Halloween has become a very special day for me and James. Of course there’s the flurry of decorating the house with orange and black, pumpkins, leaves, witches and bats! There’s watching Dessie stick her tongue out as she works on the design for her pumpkin, and hearing Dara’s squeal of delight as she tries on her Halloween costume. There’s carving pumpkins, which leads to pumpkin guts in our hair, on our faces, and on the walls.
James’ pumpkin always has to do with hunting or football, and I like carving quirky things likes owls or wizards. Dara carves animals, and Dessie always surprises us.
We love watching the girls crunch through the leaves as they run from house to house collecting candy in their orange pumpkin bags. I love all the little kids from school that I can’t recognize under their batman masks and butterfly painted faces who run by waving and yelling, “Hi sub!” My heart melts when they stop to give me hugs and show off their costumes so I can “ ohh” and “ahh” over them.
On top of the smells of apple, cinnamon, and pumpkin, the vibrant colors, the fresh crisp air, and carefree evening socializing with neighbors and getting free Reese’s peanut butter cups, there are a couple more things that make Halloween special…
The hunting! James loves hunting on Halloween, rain or shine, because he always says, “Halloween is when the monsters come out.” I look forward to that line every year and seeing the smile on his face as he says it.
It also happens to be the eve of nanowrimo. At the magical stroke of midnight when it switches from Halloween to November 1st, the infamous writing contest begins, and I pound out the very first words of a brand new story. There is nothing more exciting than finally getting the chance to write the story that's been churning for months in your head, and having a community of writers to do it with!
Hoping you all have a special Halloween!
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