Have you ever seen Hocus Pocus? Or Ernest Scared Stupid? Or pretty much any kiddie Halloween movie or TV show? All those neighborhoods are amazing. Tons of kids in the streets running around in their costumes getting candy. All the houses decorated. Parents dressed up and heading to parties. Everyone having a good time. Everyone enjoying the festivities. I've always wanted to live in a place where everyone, or almost everyone, is excited about the same thing. A place where you can drop your kids off and you know nothing will happen to them. Well, last night, after crossing the street to the connecting neighborhood, Gunnar and I walked into just that.
There were so many people. Houses had lines of kids waiting for their piece of candy. Kids were running around having fun. You could hear screaming from the houses that went all out (I'm talking people dressed up and hanging out in their front yards) and see all the lights flashing. I've never seen anything like it. I wondered if our neighborhood was going to get as much foot traffic, we weren't as decorated as this block and our houses were spaced farther apart. But they were crossing the street in small groups heading our way. I asked if Kevin would stay behind and hand out our candy. He did, and Gunnar and I went to do a round of trick-or-treating.
When we got back to the house, all the lights were on and there was a line heading to our door. It's a testament to the kids' desire to get free candy, all of them were climbing the large hill to our front door. Next year, I plan to pull out all the stops for decorating. I want our side of the street to be just as popular as the other side.
Cheers!
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| Gunnar trick-or-treats in style |
