Halloween 2021 was a festival like none seen in Golden in many years. The release from an indoor pandemic was evident on the streets beginning the Saturday before the big day. Store owners up and down main street stood ready to pass out goodies to all passers-by. Kids and adults alike dressed to the nines to show their best moves in a street dance enjoyed by old and young. We saw the mashed potatoe, the jerk, moonwalks, and stuff kids do today that I can’t even begin to name. Ika and Matt came out in Viking attire, honoring Ika’s Swedish ancestry. Bo’s name is actually over a thousand years old, hailing back to the Viking days. Ika said there are thousand-year-old gravesites that bear his name, proving this an ancient moniker.
Traditionally the Wilcox’s open the garage to the neighbors with an old-fashioned Texas Bar-B-Que, that takes Matt about 12 hours to prepare. The kids came for the chips and candy; the adults for wine, camaraderie, and sandwiches. It was a chilly night, with the first snow of the season due Monday. The adults wore warm and fuzzy this year, like Cookie Mom with Elmo, Count Dracula, and the quintessential snowboarder. The garage heater was so warm, many opted for driveway sitting while watching the kiddos enjoy the riding toys. Some of my favorite costumes were the gentleman pirate escorting his princess sister, the butterfly, the fireman, PJ Mask, and the creative Harry Potter. Homemade creative costumes are always the favorite, but for a Colorado winter I’m thinking full-on fuzzy is best.
Matt had a new epoxy floor put in and added a flat-screen tv for the football game that nobody watched. Great background noise, though:) A new bar-b-que pit is in the works for next year, promising even better brisket than ever before. Ika promises an even more inventive family costume theme. I’m getting a warm fuzzy costume, myself. Can’t wait!
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