Best Halloween Ever

What was your best Halloween ever? If you’re a bit beyond trick or treating age you might look back fondly on your experiences as a child. Once you understood the concept of getting free candy wasn’t every year the best Halloween ever? You might not remember your early trick or treating trips dressed as a cowboy or ballerina but as you reached the mature age of 9 or 10 you began to plan your trick or treat routes by the houses you knew had the best candy. You always wanted to be part of the first wave on Halloween just to make sure they didn’t run out of the good stuff. And you could always count on a couple of houses trying to muck around with your candy haul by tossing in an apple or homemade popcorn balls. Can you really claim the best Halloween ever with popcorn balls?

And wasn’t it great to get back home and sort through your candy bag? You carefully separated the Milk Duds from the Milky Ways. Then of course came the rationing. You couldn’t eat all that candy at once so you wanted to make sure you got rid of the boring stuff first then saved the Reeses Cups or Nestle Crunch to savor for later. It seemed like back then achieving a powerful sugar rush was the best Halloween ever.

When that sad year arrived that you became “too old for trick or treating” you began going to costumes parties in the hope of looking for a new best Halloween ever. There is a lot to be said for a good old fashioned Halloween party. Often that quiet and meek person will come out of their shell with a proactive costume that will have everyone talking. And there is always that one person who creates a costume that is just plain brilliant. Snapping pictures of your friends in their outfits and holding onto them will give you the chance to revisit potential best Halloween ever times.

Perhaps now you’re a parent and get to pass along to your kids all the great Halloween traditions. You’ll teach them about the proper trick or treat etiquette. And you’ll play an important role as candy sorter to make sure everything in their bag is safe for consumption. Of course as candy sorter you also can claim dibs on a few choice items with the perennial “you won’t like this.” Clearly, spending Halloween with your kids makes it your new best Halloween ever.

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