Halloween has always been such a fun time of the year no matter how old you are. As a child I could always remember going with friends and parents around the neighborhood trick or treating - always making sure to stock up on candy at home first just to ensure I had the biggest bag of candy by the end of the night. It was a great experience for the day and would give me a large supply of candy that I was able to stretch out all the way to December. Mostly because my mom would hide my candy bag so I would not eat the whole bag right away.
Now that I am in college I have come to realize that Halloween is more than just a one day event. It is an experience of a lifetime that kicks off on Thursday night and continues until Saturday - whether or not the 31st is on a Saturday. Overall, Halloween or Hallo-weekend is one of those times of the year where life is just so active. Aside from the fact that you need to plan to have more than just one costume. It feels like there’s an endless amount of photos posted on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with people enjoying Halloween. Snapchat stories are fascinating as you follow your friend’s adventures through the night. College campuses around the nation are all alive as everyone goes out with friends to have fun all dressed up. Even though candy is not in the equation anymore it definitely is well worth it to have an exciting experience with your friends and even meeting new people as well.
Now the last stage of the Halloween life is what happens after the partying and fun times. What happens when we all eventually will grow up, become adults, and even start our own lives? Find that special someone and have kids? What is it really like being a grown adult with a family and doing that part of Halloween? Well, for this I had to get in contact with my parents and find out. My dad had talked about how he always enjoyed going out and trick or treating with my siblings and myself. He would go on and on about how fun and exciting it was just to go spend time with us as we would adventure around the neighborhood collecting candy. My parents always followed the rules and had the big bags of candy to give out to all the kids who would come to our door. From the conversation I had with my parents I could see that they genuinely enjoyed Halloween. They were not dressing up in costumes and getting candy or hitting up a local bar with friends for a party, but being with their kids and having a fun night was all they needed.
This holiday really is a holiday like no other. It is full of incredible moments that are an amazing time for all who participate, changing over time with different moments in your life as you get older. Going through your stages of life, you realize that Halloween changes with you as well.
