Halloween is on the brink, and if you know me, as expected, the child in me is quite alive. I love Halloween, and just enjoy the holiday season in general.
As a fun fact, growing up, my mother would often put on a neighborhood block party for Halloween- we always called it a pumpkin walk. I don't know how widely that term is used- if it's even a term at all, but those words bring alive a part of me from my past, and it was only yesterday that I think I fully realized it. And it's for two reasons, the first if which is perhaps a bit silly. That is: I have fond memories of setting up for the party. Namely, I was always very big into setting up a stereo amplifier and running a number of speakers to various corners of the garage and yard for ambient music. As I think about it, I don't know if I could call it THE reason I'm all big into knowing how to run audio wiring and such, but it certainly helped accelerate it. The other reason? I just loved the event. Donuts, hot chocolate, a fire pit, fun colors of lights, creative pumpkin carvings and art, and many fun snacks- all of these are iconic memories in my mind of some of the funnest Halloween memories- even though the event was always a day or two off from Halloween.
I hope everyone this season finds something inside of them that awakes their inner child to some degree. I know I certainly need that in my life. Life itself sometimes just gets too hard, too monotonous, too frustrating to just keep being a complete adult. So, maybe do something crazy like me, and go biking over to your in-laws with the Master Sword strapped to you back. Leave everyone with more questions than they started with!
And that's really my only thoughts this week. Until next time, see ya!