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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/1/2009 3:41:58 PM | Since I moved to Michigan, I have lived in a total of 4 places in 8 yeas because I moved to be close to the different schools I was going to, instead of driving 1-1.5 hours. Out of all of that, only one house had little trick-or-treaters. The rest have had ZERO.
I so miss seeing them. I have had to work the last 2 years on Halloween, but had big nights planned if I hadn't. As I read this I realize it would have been a waste of my time because no kids would have shown up anyway.
I am sure things have changed everywhere over the last decade, but I recall hearing on the news and reading how all holiday celebraters had dwindled in places all over, way before where I am from. I am from Texas and everywhere I ever lived every holiday was done in a big way by everyone in the neigborhood, but certainly not to the extent it was done when I was a child, otehr than decorations. I think everyone decorated more where I was as an adult, than they did when I was a kid, simply because so many store bought decorations were not available.
When I last lived in my home in Texas I was the house that had literally droves of people all night. Before dark people came lined up in cars with their really small kids to sit them in my yard and take pictures of them. I decorated with a lot of hay bails, at least 30 pumpkins and all sorts of scary ghosts, monsters, crotons and other fall colored plants. I had a maze in my garage and half way down the driveway. I had an outer and inner foyer and I dressed as a witch with a big cauldron that I put dry ice in and then a bowl of candy with glowing skulls on my wooden table made of just rough small tree trunks. I had a huge corner lot with a long wooden fence and we would stake fake people and monsters all down it, some half over it, some hanging. We also built small little fires and had torches and pitchforks.
My sidewalk and driveway were lined with bag luminaries. My daughter was always a vampire and my sons were Frankenstein and a Vampire. Our costumes were very authentic. We all enjoyed Halloween so much and we would have a party for the kids frineds and the adults starting about 8:30. I also made homemade treats and gave the older kids, or the parents of the younger a choice of those or the packaged ones. I made what we got as kids when I was growing up....popcornballs, caramel apples, candy apples, chex mix (my fave), brownies, beanut butter fudge, purple and orange rice crispy treats, mini apple pies, and lace filled cookies. People in my neighborhood had no problem taking the homemade stuff, some of the others were not always sure and you can't blame them. We also gave out hot chocolate, tea and coffee to the parents. All of my kids friends would help man the maze and lay in a coffin and scare people (mostly my daughter did that, she was really mean LOL) My sons were really gentle with the little kids, but Frankenstein looked so real he scared a lot of them unintentionally. Some of the adults in the neighborhood without children would just show up in peasant outfits, or monster costumes to play. It was GREAT!
I always had at least 15-30 for Thanksgiving.
Do I miss my full life then as opposed to my solitary life now, far from everyone life? Do fleas like dogs? I still swear I will have a full life again. The main issue is we all live so far apart now. I have done much to recreate things with adults, but as much as they say they would like to do it or try, since they never have, they never seem to actually follow through. It wasn't until I moved here that I began to realize that there is a valid reason people say everything is bigger in Texas. Culturally, everything is done on a big scale compared to most places. Sure, there are exceptions, but even the people that didn't go all out, know full well what you are talking about when you say you did.
I am a bit of a make-up artist, so I always really enjoyed doing everyones costume make-up. Masks are for the birds!
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/1/2009 4:51:43 PM | Best Halloween in years. If you get a chance and have a chapter in your area go for a Beginning Experience retreat weekend. These retreats help people divorced, widowed or separated. If they are anything like my chapter the bonus is socials with a bunch of singles who are trying to get things straight and support each other sometimes on a daily basis.
Anyway for the theme of the post. We had 100+ for our Halloween costume party, live band, good times. After spending a weekend together everyone feels comfortable and safe. Female, male or whatever (at least last night) if you want to dance you don't even have to ask someone. Just go out on the floor and get down. I danced more last night then the last 30 years.
The Night ended with a huge circle dance, at least 40 people. The first person would dance across the floor and when they got to the other side would choose the next person. Almost NO ONE refused, because they knew they would not be made fun of.
Costumes wre creative but we seamed to have an unusual number of Bees and not enough pirate wenches for me.
So check out Beginning Experience at http://www.beginningexperience.org/index.php | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/6/2009 2:39:15 PM | Oh geezerglide, if you only lived closer, we could have watched the world series together.
woe is me, i've missed out again, or we could have done something else........
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/8/2009 11:20:39 PM | | Being alone never worries me anymore at my age. I have the confidence to sit happily at home alone, or go out to eat alone, or do whatever I want alone. I think it comes with inner confidence. Just because you are alone doesnt mean something is wrong with you. Years ago, I would have shuttered at the thought.... but today, I love it. I do have family & friends, but being alone is great as well. Maybe I love my own company haha. | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/8/2009 11:47:06 PM | ^^^ ya know
I feel the same way, I am not afraid of being alone either
I've sort of thought about, well, maybe THAT'S exactly why I am alone? almost like the drive to quick get a replacement person in my life is not such a priority anymore, certainly not like it was in my 20's 30's
gotta be something to that, there HAS to be. | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 3:15:45 AM | I had the dreaded flu so stayed home... but probably would have anyway... I still have a son living with me and a special needs brother so I can't say that I'm alone.. but I do know that since both parents are gone the siblings don't get together like we used to. I have friends come over on Thanksgiving since I don't see extended family. I am at the age where like you ,we find ourselves with nowhere to go... so its fun to have them over and enjoy friendship. Because to be honest my friends are as important as my family... we are never truly alone unless we choose to be... and if they have places to go I know we'll make it up... one day or another...
But I dearly love Halloween... was just to sick to get into it this year... and like some others we only had a few trick or treaters... | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 3:21:09 AM | Do you think it's because of safety issues, pixy? Parents thinking it's unsafe for the kids to go to strangers' homes?
(By the way, I hope you're feeling better.) | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 5:32:29 AM | As strange as it may sound, i attended a coworkers wedding reception on halloween.
My son stayed home and handed out candy. Wasnt near as many children as in past years. think the cold rainy weather might of had something to do with it. | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 6:25:39 AM | I love living in Austin because you are never alone on any Saturday especially Halloween. Even though I live out in the country, I decked out the house with dead bodies, orange lights and screaming ghosts and gave out candy and cup cakes to about 10 trick or treaters. Then I dressed up as a bat this year, went to a dive bar called Road House Rags and saw an incredible band called the Monsta's who did all Halloween themed music. I knew about a half dozen friends would be there and we had a blast doing the pelvic thrust to the Time Warp Again. Being single has never stopped me from going and doing and it never will until I am one of those dead bodies in the yard  | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 6:28:38 AM | In my neighbourhood, the number of little ghosts and goblins goes in cycles. A bunch of young couples move in, produce a flock of little people, and the streets fill with life on Halloween, regardless of the weather, and here it can be either very nice or completely miserable. The kids get bigger each year, then suddenly none, or only a few, show up. Then the cycle repeats itself as a new crop of young families moves into the area.
Its the same with the periodic waves of petty vandalism. As a cohort reaches the young teen age, petty theft and vandalism goes on for a couple of years, then nothing until a new bunch arrive on the scene. Great cycle of life.
At least in this area, I don't think security is such a big concern as you tend to recognize most of the kids showing up as your neighbours, and Mommy and Daddy are right behind watching like hawks. | |
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| Sitting solo on a scary Saturday (Halloween)
Posted: 11/9/2009 7:15:18 AM | I finally went to the scary movie that I said I was going to on Halloween...I went this past Saturday.....alone. I couldn't find a friend who was interested in seeing the fright sensation, Paranormal Activity, with me and I really don't like seeing scary movies alone. There's something about sitting in a dark theatre, especially dark down around your feet where you can't see if someone, or something, is lurking, just waiting to grab your unsuspecting limbs to drag you off to God knows where. (Just setting the stage, so you can get a feel for my apprehension. lol)
But I wanted to see this movie very much....as I do enjoy a scare fest....so I bucked up and went.
It was pretty good....but not as whiteknuckle scary as the trailers and the press would have you to believe. I did have one or two moments when I wanted very much to pick my feet up off the floor and plant up firmly on the seat in front of me, but that would have been rude to the person sitting in that seat. 
Boo! | |
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