I’ve just come back from a wonderful long weekend spent at my friend’s new home, where we celebrated Halloween together. Even with rain bucketing down—truly monsooning—about 200 kids still came by for trick-or-treating. They’re still settling in, so I hung her pictures to make the place feel more homely, and we simply relaxed, laughed, and soaked in the togetherness. I don’t get Halloween with all my own family anymore, so being wrapped in her family’s fun felt especially sweet.