My favorite time of year is here! We've got a very busy weekend ahead. Yesterday at work was costume day, and I dressed as "new school Cruella". If you haven't seen the new movie, you need to. My parents even like it because of the soundtrack. It was what we were all watching together right before we lost power when Ida blew in.
Today was a Witchy Luncheon at Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse with girlfriends and tonight was Trunk or Treat at little one's school. I was a witch all day. At school, she dressed as Mal from The Descendants, and tonight she was a Saints cheerleader. Tomorrow night we're trick or treating in a school friend's neighborhood and I'll be a bat. She's going to be Elsa from Frozen 2. Actual Halloween night in our neighborhood I'll be Cruella again, but a different version and she and her dad will be Dalmatians. Bonus that the weather will actually be fall like, and they won't sweat to death in their outfits.
Costuming has always been my jam, but I'm extra happy that she and my husband get into it, too. In fact, he's diehard family costume guy. A couple of years ago, we talked about him being Willy Wonka, her being an Oompa Loompa, and me being one of the bratty girls from the movie. He's still bitter that it didn't work out.
The amount of candy that has already been accrued just from tonight and today at school is impressive. I can't imagine how much the next two nights will bring. We moved with leftover candy from past holidays between the condo and here. So much of it was stale and should have been trashed long ago. It just got finished like a month ago. Never again. If there's leftover candy from this Halloween, it's got to be gone by Christmas. Then the leftover Christmas candy needs to be gone by Valentine's Day, and Valentine's Day needs to be gone by Easter. No more saving it for months - that's disgusting.
We're all looking forward to Halloween in our new house and new neighborhood. Apparently, it's quite a party with everyone setting up at the ends of their driveways and handing out candy to the masses; like, supposed busloads of trick or treaters. It's also been awesome to decorate inside and outside. I had to throw away a lot of decorations this year because a glass globe full of glittery water broke in a tote (assuming during the move) and mold grew on just about everything stored in there. Turns out, I didn't need all those decorations anyway. This house is twice the size of the condo and I had plenty of décor to space around.
Cheers and Happy Halloween, y'all!
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