Next week on January 20, 2009, President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States.  The first President to ever do this was of course President George Washington on April 30, 1789.  What I think is really interesting is that the ceremonial traditions that were established by George Washington at his first presidential inauguration have been followed into present day, such as;

• using a Bible when taking the oath of office
• reading an inaugural address
• attending an inaugural ball

Attending the 2009 Inauguration is a hot ticket by any means.  Hotels around the Washington D.C. area have been booked to capacity for months now.  A lot of people will be throwing parties and celebrating this historic event with their family and friends. 

If you’re thinking about having an “Inauguration 2009″ party, HalloweenExpress.com is the perfect place to get all your Presidential party needs!  With the help of some of their great presidential costumes and masks, you can actually have President-elect Barack Obama at your party along with Bill and Hillary Clinton.  How cool would it be to have President’s George Washington and Abraham Lincoln there as well, not only in spirit but with the help of an amazing mask from HalloweenExpress.com they can be there in person as well! 

This will be one Inauguration party that your friends will be talking about for years to come!     

Well, it’s finally here – New Years Eve, the last day of 2008!  All the holidays for this year have come and gone and I’ve had so much fun giving my expert opinion, well maybe not so much “expert” but more along the lines of “from one mom, wife, aunt, daughter to another”.  I hope you enjoyed reading my blogs as much as I enjoyed writing them. 

Now, we’re on to bigger and better things for 2009!  HalloweenExpress.com will have more great costumes, assessories, makeup, decorations, props, etc… – I think you get the picture!  And with that in mind, don’t forget to check out all our great Valentine’s Day costumes,  President’s Day costumes and Mardi Gras costumes.  It’s never too early to find that one perfect costume for any holiday!  See you next year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy Presidents’ Day!  Did you know that Presidents’ Day is celebrated to honor two of our greatest President’s, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  The holiday is celebrated every year in the United States on the third Monday in February.

I know the kids love Presidents’ Day because they are off school and what better way to get a kid to enjoy a holiday than to tell them they get the day off school.  It’s an automatic win-win situation for everybody!  Some schools (such as the New York City school district) used to close for a single day for both Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthday, but now often close for the entire week beginning with the Monday holiday as a “mid-winter recess”.  My children just have today off, but I’ll tell you what – if they could get the whole week off, Presidents’ Day would run a close second to Christmas!  

Today is the day for celebration!  Fat Tuesday is the last day of Mardi Gras with tomorrow being Ash Wednesday. I’m sure there will be plenty of celebrating going on in New Orleans tonight.  And of course, for those who follow politics, today is Super Tuesday.  The closest thing to a national primary this country has ever had.  Twenty-four states hold primary elections today.  Gosh, I can’t wait until the election is over in November.  I don’t know about you but I’m tired of all the commercials … and we’re not even to the general election yet!  Yikes.

Speaking of Presidents, check out the President Day costumes and masks online. President’s Day is February 18th.