A New Moon is Rising at The Office

As Halloween approached our office was contemplating what to dress up as. Immediately, I had THE perfect idea: Let's play on the release of "New Moon" (for all the die hard Twilight fans) and each staff member would portray the part of a character of the book/movie.

I want it noted that not everyone was on board. They whined, "But how do we dress like rich vampires? What if someone hasn't seen the movie? I haven't seen the movie. I don't think it will work, etc. etc." Well, let me tell you, it did work. I casted the parts and asked for giveaways. I designed a slogan that said, "Dr. PAIN can fix that FANG" and "Now Accepting New Patients, Vampires and Werewolves Welcome" I was relentless, and soon everyone decided it would be OK. (I know, I am so humble)
After the first day dressed in character, EVERYONE was loving the whole Twilight idea, and it took off. Teresa designed a wall with our pictures next to the actors and patients voted on who looked the most like their counterparts. We had the movie playing in the lobby and the soundtracks playing in the back. The patients loved it. The staff loved it, and I got bragging rights that it was all my idea:)

Dr. Payne as Dr. Carlisle Cullen
Sometimes his make-up was a little blotchy, but over all very well done.

No one was really voting for him, so he was caught in the act voting for himself.

CeeJay was a perfect Alice. Perfect.

She borrowed Maddy's necklace to complete her outfit.

Kylie pulled off the helpless Bella bit with exactness, she even wore the boots.

(Like our Jacob and Edward standees??)

Watch out Bella, here comes Victoria for the kill.

Seriously, it got kinda' weird how each person so perfectly fit the part.

I mean, check out that hair!

Meghan was the big winner, though. No matter how hard I lobbied for best dressed, no one could compete with Meghan as Rosalie in her baseball outfit.

Heather ordered red contacts so we could be hungry Volturi. She had them express shipped, as it was a last minute decision. We have both had eye issues since, I don't recommend the cheap $20 red contacts bought from a website and mailed from the U.K.
But, dang, we looked scary.

When I first saw this picture I thought it was a post mortem photo of Michael Jackson.
I was seriously scary looking. I made a few kids cry.

We dressed up for a total of three days at work, and the first day we thought we were hilarious and took about a thousand pictures... Heather has this classic hung above her desk.

I really can't explain how irritating those contacts were. It took me over an hour to get them in the first time and I had only half, blurred vision once they were in place.

Like I said, we took A LOT of pictures.

Here is Janet as a Volturi with fangs - awesome. I really wanted her to play the part of Billy Black (Jacob's dad), but she refused.

I don't think we got any work done those days. Here is the majority of the staff, the other few must be with patients.

Teresa started face booking our pictures on OAB's page and the funnier we got the more she thought we needed more people to come see us. She started making some phone calls...

Heather and I running down the hall as angry vampires.

Notice the extern peeking out from on top of a ladder in the lab.

This picture almost made a few of us lose control of our bladder.

Kim, Edward and I at lunch - yes, we took Edward on a date. Yes, in public. Yes, people stared and took pictures..

Teresa is very good at her job. When she makes a phone call, people answer.

She got KISS 103.3 FM to broadcast from our office and give away Midnight Premiere tickets to New Moon

There is my Maddy.

And at this point I look at Dr. Payne and say, "You're welcome."

Guess who won the very first pair of tickets?? Katie Bug!!
(oh, crap - that means I have to go the midnight release, I already have tickets for Friday... that's OK, we were so cool 103.3 asked our staff to come to the premiere in full costume.) SWEET.

The inspiration behind it all - April Brugger, the world's biggest Edward fan.

Susan is a patient and came in dressed up with little Sara to check out the fun.

Poor Sara. She didn't like my looks.

Happy Halloween from Orthodontics at Bridgetower!!!