Last year we had a ridiculously huge Halloween Party, and we are still tired from it. This year we decided to take it easy. Jack and I spent most of the day studying. In the evening we dressed up and along with Neil and Ellen we walked down to Chestnut St and gave lots of candy to the many little kids in adorable costumes. Tons of princesses, Buzz Lightyears, and so forth, but my favorites were:
1) A 2-year-old girl as Snow White and her mother as the Evil Queen.
2) A little boy with a Scream mask that actually had dripping blood *inside* it. Very gross.
3) A solved Rubik's cube.
Most of the kids were cute and shy and excited or confused. One Snow White had never trick-or-treated before and we were her first piece of candy. We made a point of buying good candy--Snickers, Reece's, Skittles--instead of tootsie rolls! Always tootsie rolls!
Anyway it was fun. I was a militant witch: pointed hat, shredded black shirt with a studded belt, flowing camoflage skirt, combat boots. Neil was Elwood Blues. Jack was a banana. The kids liked him the most.
When we were almost out of candy we decided to go so we could finish it ourselves while we watched Nightmare Before Christmas. I haven't seen that movie all the way through for about 5 years, and it was great.
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