Halloween Night

So another Halloween night has passed, this one being the same thing that we have to go through every other year. Children walk about dressed in costumes as angels, elephants, spiderman, and an odd assortment of other fictional creatures and heroes that they can think of. Adults are either handing out the cheesy, small Kit-Kats, Aero bars, and sometimes they hand out those little treat bags that include a Tootsie Roll lollipop and some Maynards.

Why should this be any different than other years? Well, for starters, our role in what we do for Halloween may change. For instance someone could decide that they no longer wanna be the Grim Reaper for Halloween and instead choose Batman, or a Transformers character. We may have transcended from the stage of hoarding candy to being stuck at home, playing video games and handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters. Or, we may just be starting the whole bussiness of running from house to house collecting an assortment of chips, candy, chocolate and everything else sold from the drugstore/local supermarket.

But I have to say, this time around, my Halloween went a bit differently than I thought it would go. Firstly, I had a friend celebrating his Birthday on this ghoulish day, not only leaving me with cake, chocolate, pop and spring rolls, but also that stomach ache that tells me I ate too much. Other than that, I was buffeted with the usual ‘Trick-Or-Treat’ sayings, giving others a laugh by saying things like ‘Merry Christmasn’ instead of ‘Happy Halloween’. A sore arm from carrying my bag of candy, a hot and sweaty face from keeping my mask on too long, and a feeling of dizziness told me that this trip would be over soon.

Getting back home, eating some candy, and more stomach aches later, I knew that the suffering was well worth the reward. It had been a Halloween that I could actually spend with friends instead of just going it alone, and my first real Birthday party since my ex-friends dumped me a while back. Moral of the story? No matter what happens, make sure to have fun, make other people laugh, and stay safe no matter where you go. A glow stick and an aluminum bag should suffice. Oh, and one more thing: it doesn’t matter if you eat the red ones last, they all taste the same anyways.