Funny, you should ask.. it happens to be HALLOWEEN!!! I just love this holiday. It fits in with all the things most precious to my soul ... candy, dressing up, scary movies ... candy.. chocolate.
My kids are still pretty young, and easily scared .. unfortunately.
I contrast this with myself, as I distinctly recall one of my earliest childhood memories.
There we were - my mom and I in a small kitchen dining table in Queens, NY. She was telling me in vivid detail, all about her fun night during which she, my father, and another couple had decided to go out an watch the "The Exorcist."
Yeah, the original. I'm seriously that old.
But I remember my eyes getting progressively bigger as she told me all about it. The child who turns into a demon.. the priest leaping out the window.. the head spinning around.
And then I remember hiding under the table.
She dragged me out so that she could drop me off at pre school. Thanks Mom.
But fast forward to this day.. I still love scary movies. And Halloween.
I don't torment my kids that way though.. and we still decorate cutesy in this house. Although, I am waiting for the day when I can sneak in more creepy décor.
Cute little ceramic animals and a happy pumpkin house? Smiling jack o'lanterns? Yes, yes...
Sparkly-eyed spiders made in school? Of course..
Yard sale finds and Grandma H's hand me downs from teaching days? Sure!
Cut out masks from the back of Pillsbury fake bake boxes? You betcha!
Cute little witch with googley eyes, magic wand and a pretty purple dress? Aww!
I did sneak in two new items this year for outside.. I snagged two of these LED purple and green light up glitter spiders. If I can find some hay bales somewhere on this godforsaken island, I thought they'd look slightly creepy outside.. lit up next to the carved jack o lanterns we'll make. Slowly but surely.. maybe one of these days we'll do those cool tombstone scenes I see all over the Halloween Pinterest boards!!
I can see my kids running already.
4 comments:
Oh you are killing me. So it takes about 3 years to call Bermuda "godforsaken," huh? rofl And the description of your Mom's Exorcist retelling...why don't you have a larger following? I've been trying to think of how I began to read your blog. I wonder if it was some item I searched for on Pioneer Woman and you popped up in the search somehow? Or did you once follow a blogger named "Bengali chick?" I had fun reading her blog too but I think she stopped writing due to trolls. Or was it thru LagLiv? I've followed her for a long time and she's an attorney so maybe? Of course having a huge following means you'll have to write more. Win for the reader but may be too time consuming for you? Just say the word and I'll have it all over my Facebook feed! lol
Did I sign my name to that comment...Rani.
Rani,
I know.. I sound terrible. I think the novelty of these pink shores has worn off after multiple break-ins, crappy healthcare, exorbitant prices and a general lack of stuff to do.. I know we're here for a few more years, but I'm longing to get back home.
Thanks for your sweet comment! I can't remember how we connected.. I know the name Bengali chick sounds very familiar. She might have posted on the blog ages ago, and I remember reading hers. She was very funny..
I'd be honored to be on your facebook feed! :)
You know how much Michael and I love Halloween too! So glad that my decorations are still being used after all these years. I think some of them may be the ones I used to decorate the front window of my house. Miss having parties. We hope to have them again when you move back to the states. They were a lot of fun!
Love the way you decorate and those spiders with lights.
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