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Halloween Weekend with Friends in San Marcos

·San Marcos, California·#holiday celebration#autumn#southern-california#halloween#costume-party
A person in a mermaid costume poses next to a giant inflatable pumpkin at dusk, with a decorated house in the background.

Halloween weekend, and the house in San Marcos was already done up before anyone put a costume on — a giant inflatable pumpkin-headed thing towering over the front walk, cobwebs strung across the porch, a black spider the size of a dinner plate on the window, purple lights on everything including the tree out front. My wife went full mermaid, sequined tail and shell crown, and posed with the inflatable while there was still some light in the sky. I did the sea captain — striped shirt, white cap, blazer.

The rest of the group filled out at the house: Batman, Wonder Woman, a Day of the Dead pair with the skeleton face paint done properly, one full skeleton suit. Got the group photo in by the piano before we headed out.

Ended up at the ale works, still in costume, sunk into the big leather chairs. The skeleton talked with his hands the whole night. The captain's hat stayed on longer than I expected it to.

A person in a mermaid costume stands next to an inflatable pumpkin decoration in front of a Halloween-decorated house at dusk.A person stands next to a large inflatable Halloween pumpkin monster in front of a house decorated with lights at dusk.A person in a mermaid costume stands next to an illuminated inflatable Halloween decoration in front of a house at dusk.Two people in costumes, a man in a captain's hat and a woman as a mermaid, pose outdoors at dusk.Two people in costume, one as Batman and the other as a mermaid, pose for a selfie indoors.Six people in Halloween costumes, including a mermaid, captain, Wonder Woman, Batman, and a skeleton, standing indoors.Two people in captain and mermaid costumes stand outdoors at night, illuminated by purple lights and Halloween decorations.A person in a skeleton costume sits facing another person in a captain's hat on brown leather chairs indoors.

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