On Friday, Oct. 31 children all over town were excited to jump in to their Halloween costumes for parties at school and trick or treating in the evening. My grandsons were so excited to wear their Halloween costumes, but not nearly as excited as the bride of Frankenstein was to step in to her wedding gown. Leigh Ann and Larry Hall were joined in matrimony in front of a few friends while Kristen Roberts, dressed as a purple wizard, performed the ceremony. They vowed to give their hand, heart, love and to haunt and howl at the moon together from that day forward for as long as they both shall live. We enjoyed a fun evening of visiting and dancing and being amazed at the extremes of costumes. Is it just me or do the costumes keep getting better every year? I had to scoot out of the post-wedding social and head over to the Burntwood Curling Club to help judge the costumes at their costume parade. From a one-night stand to a guy dressed in tin foil, and a Katy Perry look-a-like, everyone was just having a plain old good time at the club. It was awesome to see so many quality handmade costumes with some obviously taking a lot of time.
It was nice to see the cold weather hold off till at least after Halloween. I remember handing out treats while my mom took my kids out years ago and coming back half frozen. We were worried she might have had frostbite on her ear it was so cold and the kids had frozen eyelashes. Those days they couldn’t stay out for long but this year the little ghouls and goblins were out much later. It was also so great to see Thompson Fire & Emergency Services driving up and down the streets making sure everyone was safe.
