Doug and I are not big Halloween people. We have never dressed up and rarely leave the house on this night. But this year we helped Ryan move into his new place. (This makes two perfectly good holidays with no kids we have wasted moving this year. We may regret these decisions in the future...) We have lived here for three years and have never been outside while it was trick-or-treat time. We have never had people knock on our door or even been disturbed by the sugar intoxicated kids. I was shocked tonight to see how much our neighborhood gets into this holiday. Decorations sprang up from nowhere. People were setting up for neighborhood block parties (they even had the fancy patio heaters). Kids were already on the street by 5! It was like Christmas around here. While we were moving, parents and kids were running wild, having so much fun. I am not looking forward to the costumes and walking around countless neighborhoods BUT the neighborhood parties with adult beverages around a campfire, now that I can do! So here is to hoping our kid would rather hang with the neighbors than walk a million miles around the neighborhood.
Oh and to the teenagers who think they are so cool roaming the streets after dark, acting like idiots... you are out trick-or-treating with 5 year olds so let's think about that for a second. And you saying a cuss word holding your bag of candy does not make you badass.
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