Sea Witch, Storms & a Sorry-ass Costume

Thursday was a lovely day - sunny and mild, and about 72' F.  That all changed last night when everything did a 180' turnabout. Sent a message to the restaurant reminding them to bring in the palm trees in case of a frost. Woke this morning to a rather frigid apartment, so turned on the new, recently installed heat pump.  The results were most appreciated.

So, Halloween is here and the Sea Witch Festival/Parades are in danger of being cancelled due to the weather forecast for tomorrow and into Sunday.  The main event parade isn't usually cancelled unless there is thunder and lightening. Both are predicted. High winds call for the various balloons to be dropped from the festivities, but the parade usually goes on.

The town began filling rapidly this afternoon, though the bar saw more business than the restaurant.  Go fig!  Still, we did a brisk lunch business and there were lots of little ones anxious to talk about their costumes and their places in the parade.  This is always fun for us all.

As you may know, we (restaurant staff and owners) appear in costume every year to add to the silliness of the goings on. The theme this year is "Going to the Chapel" and some of the costumes promise to be outrageous and fun.  I wish I could say the same for mine.  I can't.

Granted, I have limitations because of my work and the hectic nature of the day (the parade begins at 11 am, so we get busy before and then slammed afterwards, which carries on into the the evening) the costume needs to be non-restricting and comfortable. That was not the problem.  Unable to find proper makeup and a few accoutrements, mine will be the most boring of the lot. Kind of a bummer for me.

Anyway, with what I do have to wear, I have a very long day ahead (scheduled at 8 am), want to enjoy it as much as possible, and hope everyone else does, too.

And so it goes.
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