Halloween Blowout
So tonight was our first Halloween as homeowners (last year, you’ll recall, we were in our in-between apartment). Five, five bags of candy we had, all gone in just over an hour of non-stop doorbell ringing! At one point we had overflow off the front porch, and a posse of kids and parents out on the lawn.
We had to do the unthinkable and go dark on Halloween.
All lights out and the shades drawn. Very sad, but it’s hard to estimate just how many kids will come to your door, dressed as super-heroes and princesses, demanding sugar. Previous years at the old Rockland-Ave found us on the third floor of an apartment, so we really didn’t have any experience with trick-r-treater estimation.
Next year we’ll have to stock up, and possibly with generic candy.
October 31st, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Wow! I thought you might be in one of those high traffic trick or treat areas. Nice up-scale new neighborhood. Prime spot to drop the kids and let them haul it in!
We had to cajole folks to come up and sample our candy offerings.
Happy Halloween!
Love you guys!
November 1st, 2007 at 8:10 am
Lol. Congrats on your turn out!! Next year you should do granola bars or tooth brushes, and I swear you won’t have as many next time. :)
November 1st, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Sounds like Orchard Place.. They get mad ToT’s over there….
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Generic candy may be fine, but don’t become the people that hand out Dum Dum Lollipops. It’s just the wrong thing to do.