Postcards: What I Should Have Dressed as For Halloween

Dang it. I had it in front of me the whole time. I could have been the scariest thing that you'll see all 2024... and beyond. And all I needed was two pieces of cardboard, two Sharpies, and some tape.

Dear Fellow Expat:

We did our first real Florida Halloween spin through the neighborhood two weeks ago. I use the word “spin” because we rode the golf cart through the less agricultural area.

As I noted, my daughter was sick for three straight Halloweens, so this was her first real event. After all the hype, the woman at the first house she visited gave her a pack of Ramen noodles. They still sit in the pantry a fortnight later.

My daughter was very adamant that I dress up for the trip.

While she had asked my wife to dress as Anna from Frozen!, I wasn’t included as any of the title characters. Instead, she asked me to wear “That silly orange suit…”

You know…

This.