Ok Ok I realize it was several days ago now, but better late than never, as they say. Jeff and I carved pumpkins and roasted the seeds, ate tons of candy, and lit "spooky" Halloween candles. How did you celebrate?
This year, Jeff played hunting guide to a few relatives of Carol. I think he had a great time with them and found them to be kindred spirits to his hunting obsession.
Living as far away from town as we do, none of us expected to have any Trick-or-Treaters. It's not exactly like kids can walk from one house to the next. Jeff has told me about how when he was younger, they got to ride in "The Great Pumpkin" for trick-or-treating. The Great Pumpkin was a bright orange van one of the neighbors had. All of the neighborhood kids loaded in the van and drove from house to house, collecting candy. The Great Pumpkin has been out of commission for quite some time, but its infamy lives on.
On Halloween night, Jeff and I joined his parents and the three hunters they were hosting for a delicious meal at Tom and Carol's house. We were enjoying great food and conversation when a vehicle pulled into the driveway... Some neighbors had pulled up with their three little girls, dressed in costume, to beg candy at our door. We were surprised but thrilled to see them! Carol and I scrambled to find a candy dish and emptied some left-over Snickers fun-size candy the hunters had brought into it, and we also had some bat-shaped cutout cookies I had made. Luckily, it took some time to get three girls age four and under out of a vehicle and up to the house.
It truly warmed my heart to see this family show up and trick-or-treat, and I think everyone else was happy, too. It's nice to see the tradition of The Great Pumpkin alive and well.
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| The pumpkins Jeff and I carved. |
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