Holidays during the week just suck, there is no way around that. By the time we got home, even if I cut out early, it was after 6:00pm. Mijo had texted for us to pick him up, it seems some kid accidentally kicked his leg in the cast and sent some shooting pain up his leg. As a result, we were able to get home at a decent hour and not have to wait for football practice to end at 7:00pm or whenever they end up getting out. I think Mijo was more focused on the fact that they let his GF come over, and for a Monday night, that was good enough for him. We ended up picking her up about 6:20pm, then coming home.
By the time we got home, Wife had just arrived, but she was outside trying to quench the thirst of the hungry trick or treaters. They seemed to come in a few big waves and by the time it got dark, there were few kids left. We sat out there getting eaten up by mosquitos until around 9:15pm. In the meantime, DD, his wife and the baby had stopped by. They dressed the baby up as a little devil and made a round about the neighborhood. After they had enough of the walking, we went inside and ate some pizza that just arrived as they got back from walking.
We all ate pizza, joked around, saw the baby crawling and eating like a big boy, then we kissed the baby goodbye and took the GF home. We were half surprised to see her family outside with a few cars parked in their property. The girl invited us to get off and say hi, we did not know what to expect, but we figured why not. They were having a chili cookoff, and we got to sample about three of the nine various flavors and blends. The one that was given to me had chunks of brisket, it was great. Wife had one that looked more like beans, but she asked for a mild version that wouldn't be too spicy. Mijo had an extra spicy variety. All were good, we stayed maybe fifteen minutes, met some family members of the girl, then left since Wife has to get up at 5:00am.
Everything happened so fast, but we got back, I went in the bathroom, Mijo turned on the TV and found Monday Night Football which was almost over. I sat with him and fell asleep within minutes. Little holidays like this are fun but they go by too quickly and now we are facing Thanksgiving around the corner in a few weeks.
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