your Irish or not, head on out and celebrate!  Your corner pubs will probably be serving Irish food, playing Irish music and of course serving green beer!

Don’t forget to dress the part this St Patrick’s Day!   HalloweenExpress.com has everything you need from your luck of the Irish hats to deluxe Leprechaun costumes.  Surprise your friends and show up decked out as a little piece of Irish folklore!

Wow I can’t believe how big Jersey Shore has become!  It’s like watching a train wreck, you don’t want to but you just can’t help yourself.  MTV really hit the big time with this little reality series about a group of twenty-something year olds living together and partying it up (GTL – gym, tan, laundry) for the summer in Seaside Heights, NJ.  Can you believe season one premiered in December 2009 to 1.37 million viewers and season 3 premiered in January 2011 with record ratings of 8.45 million viewers!  It’s so popular that the cast of Jersey Shore made Barbara Walter’s “10 Most Fascinating People” list!  

Because it’s such a huge hit with high school and religiously watched by college students, it’s no surprise that the stars of Jersey Shore were popular Halloween costumes last year.  Snooki was the most popular by far!  It’s an easy costume – lots of poof in the hair, lots of bronzer and a short skirt and you’re ready to go!  Pauly D was also fun to portray with tons of hair gel and Ed Hardy t-shirt and jeans and you’ve got the look.  You couldn’t have made up a better cast of characters for all the college students to dress up as for Halloween. 

Season one and three were filmed at the Jersey Shore and season two was filmed in Miami, Florida.   But wait, there’s still another season to come with the group heading to Italy for season four.  Now that should be interesting!  I don’t think we’ve heard the last of Snooki, JWoww, Sammi, Pauly D, the Situation, Ronnie and Vinny!

With a Mardi Gras costume you can bet you’ll be the hit of the party.  The more sequins and feathers the better.  To make your party one to remember decorate in Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold.

Us everyday folk aren’t the only jesters to partake in a little Mardi Gras fun, even the Hollywood celebrities love Carnival!

Bridget Marquardt & Holly Madison

Elijah Wood

Kid Rock

Val Kilmer

Rupert Everett

Valentine’s Day is also a big day for marriage proposals.  With love in the air, the popular question, ”Will you marry me?” is heard loud and clear by men of all ages across the country.  With so much romance going around it’s not hard to believe the the most famous of Valentine symbols is of course, the infamous Cupid, the Roman God of Love.

What makes Valentine’s Day so special is that all ages get into the spirit of the holiday from children to adults.  Children have party’s at school where they make special Valentine boxes and exchange Valentine’s Day cards.  It’s so much fun to watch my children pick out just the right cards for their friends at school.  You have everything from Sponge Bob to Justin Bieber Valentine’s Day cards for kids to choose from.  HalloweenExpress.com even has a kids costume that two children can wear.  It’s a BFF (Best Friends Forever) styrofoam heart that is separated down the middle. 

It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day costume for my daughter Olivia and her best friend, Savanna.

Ring in the new year dressed as your favorite Hollywood star, a character from your favortie movie or perhaps even a superhero. The possibilities are endless! Make a political statement and dress up as a president (past or present). There’s plenty of crazy politicians out there that you could dress up as. Take the humorous route and portray a famous sports figure that made headlines this year…Tiger Woods instantly comes to mind!

Be the life of the party and try out a sexy costume from Halloween Express! Make the guys notice and the girls jealous by making this a New Year’s Eve party to remember! And don’t forget the accessories…never underestimate the power of a mask and cape!

As you know Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year, but I have to admit Christmas runs a close second. Who doesn’t like getting presents! Of course for my children the favorite part of this holiday is Santa Claus. The chance to sit on Santa’s lap and recite word for word their Christmas list is a big deal to them. They start those lists right after Halloween so as not to forget any toy or piece of technology they see on television that they just have to have.

They actually get to see the big red guy on more than one occasion. It starts with Breakfast With Santa, then a trip to the mall to see Santa’s Workshop and last buy not least he never fails to stop by our family Christmas party on Christmas Eve.

If you can’t take your kids to see Santa, then bring Santa to you.  Santa suits are in high demand right about now and are hotter than ever!  And Santa is not just for children anymore.  This year you’ll see Saint Nick at office party’s, out clubbing with his elves and I’ve even seen him scuba diving at the Aquarium!  When Santa is entertaining adults he needs plenty of assistance – this is where the sexy Santa helpers come into play.  These costumes are great…and why should Santa have all the fun!

Well, if you haven’t even ordered them yet, don’t worry it’s not too late.  HalloweenExpress.com has some amazing offers in shipping to get your costumes to you in plenty of time!  You can get guaranteed Thursday delivery for only $9.99!  That’s unheard of where shipping is concerned!  When you wait till the last minute it usually ends up costing you a fortune in shipping.


Besides the great shipping prices, there are still so many amazing costumes left to pick from.  Everything from toddlers and infants to tweens, teens and adults.  Thinking you want something easy and quick for a costume?  Check out all the great Halloween masks and wigs they have to offer.  Once you have those the rest is easy!

If your child still hasn’t decided on what he/she wants to be, check out the Harry Potter costumes.  With the movie “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” coming out in November, Harry Potter is back in the spotlight.  This is the 7th and final installment in the most successful film franchise of all time!  It’s actually a 2-parter with the 2nd part coming out in July 2011, so we’re going to be seeing a lot of Harry, Ron and Hermione for awhile!

The original Rocky Horror Picture Show was released on September 26, 1975.  It’s based off a British stage play by the same name.  Still in limited release 35 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history.   

It quickly gained a cult following when midnight screenings became popular in the mid to late 70′s.  Theater owners would play the record album of the RHPS soundtrack before the showing to warm up the audience giving it a party atmosphere.  Audiences soon  began participating with the film in theatres by booing the villain and cheering the heroes.  Before long the audiences sang along with every song, even acting out parts of the movie.   The huge cult following is due in part to the fan participation during these midnight showings.

Besides the soundtrack being wonderful, the costumes in this movie make the characters!  Dr Frank-N-Furter, Magenta, Riff Raff and Columbia all have over-the-top wild costumes.  Talk about a great theme for your Halloween costumes this year! 

Next week’s episode of  Glee is the much-anticipated Halloween themed episode of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”  It’s fittingly titled “The Rocky Horror Glee Show.”  Finn and Rachel naturally play Brad and Janet, Kurt plays Riff Raff and Mercedes plays Dr. Frank-N-Furter.  Glee is such a good show and The Rocky Horror Glee Show is going to be one you don’t want to miss!

Every year Halloween costumes have to keep up with what movies are hot, what actors are in the spotlight and what’s going on in the world around us.  Politics and religion are just as important and play a big role when it comes to picking out your Halloween costume.

Today the hot ticket items as far as costumes and masks are:

• Superstar – Lady Gaga costumes
• Blockbuster Movie – Avatar costumes
• Environmental – BP Oil Spill costume (BP- Bad Planning)
• Sports – Tiger Woods mask
• Politics – Sarah Palin mask

So this Halloween wear a costume that brings to the forefront current issues that are on your mind.  However, don’t take it too seriously, for it is Halloween after all and it’s all in fun!