Halloween

So I know its a bit late to talk about Halloween, but I wanted to take a step back and savor it before the plunge into the holidays. I have to say Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Its the one day out of the year you can dress as outrageous or ridiculous as you want. Towns turn into weird supernatural dimensions filled with zombies, vampires, and adult sized elmos.  And besides the excellent motivation of receiving mounds of candy, it encourages creativity.  One thing I look forward to every year is seeing the unique costumes others put together. The Halloween mood is just the right blend of fun and spooky.

As a child, my family never did Halloween, there was no costumes, candy or decorations. Regardless, I loved the holiday. My friends would go out trick or treating and I wished I had a way to join. I lived out in the boonies, so there wasn't much of a neighborhood set up for trick or treating. I remember being so excited, admiring all the spooky things that popped up around that time of year. Probably because of my Halloween deprived childhood, I now throw myself into  Halloween with a fever passion to make up for all the time I missed. Trick or treating, costumes, and pumpkin carving, I do it all. This year I carved a record of four pumpkins. Not to mention binge watched my favorite Halloween Tim Burton movies, and put together  a costume. I think its safe to say I went all out.

The point is, make sure to savor those moments. Were often so busy with daily life we don't take the time to appreciate simple, and even childish fun. Were so worried about being ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas, we forget about the fun family moments Halloween  can bring. Stay spooky!


Enigma