Happy Halloween - updated

Halloween is here! Have you bought/ made all your costumes yet? The pumpkins all carved and decorated? Loads of candies to give out?

For as long as I can remember since we moved here nearly 18 years ago, the weather on Halloween is always crappy and not good for going Trick or Treat at all (my brother and I never went — a story in and of itself). It’s usually very cold, and often times wet as well (rain kind of wet, not snow). Just look at this year, for instance. Yesterday it was a nice balmy 60F! I was wearing a short sleeved sweater top and we were playing at the park. Not kidding! Today the temperature is hovering around 35F and the wind is so strong it can blow my 105 lb self away any minute. WTF is up with that?!

Never mind. All the children still dress up and go happily door to door Trick or Treating, because candy is still to be had. Anything for candy. And chocalate! All the college parties are still on and weird and wild costumes to be seen everywhere on campus. Do college students need excuses for partying? I think not.

Happy Halloween everyone. Eat as much candy as you wish - there is no better excuse than “well we had so much leftover and I didn’t want them to go to waste.” Be sure to stay warm.

***Updated*** When I took the kids out to Trick or Treat, the temperature was 27F and the weather site says “feels like 22F” Yikes.