When I was a kid, Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday. I liked it more than Christmas and looked forward to it more than my birthday! Most years I dressed up as a cat, sometimes I was a skeleton. I never really understood the point of dressing as a princess or fairy or something like that because those aren't scary.
When I got a little older my dad helped my construct a coffin that we filled with a "corpse." We propped the coffin up on the porch of our house and I attached a string to the lid, which I ran through an open window of our house. When Trick-or-Treaters came to the door, I'd pull on the string, and the coffin lid would fly open! The kids would scream and jump! When I went away to college, I heard that all the neighborhood kids were sad that I wasn't around to do the "coffin trick" anymore.
Now that I am a fully grown adult, my passion for the holiday has waned but not to the point that I don't get excited about decorations, costumes and candy.
This year, Eric and I live in a real neighborhood so I'm hopeful we'll get lots of Trick-or-Treaters. We bought several bags of candy and made the mistake of opening them. I came home one evening to find Eric sitting on the couch, surrounded by wrappers. He sure can pack away that candy. It's amazing how skinny he is!
Tonight we're having friends over to watch scary movies, drink wine, and give out candy. Eric and I carved pumpkins last night and put the finishing touches on the decorations. Maybe I'll even get in the bushes and scare some kids...
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
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