Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and if you look at how we’ve celebrated in the past, you’ll see we really like to go all out. But this year was different. As I mentioned in my previous post, we fell victim to debit card cloning, which left us completely broke. So, here’s how we coped with the situation and still managed to celebrate Halloween in Argentina in 2019.
Thankfully, we had bought a few extra decorations a few weeks before our money was stolen, so that worked in our favor. The store we usually get our Halloween supplies from is called Ferniplast. But when I asked one of the employees when they’d be putting out the Halloween items, he looked at us and asked, “Isn’t that next month?”
Wow, I thought. How disappointing.
Luckily, there was a costume store near Plaza San Martin that had a few things we needed, including a Terminator mask with light-up eyes and a Freddy Krueger latex mask.
We also picked up some blood splatter stickers to decorate our home. But for a few extra decorations, we had to make the trip to Dinosaurio Mall on Route 20 to visit Party Love Cotillon.
When we got home, we transformed our mini white Christmas tree into a Halloween tree, replacing the Christmas ornaments with Jack-o’-Lanterns.
We had big plans to make a ton of Halloween treats, but we hadn’t bought the ingredients yet. And then it happened.
They stole our money, which completely derailed everything.
With the little cash we had left, I gave it to my husband so he could spend some time with one of our acquaintances, who had come to Córdoba for a visit. I knew hanging out with him would lift his spirits—and it did. But we still had my husband's birthday to prepare for.
So, on the 30th, we made some makeshift soft tacos, bought an Oreo cake from a local ice cream shop called Grido, and celebrated his birthday. Admittedly, the menu was pretty limited.
I’m a little embarrassed because we’re used to cooking so much more. But given the circumstances, it was the best we could do.
On the 31st, we went to the mall and ended up having the most disappointing McDonald’s lunch we’d ever had—just 4 pieces of Chicken McNuggets, a burger, and a large drink (which we shared).
It was by far the lowest we’d ever sunk since 2010, when I was between jobs in the Bronx, NY.
At least we still had enough money to see Terminator: Dark Fate. Ironically, the title felt like it mirrored what we were going through. I even brought my Terminator mask to the theater and snapped a few fun pictures.
The movie was great—it might just be the best one yet. It was so nice to see Linda Hamilton again. I’ve been a fan of hers since she starred in Beauty and the Beast—the original series, not the CW remake.
Afterwards, we took a cab home and got ready to celebrate Halloween. Normally, we’d celebrate with our friends, but there was only enough food for the two of us. So, we made chicken pizza, a zombie brain using macaroni and cheese with green food coloring, Boo Oreo cookies, and an orange cake decorated with pumpkin eyes and a mouth made from chocolate chips.
I won’t say we’re okay, because we’re not. Despite the smiles in these photos, we’re still quite shaken. But we made the best of a really bad situation. Now, we just have to wait to get our money back and prepare for Thanksgiving, which is only three weeks away. Hopefully, our spirits will be a little brighter by then.
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