11/01/2025
We took our traditional old person Halloween nap halfway through watching "Halloween" after Trick-or-Treat. I slept upstairs with Teeny and JJ slept in the living room with Scrappy.
I woke up just after midnight, super hungry. That unbaked Papa Murphy's cheeseburger pizza we got was calling my name. I thought, "No biggie... JJ will be up soon, then we'll eat."
An hour went by, during which I fed the cats, scrolled through Facebook, and snuggled with Teeny on the bed. JJ still wasn't up.
I starting watching through "Stranger Things" from the beginning on my bed TV, getting hungrier by the minute.
Two episodes later, JJ was still sleeping. And I was becoming uncomfortably famished. But I knew how tired he was, so I wanted to let him sleep.
One more episode of "Stranger Things". I was starting to feel weak.
Halfway through the fourth episode at 4am, I couldn't take it anymore.
I crept downstairs with my phone flashlight on to preheat the oven in the dark. Two "beeps" to set the oven temperature, and JJ didn't stir.
As I quietly turned to pull the pizza from the fridge, a sudden "RAAAWWWRRRR!!!" came from the couch, and I about crapped myself as JJ started laughing.
One final Halloween scare and a few choice swear words mixed with laughter later... I finally got to eat my cheeseburger pizza with JJ. And finish watching "Halloween".
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