Who is dressing up? Who is taking kids out trick or treating? Who is going to a party? Who already ate all the candy?
And who is like me and planning to keep the curtains closed, the lights off and the TV quiet while keeping low in case of flying bullets?
God, I hate Halloween night.
Happy Halloween all y’all !!! My favorite holiday on par with Christmas ! I’ve already dug into the candy…I’m a stress/emotional eater and I’m three days out from surgery and I’m panicking. A lot. Therefore, mass quantities of just about everything I can get my hands on is being consumed. I’m a total wreck and just want it over with already.
Kids are all grown up and they don’t trick or treat anymore, so I’m watching paranormal/ghost shows all day and nite tonight. I love them !
Have a safe, happy, and fun Halloween everybody !!!
#NBJ
Good luck with your surgery! Enjoy your candy tonight!
the thought of you holed up all on your lonesome tonight gave me the chills!!! will you please, please , puhleeeeeze live-tweet your evening tt? stay safe and stay strong girl!!!
Last year was not bad, Adele. The biggest thing has always been people knocking on the door and Banjo going nuts. There are not many people still trick or treating in the hood. There will likely be “celebratory gunfire.” I’ll be fine and recapping and tweeting.
My grandkids went to “Trunk or Treat”. It was held at the municpal park in my daughter’s township. Instead of going door to door, the families go up to the municpal park with their candy and park in the field. The kids treat or treat from car to car. They love it. We still have the traditional Halloween night too but this is another safe option for them. Happy Halloween! (belated, always belated lol)
I told my hubs, okay, get the bag with dots, we will be not the good house 🙂 but I won’t eat. Well, FAIL, those damn flavored tootsie rolls, opened and eaten. Happy Halloween everyone, stay safe, have fun!!
I LOVE Halloween!
I deliberately held back on groceries last week so I could celebrate today.
Cat…party of ONE!
I am spending the entire day watching old horror movies, eating pizza, and drinking limeade.
No candy. Maybe tomorrow, when I go grocery shopping, and candy is on sale.
Have a spooky, but safe night!
Some Cat trivia:
Today would have been my 34th wedding anniversary. Yes, we were married on Halloween. In full costume and makeup. So was the wedding party. And the minister.
No relatives or other friends were invited. We were married at home, because no church in town would accept us.We were forevermore labeled as Satanists in the neighborhood. Eventually, we had to move out of town.
Married by Jack o’ lantern light…33 of them.
Instead of the wedding march, we played Bach’s Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor. (See “Phantom of the Opera”. It’s what the Phantom plays on the organ down in the sewer tunnels.)
We had a simple ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. Chocolate chip ice cream, chocolate cake frosted with French vanilla ice cream and decorated with hot fudge. There was a black cat on the cake, of course!
A radio controlled R2D2 was my ring bearer. My flowers had lights.
Our reception allowed friends to come over. No gifts. But they had to be in costume. We turned away a lot of friends that night for this. Some never forgave us. Oh well.
Our entire wedding and reception cost $200.
What a great party!
It’s sad that I don’t get trick or treaters. It’s the one night where I actually tolerate children. But I live in a secure building.
I do keep looking for a creepy clown on my balcony, though. It’s low enough, someone could climb up.
Your wedding sounds simply wonderful!
Thanks. Lots of fun!
Ha! That sounds AMAZING. I would have been turned away from the reception thought. 🙂
We had a makeup stand and extra costumes by the door. Just in case. Made up a lot of trick or treaters, too. No costume, no candy. That’s my rule.
Cat,
So glad to hear this is a happy day for you. I used to enjoy Halloween but today is a more sad anniversary for me. It helps knowing that it is a happy day for others, especially you. You deserve it. Enjoy!
Cat, that is the best Halloween inspired wedding story. It must have been awesome. I would have loved to be there. What did your wedding dress look like? Such a wonderful memory of Halloween.
I have always dreamed of a Halloween wedding. Yours sounds like it was awesome. I would do a witch wedding dress and Chinese food for the reception.
If you tried to turn me away I would pull a Wednesday Adams and say “I’m a homicidal maniac. They look just like everybody else.”
No wedding dress. I did not want anything traditional. I wasn’t going to have flowers, but my maid of honor insisted, and bought them. We wired them with lights.
We were both aliens, from different planets. I was dressed in blue pants and shirt, with a silver space-alien-like vest. Blue make up and hair. He was dressed in black and silver, and had silver and black make up.
The best man came as Robin Hood. He controlled the R2D2 in presenting the ring. My maid of honor was Maid Marian. Our photographer was a werewolf, and his girlfriend came as a member of KISS.
The minister came as a biker, with long wig and headband. Boots, and dressed in denim and chains. This was hilarious, because he normally was quite reserved, was bald, and always wore 3 piece brown suits.
@I.just: So sorry Halloween is a sad day for you.
After we got divorced, it was a sad day for me, too. I didn’t celebrate the day for a few years. But then, I realized it is a day to celebrate the dead, and reuniting with spirits of loved ones.
The day is about celebrating death as much as celebrating life. Life in this world, and the next. Because true Love never dies.
I plan on having a Day of the Dead feast tomorrow. 🙂
OMG CAT !!! Best and most amazing wedding ever !!! I love it !!! I am a Halloween freak, it truly is my favorite hollerday (my very Southern mother actually says hollerday ) and love black cats and all things black and orange. Anyway back to you… Your words always entertain me and give me food for thought but knowing about your Halloween wedding just envelops my heart. Have a great HALLOWEEN and wishing you lots of Tricks & Treats ! 🎃
Cat, your wedding sounds like fun! I’ve eaten half our candy. I’m hoping we don’t run out. Happy Halloween everyone!
That sounded like a fantastic wedding!
What a fantastic wedding day story!
Hell of an interesting wedding Cat.
Sounds like the kind of wedding I wouldn’t mind attending, otherwise I find the entire concept of church weddings stuffy, overdone, and a huge waste of money.
I agree, Wonky! I would rather buy a house or a car than pay thousands for a wedding!
The children (the few who are not old enough to be taking their own children trick or treating) don’t like coming to my house. I am the old bitch who had the nerve to give out change instead of candy the first few years I lived here.
I miss Carmel apples, packets of peanut brittle, and popcorn balls !!
Got the skittles/Starburst minis for the kids. We usually go out, but we have a leak coming through the floor and we are waiting on the plumber.
Good morning and Happy Hallowe’en.
there are like 4 kids in our neighbourhood,so tonite I am going to do my best to get rid of my cold that appeared bright and early this morning. Good times!
I looove Halloween! My husband, son and I are carving pumpkins-candy is by the door ready for kids. We live in a suburban neighborhood so get a lot. My dog will go nuts for a bit but will adjust. When my kids were young I used to go all out, decorate the house-now they’re grown but I still love it!
Personally, not a fan of Halloween. Long story behind it which I will not bore readers here with. But, had to comment on the jack o lantern photo! Love it! Lol!
Oh me, too! I forgot to say that in my comment. The pumpkins are the best.
My husband is going to be home late, and I just realized I’ll be alone in my house in the middle of the woods…. (I’m gambling on no crazy people caring and/or having time enough to google those phrases and stalk someone in one day.)
Happy Halloween! The teens were busy w/parties this wknd, so they are stuck here helping hand out candy tonight. We are usually inundated with trick or treaters. I’m dressing up as a witch, but not a scary one. I’m reading The Shining so I can’t wait to pick it up later.
Halloween party at school today. I am craving pjs and bed. “I love Halloween” said NO teacher ever! JUST SAYING!
I painted my toenails black and watching Rocky Horror Picture Show with props! Who wants to do the Time Warp? Acting silly and having fun
I love Halloween. Back when my kids were young, I would decorate the house and yard with ghosts, graves with tombstones, witches in the trees, spider webs and a big cauldron of witch’s brew. Loved every minute and always dressed up. We lived in the historic district so every kid in town would be dropped off in our neighborhood to trick or treat. We’d sometimes have 200 kids. I would finally cut my lights off by 10:00 p.m. I also hand painted pumpkins and added hair, hats and other things making them into witches, scarecrows, little girls and boys, Frankenstein, and several other things. Would sell them from my front porch for about a month before Halloween. The last year we did it we made $3,000. Hey I needed to pay for candy for 200 trick or treaters lol. Now where we live in the country we don’t get any. I miss Halloween.
My days of trick or treating are now long over. I used to particularly dislike it when the doorbell rang and my two mini pins would go crazy, so I had to sit outside my door with my basket of goodies for close to three hours.
Now, I choose to shut the lights and pretend that no one is home.
I had two sons who were both into horror movies like Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th. I actually saw all of them and their sequels. Oh, almost forgot Chuckie, the evil doll. None of them seem all that scary today, but back in the day, I was scared as hell watching them.
Does anyone remember the orange milk carton from UNICEF. All the kids in my elementary class got one and we were expected to return then full to our teachers.
Happy Halloween to all who still enjoy. Hope it’s SPOOKtacular!!!
I like Halloween & giving out candy. Where I used to live was starter homes which meant plenty of young kids – so cute. Now where I live there are some kids but not tons. Last year I had 3 kids. Mainly now they dress for school event rather than going to homes which in the ghetto not so safe anyway. One told me he wasn’t allowed to go due freaky clown stories going around. We already had the gun shots earlier today so no waiting for my hood! So likely will get to watch all the scary movies I love w/o interruptions. Plus just got Bryan Cranston book today!! Love him & book is very good so far. 😁
Happy Halloween from Phoenix AZ! It’s 93 and we have candy and back up candy! Lousy with kids!
Watching very scary stuff on tv tonight… Real Housewives of Orange County ! Truly a horror story !
Boo! Me, too!
The though of a skinny arm,, clutching a worm ridden apple, is far more frightening. The thing that will not leave knowing full well the party’s been long over.
Happy Halloween! I’m already in the cocktails and am going to a haunted thing tonight with friends. I also got a bowl of candy to leave on the porch. I dyed my blond hair black and look kinda hot..hopefully this cheap spray washes out! 😂
Yay Happy Halloween! I have two little ones and we are going out trick or treating. We will go out early, probably around 5ish. Then come back and hand out candy. Although it is suppose to RAIN! Oh and I started a no sugar diet 6 days ago. So far, no cheating. I can’t decide if I picked a good time or a bad time to start that diet. 🙂
Good luck,!! I have to have carbs. Every time I diet without sugar I end up gaining weight. Obviously, I can’t give up sugar or I’d be a pin. I know that diet works though IF you can do it.
Thank you! I started last Tuesday so I weighed myself this morning…4 lbs lost. Very happy! That helps to keep me going. But last night was hard. When your children come home with Twix, Butterfingers, and RPC. OMG! I had to go to bed early and keep saying to myself, you are getting on the scale tomorrow, walk away. 🙂
Happy Halloween. My 17yo is eating pizza with friends, and I just homemade our own. Hubby and I carved a happy face pumpkin and ate a donut. Yum! Looking forward to RHOC tonight and a beer. Love to all!
I usually buy bags of candy and love handing them out. Last year I bought SIX huge bags and within an hour was out. Kids were loud, my dog was freaking out and I just made the executive decision to lock to door, turn off the lights and watch tv with my pup on the other side of my tiny home.
We hand out candy to the tiny kids who come earliest and go until the candy runs out or the kids are too old. Then it’s lights out and door locked.
Which candy are we talking about the first batch or what was bought as replacement? A yes and noe answer. My Achilles heal Goldenberg Peanut Chews. This second purchase ulterior motives, involving dark choclate.
I had to take night off work – Hub is so sick with some virus…and is 3 days out from surgery too @ neverbeenjaxed. I think its going to be postponed tho’, coughing way too hard for bone graft in neck. We’re the only light on our street, no trick or treaters, more time to be ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN, lol.
I am in the ghetto here. Its coming up on 8 and I’ve had one trick or treater. Usually I have quite a few. Good thoughts for those with upcoming surgeries. Cat, love your wedding story. Happy Halloween everyone!
I bought candy, but one of my kitties has taken to trying to escape out the front door every time it opens and I didn’t want to fight with him this evening (or lock him up). I put out the candy on the porch with a sign for trick-or-treaters to help themselves. Hopefully by next year the kitties will be grown up and well-behaved enough that we can answer the door and see the kids. I’m not that into Halloween, but do enjoy seeing the little ones in their costumes.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Happy Halloween!! I’ve got an 8 year old with autism so it’s always tricky. We went to a “safe space” and to be honest it was sooooo boring. We live so deep in the country that I’ve never had a single trick or treater in 20 years. Boo for fun but yeah for me shoving leftover Milky Way darks in my mouth while pouring coffee in the am. I usually decorate and love Halloween but did not because now that I live in the woods there are all the flipping bugs and webs and creepy shit why add to it. I miss the pulse of city living but I won’t need to worry about mischief night so there’s that.
I used to decorate in a major way – even collected Department 56 Halloween village. Had the family with kids come over for trick or treating – usually had something warm like chili or soup, along with sandwich fixings, etc. Something that could be eaten before or after, that would keep.
But the kids grew up, and my neighbors changed – no one answered their doors or decorated and soon I was the only one on my block. Went from getting over 100 trick or treaters to about 20. So now I head over to my besties – although her kids are growing up too. I take over my witch finger bread sticks (green food coloring egg wash, and whole almond finger nails. Dyed them red this year – turned out perfect!)
So what happened to the Dept. 56 decorations????
Ive always wanted to get one of those “villages” they have at Michaels every year. But I do have a Xmas village, so that will suffice. I even have a lot of village people 🙂
Glad you still celebrate on some level…..Ive always liked Halloween as well….I gre up in a super chaotic household, but we always managed to get along and have fun on Halloween.
I’m a Grinch about most things, but I give in on Halloween. Also live in suburbia, but the number of kids coming by is dwindling every year. I live in the South, and we have a lot of hypocrites here that like to call it “fall festival” and pretend Halloween is evil. When did this bullshit start? I sort of feel bad for kids that have to “trunk or treat.” I guess it’s just a different world now. I still have about half a bag of Kit Kats left, so that’s a bonus.
I remember reading a former blogger some ago that got married at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. I don’t remember if it was actually on Halloween, but I do think it’s about the coolest wedding I’ve ever seen.