MFM

My neighborhood restaurant has an annual Halloween party where all the waitstaff dress in costume, decorate their sections appropriately, have parades and a big contest.

This is the sort of place that always has a wait and tonight was no different. We saw lots of people we knew and had fun watching the costumes go by. Our waitress was a psycho bride, the section behind us was full of flappers and was booming the soundtrack from Chicago and the Octomom kept walking by with trays of food (and 8 babies in a Baby Bjorn).

I voted for the girl dressed as a Twister game. It looked like her dress was made from the game board and her hat was the spinner.

This week I got an e-mail invite to a local chocolate shop for an open house with a Halloween theme. They had 10 different tasting stations with seasonal popcorn and fudge and truffles and candy making plus lots of deals and sale items. They showcased all the upcoming holiday candies and gift boxes.

There was a wine tasting and some cheese and crackers and 2 different trivia contests – 1 with a candy theme and the other with a Halloween theme. The hardest question on the Halloween theme trivia was “What is the meaning of the word witch”. I texted my sisters but they never replied.

I later found out that the word witch originally was used to describe a wise woman. I think it was pretty witchy of me to attend this event!

Turns out the to be too late in the season to go to the local corn maze but the weather was sunny and warm and the day was beautiful.

OK – so the ride out to the maze was harrowing, the field was wet from several days of rain and the corn was dead and either wilted or downtrodden so even I at 5 feet could see over it. This sent us into giggles and comparisons to the Stonehenge scene in Spinal Tap.

At least we only paid $8 each and went for a long walk on the beach after. Note to self for next year – go in September.