bdiddy,
I remember some of my Halloween drinking. It's funny, if the weather is could and nasty it's the husbands job to take the kids around. If the weather is warm and pleasant, it's the husbands job to stay home and pass out candy.
When I took the kid's around in nasty weather, I used that as a reason to drink a little something to keep me warm. When I stayed home alone and passed out the candy, that was a good excuse to drink also (I guess because I was home alone and missing out on the fun).
This year was a sober Halloween and I went to my Sunday night men's group meeting. Many of us had similiar stories of drinking on Halloween. The meeting was one of the best I've been to in a long time.