Trick or treat! – Got a light?

Ok…I really can’t wait. Halloween is officially a joke. First we’ll get the cuteness out of the way. Here is Sam and Sara in all of their Halloween glory.

Now let’s talk a little about Halloween and a couple of beefs I have with this “holiday”. Better yet, let’s do this with a list. Here is a list of the top 10 “Why you probably shouldn’t be trick or treating”

1. You don’t have a costume and you don’t even pretend you have one. Hell…one kid didn’t even have a bag.

2. You ran out of Marlboro lights halfway down the block. Seriously…some “kid” walked up with a mighty “Happy Halloween” with a cigarette in his mouth.

3. Your boss let you out of work a little early so you could get “the good candy”

4. You’re the third generation of trick or treaters in your family tonight.

5. You drove your car to the really good candy neighborhood.

6. You are going to go home, pop open a Bud Light and check your candy for tampering.

7. You have to make up a story about how you are trick or treating for your younger brother / cousin / nephew.

8. You have to quit early because you’re taking the SAT’s the next day.

9. You’re a girl and saying “trick or treat” might be considered solicitation considering how you are dressed.

10. If anything happens to you while you are out collecting candy, it’s ok, your home owners insurance will probably cover it.

It’s so crazy, but each and every one of those instances I thought up using tonight's visitors for inspiration.

All hallows eve

It’s funny. I look back at Halloween in my past and don’t remember that much. Halloween wasn’t a huge deal back when I was a kid, especially in Orion. Everyone did the usual things, dressed up, begged for candy, the occasional prank. The first time I remember Halloween being different was in St. Louis. In St. Louis Halloween is pretty much a national holiday. EVERYONE decorates their homes, kids or no kids. There were about 20 different haunted houses to choose from and these weren’t your run of the mill haunted houses. These were for-profit professional deals. In fact…here’s a link to one of this years St. Louis haunted houses.

St. Louis haunted houses – click here

Crazy - $20 for a ticket! That’s how serious they are.

Florida has its own set of rules for Halloween. The interesting part about Halloween here is that you rarely have to worry about that November chill and covering up your costume because you are too cold. Here most people sit out on their driveways, evaluate the costumes as the kids stroll by and occasionally there is a “treat” for the adults. There is a house down the street that has offered jello shots for the adults as they wander the streets with the kids. I found that the people manning the jello shot station didn’t have very good memories (probably due to their own intake) and I could go back many times. 

Pictures coming soon.