Ah, Halloween . . .
It’s a mixed bag. On the one hand, I was much more an introvert as a child—so the idea of knocking on a complete stranger’s door to ask for candy was nearly more than I could handle. Also, I hated to be scared—always hated it, always will hate it. As a matter of fact, my idea of a horror film is Clue or Private Eyes. Drag me through a haunted house and you’ll get a reaction similar to this.
It’s not pretty, people.
Lucky for me, there are far more happy memories associated with the holiday: nights spent carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds, weeks preparing for the perfect costume, chili, cornbread, and fresh baked pumpkin pie at my grandparent’s house, special goodies from family and friends.
And let’s not forget an excuse to eat an obscene amount of candy (I can’t let the ten pounds of what happens to be my favorite kind of chocolate, purchased for the off-chance we have a sudden of onslaught of trick-or-treaters, go to waste).
Needless to say, I’m wishing you all the good stuff, whether you’re a fan, or not-so-much.
Ooooo I love the spooky stuff and have liked it more and more as I've gotten older. I think if I had a house, I'd definitely spook it up for the trick or treaters
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Oh geez . . . if you do that, I'll never be able to visit you on Halloween! 🙂
This reminds me of one of my students last year. She came in the next morning after Halloween completely disgusted. Her comment? One lady gave me a toothbrush! I'm still snickering a year later.
To answer your question, I HATE creepy costumes. I am a teacher and you wouldn't believe how many second graders watch the most inappropriate things.
Ha! That's hilarious! That would be the worst thing ever for a kid . . . 🙂
And I'm with you on the costumes. Just the ones that come to my door . . I love the fun ones, the creative ones, the cute ones . . . they tend to be the ones I gush over. Then there'll be a completely creepy costume. And really, all I can say is, "Eeh, you're scary." 🙂
You introvert? I don’t believe it for one second! Sweetest lady I know! Sweeter than all those treats 🙂 have a happy hAlloween!
GASP! What a surprise to see you here . . . we have so missed you! 🙂
I was totally the same, I hated walking up to strangers doors. And I HATE being scared (hocus pocus was too much for me as a kid, I'm very lame).
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Oh good, we'd get along swimmingly on Halloween. We could sip warm beverages . . . maybe you could whip up a special GL delight and we'd laugh at something ridiculous!
You know, this year Ellen sent Amy and Andy to the haunted house; well, his last sentiment is mine as well, 'I do not understand why people pay to go through this' (paraphrased, I'm sure, because I was too busy laughing–nervous laughter, mind you, but laughter all the same. 🙂