Halloween Potluck Brunch

I’d been careful, during the week, to make sure I had every item in stock that I’d need for the deviled eggs.

Sugar, check.

Pickle Relish, check.

Mayonnaise, no. So I picked a jar up at the grocery store.

After boiling and peeling eggs last night, I prepared for this morning's work by pulling out the Ree Drummond recipe, and  couldn’t believe it when I saw it called for yellow mustard. I had jalapeno mustard, djon mustard but no yellow.

Probably could have used one of those but, not confident of my cooking skills, I didn’t want to mess with the recipe.

Up at 5:10, I waited for the sun to rise so I could head to the market at 6:30 for yellow mustard.

After all was said and done …

Finished with the eggs at 9:10, I put on the Pokémon Trainer outfit, wasn’t happy with how lumpy it made me look so, at the last minute, I switched to the Minion outfit ONLY I could not find my Minion glasses.

Odd, because I’m very organized insofar as my costumes -- every item that goes with a costume is hung in a bag with that costume. I looked high and low, but no glasses -- and the glasses make the costume.

At any rate, I made it down to the event only 10 minutes late and need not have worried about not having Minion glasses to complete the outfit, because I was the only one in costume.

Even Apache, who was keeping his costume secret because he wanted to surprise me, surprised me by showing up with no costume.

Made for a ho-hum contest, no photos, etc., and made it easy for me to win, but no gift card this time. Instead, there were household items on a table to be given away later by drawing, costume contest winner got first pick.

I chose laundry detergent.

I was looking forward to The Baker’s biscuits and gravy, but she had a family emergency and opted out of the event, so I played it safe and ate only fresh fruit and what I brought.

All in all, I can’t say this was much of a fun event – it was successful in that residents showed up, but not all that much fun because the Halloween spirit wasn’t present.