Ernie and Silky circa 1928

David and I were invited to a fun murder mystery party this past Saturday night. We were so excited because we had never been to one before. We figured since we don't get to dress up often, we would go all out.

So, my character, "Silky," was a lounge owner. Come to find out my lounge was actually a brothel and I was technically a madam. That provided a lot of laughs throughout the night! I was able to rent a 1920s dress from a costume shop that came with pearls and gloves. I bought fish-net stockings and pinned my hair up. David was named "Ernie" G. Ambler and he was a high-rolling gambler as his name suggests. He supposedly went everywhere with his Cuban cigar so we got a real cigar for $2 and David played it up very well all night long. We also got a zoot suit jacket at the party store, David wore a colored shirt and tie, drew in a 1920s mustache and slicked his hair over to the side!

We really had a lot of fun. Our friend, Heather, was a terrific hostess from the drinks to the appetizers, to the wonderful dinner. As we played the game, I didn't have much to "reveal" as the other characters did and come to find out, I was the actual murderer! We had a really good time even though we all got tired towards the end. So much fun to dress up and play a role in a game with friends. We will definitely have to do it again! :)

Ernie and Silky ready to leave for the party

Some of the guys - a lawyer, golfer and David, the gambler.

The whole gang

Ernie and Silky at dinner