The Morning After-Halloween

Whew. Glad that's over. We left the house in such foul moods and bad attitudes I almost turned the car around and blew it all off. We dropped off one kid and drove to Breckenridge to drop off the other. Once we did that Jack and I were in the car by ourselves looking at the mountains wondering what to do. It was kind of weird. It was our first Halloween not having the kids within a few houses. We got the local paper and checked out the 2 for 1 specials, which are plenty this time of year. We ended up at Mi Casa and we were thinking when the last time were were there. It must have been over 10 years or more. The food was good and we had a great time. The restaurant was completely empty and Jack and I were so relaxed and we talked and talked about our kids and how to be better parents and we talked, of course, about Costa Rica. We decided that getting the container delivered to our house sooner than later would be best. We are filling a container up with our stuff, shipping it off to Costa Rica so we have a car, tools, and whatever else we think we'll need. The talk over dinner, with no kids, was much needed. We ended up at a friends house, which is where we have spent the majority of our Halloweens, and it was party time as usual. Halloween in that neighborhood is a hoot. We sit around the fire in the driveway, on the hill while the kids walk up and trick or treat. It's a small neighborhood where everyone knows everyone and the mood is festive. We were all laughing at the parents, including us, because everyone has a beverage in hand, bundled up, although last night was fairly mild. It truly is a good time and everyone is happy. I was designated driver so I was behaving. It was time to drive to our meeting places to pick up our kids from their parties. We all came together at the end of the night and drove up the hill to our quiet house in the middle of the woods. It was a nice night and unfortunately, I did not get one picture. That's the one bad thing about not being with our kids for Halloween. I missed out on their costumes.
It's 8:30 am and I have already had 2 Reese's peanut butter cups. It goes well with coffee.