Witches Night Out

Friday, October 16th--I went out with my fellow bit....er, I mean witches (Kerri, Heather & Dawn) to Gardner Village's Witches Night Out. It's an annual festival-type thing with entertainment, vendors and all sorts of other things. The Halloween decorations are pretty spooky-cool. This was our first time to Witches Night Out and the traffic and parking were insane! We parked in a field and walked to Gardner Village--not a good thing with heals on! Once there it was jam-packed with all sorts of witches, good and bad. It was fun dressing up. Little did we all know that each of us had planned a black and purple ensemble. Great minds think a-like! We didn't stay long because it was way too packed. Even going into the cute little shops was impossible, full to the brim with other witches and a few warlocks. The lines to get some chow and brew were incredibly long and no spells were strong enough clear them fast. Not even an "EVERYBODY MOVE!" spoken like Andre the Giant in "Princess Bride", would help. We took some photos and had a little too much fun posing----again, and, as usual! Then we left.

From there we hopped on our broomsticks to find a place for dinner. We ended up at Olive Garden in Murray. Of course we kept our costumes on! People seemed amused by how amazingly gorgeous we all are and stared in awe. However, the waitress was a total dunce and got more than a few things wrong so we left Olive Garden pissed off. Doesn't she know not to mess with 4 witches?!? The garlic on our breath, alone (from those delicious breadsticks dipped in alfredo sauce), would drop her to the ground and make her beg for mercy! Anyhoo, we ski-daddled to a place that has treated us right before...........over to The Cheesecake Factory. Sadly, our favorite hunky waiter, Chad, was not working that night. We each got a different kind of cheesecake again and sampled all. Delicious! With our bellies full, we headed home. Kerri and I quoted "Young Frankenstein" most of the way and about peed our pants laughing, "He vaz mah bohfwend!" "Ovaltine!", etc. We also talked about how awesome it would be to do a Witches Night Out-type thing in our own area, especially since Gardner Village was so crowded. The wheels are turning in this noggin of mine!

**A few days later Heather complained about the service at Olive Garden on-line. She got a call from the manager. The manager apologized, promised to talk to snooty-lil-miss Brittney and is sending a $40.00 gift card for us to try and enjoy another experience at Olive Garden........of course, we won't be going to Murray again! Thanks Heather, you rock! Another GNO is in sight!