Happy Halloween

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Costumes were always fun and in recent years I've learned how to do intricate and convincing face paint. I spent every 31st running around my neighborhood with my friends and eating as much candy as I could. This year a lot of that changed. My costume was last minute with little effort and I don't care much for the candy. Instead, I just enjoy the ambiance. My favorite memory on Halloween was twp years after I moved from Milford. I had been away from my friends and my old neighborhood for months, but I got to go trick-or-treating the same way I did every year with everyone I knew. I caught up with my old friends and we spent all night together. It was nice to catch up with everyone and I remember having SO MUCH CANDY. Afterward, we went to my old, abandoned house. It was condemned when we left, but we attempted to get in and the door opened. We walked around our old home. I remember all the murals we painted around the house and how familiar everything still felt. I had put my handprint on the wall with a date when the rooms first got painted and I was able to admire them. I don't have any photos from that night and I don't think I could ever repeat it and go back. It was a moment that I keep close to my heart. That place was my child home and there are so many memories and keepsakes I left behind there. Halloween is my favorite holiday and that moment made it so much more special.