October 31 & November 1 & 2: Hallo-weaned

For Halloween, we changed plans at the last minute and had a games night with our friends Edwin and Maria. Lauren and I brought enough ingredients to make several quesadillas, and we also had a cake and chips. Needless to say, we were all quite stuffed by the end of the night.

We had a rousing game of Monopoly as well. Now Monopoly is not my game. I don’t like it, and it doesn’t like me. I don’t remember the last time I’ve ever won it. But the others all enjoyed the game, and I enjoyed their company. That’s all that mattered.

Lauren seemed to be poised for the big win, but Edwin advanced like a dark horse candidate and took the win. Here he is with his earnings:

On Sunday, I went back to Edwin’s place for dinner with the guys. Our friend Zoltan is getting married in less than a couple of weeks, and we wanted to wish him the best. Of course, the grilled burgers and chicken were pretty good, too.

Today’s Monday, and Lauren and I are getting back into the grind of the school week and workweek.

At this point Halloween seems a bit played out. We didn’t even dress up this year. Talking with a few people over the last couple of days, I’ve learned how low the numbers of trick-or-treaters have dropped to in recent years. Ten years ago, for example, my friend’s parents had 100 trick-or-treaters. This year there were only five. With fears over possibly poisoned candy and now the h1n1 flu virus, Halloween as I knew it when I was a kid seems to be on the way out. Are we being Hallo-weaned? Perhaps so.

See you later, and please excuse us for the bad pun. I’m sorry it had to come to this.

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