Halloween is easily my favorite time of the year. I could think of hundreds of things that make me love the holiday and the time leading up to it. Instead, here are a couple of the main reasons I truly love it:

1. Halloween Movies.

"Halloweentown", "Hocus Pocus" and "Nightmare Before Christmas", just to name a few. They are amazing and practically represent my entire childhood.

2. Halloween Costumes.

You have an entire night to dress up and be whoever you want to be. What more could a person want during the year?

3. Haunted Houses.

During the Halloween season my favorite thing comes along with it: haunted houses. I love being scared out of good fun.

4. The Tremendous Amount of Candy.

As a child I would live off of my Halloween candy stash for months. Although now I live off my day-after Halloween candy sale stash.

5. Halloween Decorations.

I love decorating for Halloween. Skulls, spiders and skeletons are essential.

6. Carving Pumpkins.

I cannot remember a year where I haven’t carved a pumpkin. It is truly an art form.

7. Dog Halloween Costumes.

I don’t know what it is but a dog in a bumblebee costume is one of the most adorable things to me.

I cannot think of a better holiday or better reasons to love a holiday more. You can acceptably scare people, be anything you want to be, and eat a ton of candy. Honestly Halloween is simply the perfect time of the year.