I feel like today’s post should be about Halloween even though I can’t stand Halloween and, unlike most people, I have zero memories of being a child on Halloween. I have no recollection of my costumes (although I remember the 80s children’s plastic costumes vividly), going trick or treating, handing out anything with my parents, or anything even remotely related to Halloween.
Okay. That’s a lie. I have one memory, and it’s family tradition related. I grew up on Long Island, and not too far from my parents’ house was a place called Hicks Nursery. It’s a family owned plant nursery/pumpkin patch/Christmas store that each year had a very elaborate walk-though storyboard display, sort of like a living diorama but with placards containing a narrative. I’m doing a terrible job describing this. Here are pictures:
We did this every year up until 2 or 3 years ago but my very limited decorations do include an Otto the Ghost stake (the ghost in the pictures is named Otto) in my front yard so I still try to keep the tradition alive.
But that’s basically all I do. Because I don’t watch scary movies, I have no interest in dressing up myself, my husband takes the child trick or treating and I’m more than happy to put out a bowl of candy with a sign that says “help yourself” because the doorbell bothers my dogs and I don’t enjoy small talk with other people’s kids and I’d rather hide in my room with a book. I half-heartedly throw together decorations and at the pumpkin patch, I purposefully pick the small pumpkins because I like them better. Large pumpkins bug me for reasons I cannot explain.
I’m basically the Halloween grinch. I’m fine with it.
For this week’s edition, though, I’ll put my grinchiness aside and bring you my very limited Halloween favorites (besides Otto and small pumpkins).
Favorite Halloween song
It’s not necessarily a Halloween song in the traditional sense but Rob Zombie is basically the year round, living, breathing embodiment of the day so I’m using his song, “Dragula”.
Favorite Halloween frugal find
My daughter was supposed to go as Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie but the costume was turning out to be a nightmare so we went on to Amazon and found a Southern Belle costume on sale for less than $20 plus free shipping thanks to Amazon Prime. Less than $20 and no crowded costume store? Score for me! (pics will be on Instagram so if you want to see my daughter in her costume, make sure you’re following me)
Favorite Halloween candy
Reese’s peanut butter cups. And I really like the mini Snickers. Too bad I’m working the low carb diet right now. I’m pretty sure my child is thrilled by this.
Favorite Halloween movie
The Worst Witch. My middle sister and I would watch it before school every single day in our respective rooms. I still love this movie and found it on YouTube and hopefully I can get my daughter to watch it.
Favorite Halloween Internet reads
I liked this read from PopSugar, 15 Halloween Movies for Wimps. Buzzfeed had a wonderfully helpful post about candy and cocktail pairings. And Book Riot linked to a story on FlavorWire with 10 scary stories you can listen to right now.
Favorite Halloween funnies
I will be drunk in about 15 minutes
I find this funnier than I should
This will be my candy bucket sign
True story
Hope you all have a great Halloween and rest of the weekend!
Coming up on Monday: I’m not quite sure yet. It’s either the beginning of my cheer mom series or something else. We’ll see what strikes me when I sit down to write.
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Reese’s cups are my favorite!! OMG I remember the Worst Witch but I haven’t seen it in forever! Will have to watch it!
Kerry recently posted…Friday Favorites | Halloweenie
i’m the halloween grinch too. yesterday i tried to convince my 6yr old to let me puree her pumpkin so i can make pumpkin butter instead of carving it and putting it out. i straight up told her: you are going to carve (and by carve, i mean RUIN) it for ONE NIGHT and waste all the goodness inside when i can cook it and we can have all the pumpkin things for at least a week!
also, no dressing up for me (seriously, i’m not putting in that much effort for one night because lazy) and the only reason why i take kayla out is because i go with a friend and her kids. if it weren’t for them, i wouldn’t even go or hand out candy because punk ass kids.
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OMG The Worst Witch. OMG!
I like Halloween. This is the first year in a billion years that I’m not doing a full on costume.
SMD @ Life According to Steph recently posted…Friday Five: Halloween Week Musings and Reminders
I wish I was rich so I could really decorate good for Halloween, I’m so not a Halloween grinch but catch me on most other holidays for apathy.
I’m interested to read your cheer mom series. 🙂
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I like to see little kids dress up. Our granddaughter is getting her hair braided by her mom right now in an Elsa hairdo.
Colin is Bumble Bee the transformer.
I never liked spending money on a costume for myself or getting dressed up.
Stephanie and Mike Doyle have had great costumes ! I do not like when groups of bigger kids come later at night !
Safe and happy Halloween to all.
November is here tomorrow. #turkeytime
Love, SMD’s Momma
Yum Reeses! I think that’s my favorite candy anytime! I have never seen The Worst Witch but I feel like I really need to since it has Tim Curry in it.
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and that’s why I didn’t post today, lol. I obviously have zero halloween memories growing up. i had a halloween party last week which was less halloweeny than it was just an excuse to drink, and that was fine by me. i am a teensy bit excited for tonight and i hope we get some trick or treaters… they better have manners though or no candy for them.
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Reese’s are my fav too! I am just a child at heart and love the Halloween movies but I want the stuff I watched as a kid!
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I love Halloween for the candy. But I don’t go all out. I’m not wearing a costume.
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oh my gosh! those halloween funnies cracked me up!!! (and i can’t resist a reese’s mini cup. i’ll eat an entire bag in one sitting if i’m allowed!)
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“I don’t enjoy small talk with other people’s kids…” BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Seriously… I’m dying! Yesterday I went to my nephew’s football game and my sister’s girlfriend came, too. Her little three or four year old son was climbing all over my sister and putting grass on her and then he went to put grass on me and my sister said “Not that one, buddy… you don’t want to do that to that one…” 🙂
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Mmmmm Reese’s Pumpkins are the best!!!! Why is it that the shaped ones always taste better than the original ones? And the ones in the holiday colored foil are always amazing too?!
I love Thanksgiving and Christmas way more than Halloween….but I don’t mind Halloween because it is the first signs of true fall. And it is sort of fun to dress up sometimes. Even if I didn’t this year…
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What I remember about halloween when I was a kid is that moment when we had to curve a pumpkin and light it up, just a perfect way to make a scary head.
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The treat yoself signage is awesome. I wasn’t into Halloween until this year. But still don’t think I’ll be decorating next year. I have no patience to put up/take down decorations.
Absolutely NO ONE got the joke. But I laughed the whole time.