It may not surprise you that hubby is a big fan of Halloween. Not necessarily the type of Halloween fan that I’d prefer – the kind that starts thinking about cool, goofy and elaborate costumes weeks before the holiday (my dear hubby would need to have his life threatened to ever think about putting on a Halloween costume). So you may be wondering, if he hates the dressing up part of Halloween, what part does he actually like?
If you’ve been a long time reader, you probably have your hand up in the air… screaming ooooh… ooooh – pick me, pick me! So, we’ll just pretend I can hear you. YES! the part of Halloween he likes are the TREATS. You see, hubby has an incredible sweet tooth and he sure does love his candies.
If you remember my Halloween post from 2 years ago, you may recall that I waited until Halloween week to buy any candy for trick-or-treaters. This was a well thought out plan on my part to ensure that there was actually candy in the cupboard when I opened it on Oct 31st. It was the only way to make sure hubby didn’t get his grubby, sticky little paws all over the treats before the holiday. You may also recall that he can consume just about any snack at the speed of light and, unless I can sneak away a piece or two, I may not actually get any at all.
While some of you may remember all of this, apparently I have selective memory, or I had a momentary lapse of sanity or just possibly, I have just lost my mind over the past month because…….. while I was shopping at Costco last month I came across a bulk bag of Halloween candy. The perfect mix of items that we both like so I thought to myself. “Self, you should buy this bag…. it will make your life easier, you won’t have to shop later, and you can cross Halloween candy shopping off your ‘To Do’ list”. But, what I neglected to consider was The Hubby Factor.
This is the bag I purchased…… 125 PIECES!!!!
So after the bag sat in the cabinet for about a week or so, I went to grab a piece… and, lo and behold… there were 3 whoppers left. Can you guess which was hubby’s preferred item in bag?
There are still about 3 weeks left until Halloween……….
A few days later and I go for a snack and the bag is shockingly light…. more than half the Reese’s are gone.
There are still over 2 weeks left until Halloween……….
That weekend I feel like a piece of candy and wind up getting the last Reese’s (hubby was probably worried about taking the last one so he had moved onto the Hershey bars… about half of them are gone)
There are still about 2 weeks left until Halloween………
I’m sure it wouldn’t surprise you to hear that the week before Halloween the only candy that’s left is the Hershey’s with almonds… and this is only because hubby doesn’t like his chocolate “ruined” with nuts (much like his contaminated pizza!)
Needless to say, Halloween was almost upon us and, rather than having one less thing to shop for, I’m now without any candy at all. You’d think after 9 years of living with hubby I would have known better than to buy candy so early (or I would have been smart enough to hide half of the bag) but sometimes, my brain just doesn’t work properly…. either that or hubby has started putting something in my coffee in the morning that gives him the ability to control my thoughts…………
Hmmmmmmmmmm…… maybe I’m on to something here……………….
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