SPOOKY BOO!!!
Hooray for Halloween -- my co-favorite holiday of the year (the other being Thanksgiving, for very different reasons).
I love handing out candy to kids, hearing eager "Trick or Treat!"s, and seeing a sad kid instantly glow with glee when you offer him a fun size Milky Way.
I love seeing all the costumes -- children, teenagers, adults and pets (some of the best are the pets, honestly).
I love our neighboring neighborhood for shutting down its main thoroughfare to traffic so everyone can trick or treat at the storefronts and feel safe about their candy collection.
I love the real significance of the day, for people of various beliefs and cultures. In particular, Happy Samhain and El Dia de los Muertos to all y'all.
I love that tomorrow is All Saints Day, which is a lovely tradition if you ask me.
I don't like being scared, but a little spooky and creepy wonderment is always a good thing.
I love decorating the inside and outside of a house and carving pumpkins and roasting pumpkin seeds and the fact that the Hummer House across the street has every spare inch stuffed with some sort of decor, including a life-sized scary puppet that dances to "Superfreak" whenever someone walks by.
I miss my hometown immensely today, especially my dad's seven foot "spooky pumpkin guy," scary cackle, and full-sized candy bars.
But most of all, I love that this is the night when good natured mischief reigns; when you can be whatever you want to be, if only for a few hours.
Happy Halloween! Woooooooooooooo...
I love handing out candy to kids, hearing eager "Trick or Treat!"s, and seeing a sad kid instantly glow with glee when you offer him a fun size Milky Way.
I love seeing all the costumes -- children, teenagers, adults and pets (some of the best are the pets, honestly).
I love our neighboring neighborhood for shutting down its main thoroughfare to traffic so everyone can trick or treat at the storefronts and feel safe about their candy collection.
I love the real significance of the day, for people of various beliefs and cultures. In particular, Happy Samhain and El Dia de los Muertos to all y'all.
I love that tomorrow is All Saints Day, which is a lovely tradition if you ask me.
I don't like being scared, but a little spooky and creepy wonderment is always a good thing.
I love decorating the inside and outside of a house and carving pumpkins and roasting pumpkin seeds and the fact that the Hummer House across the street has every spare inch stuffed with some sort of decor, including a life-sized scary puppet that dances to "Superfreak" whenever someone walks by.
I miss my hometown immensely today, especially my dad's seven foot "spooky pumpkin guy," scary cackle, and full-sized candy bars.
But most of all, I love that this is the night when good natured mischief reigns; when you can be whatever you want to be, if only for a few hours.
Happy Halloween! Woooooooooooooo...