#HalloweenCostumesMyHusbandRejected

I love Halloween. But the last few years the universe has conspired to temper my festive-ness and celebrating... that or I'm just getting old and won't go out on a weeknight, can't drink more than a half glass of wine and we don't have many kids living in our condo complex so we don't get many trick-or-treaters (despite me putting up what seemed like a million signs pointing to our highly-decorated front door).

This year I think we'll be passing out candy at my grandparents' house... they live in a cool, walkable neighborhood and apparently get tons of kids... which they try to avoid by going to the movies so they don't have to answer the door all night. #PartyPoopers #JustKidding

I've suggested at least a dozen couple's costumes which have all been rejected, including:

• Pennsatucky and Pornstache (my top choice)

• Jon Snow and Tyrion (When E's hair is long he looks like Jon Snow. I'm short and have a scar on my forehead, close enough.)

• Belle and Gaston (Belle is E's favorite Disney princess and I say E has great arms. This was perhaps met with the most vitriolic reaction)
• Chris Evert and Bjorn Borg (We were actually going to do this a few years ago but someone refused to wear shorts like this, which I think ruins the effect)
• Rapunzel and Eugene Fitzherbert (I think this one might have a chance)
• Minions (I probably have the best chance with this one)

Ah well. Chances are we won't do anything anyways. Can I instead share our "greatest hits" of the last few years?

It hasn't really felt like autumn yet here... a few cloudy days (and a teensy bit of rain), but for the most part I only get "fall" by burning the pumpkin spice candles. HOWEVER I am forcing the issue with plans for this weekend -- our condo association is showing Hocus Pocus (love that movie!!!!!) on Friday night by the pool, a Dia de los Muertos event on Saturday (started out as just doing some reconnaisance work for an event we have coming up but I'm looking forward to it!), and a day trip out to a big farm/pumkin patch... it's kind of a big deal out here and every year my friends take their kids but I haven't had a chance to see it yet. Hoping for apple cider donuts and fall leaves! ALSO, and perhaps most importantly, The Walking Dead is back.... how can that not feel like Halloween?! :)  (also been getting into the Sleepy Hollow show that's new this season... wasn't expecting much but so far so good! And I manage to hold it together -- last year on Halloween we watched The Woman in Black and had to watch almost the whole movie on mute because we were seriously freaking out.).

What are your Halloween plans? More exciting than ours, I'm sure!

Happy Haunting!