What I like most about Halloween is that for the four or five weeks leading up to it Starbucks offer their Pumpkin Spice Latte which I literally spend eleven months looking forward to. As seasonal treats go, they're the best IMO. :)
In the Philippines, we don't celebrate Halloween with trick or treating(which sucks). We call Halloween here as All Souls Day and everyone of our family members will gather and visit the grave of our love ones. It sort of a reunion thingy. :)
In Australia we don't celebrate Halloween at all really. It is Spring here right now and it is the best time of year. Great for going outdoors for picnics and all the flowers are in blossom and the weather is not too hot yet.
No celebration here but the weather is nice and cool this time of the year! Lots of rain too, as opposed to the steaming weather a month ago. Great for curling up with a good book. ;)
I guess it was always picking out my costume! I loooved dressing up as someone different, usually a fave tv or movie character! It was always so fun to go the store and just choose the best costume!
I think mine has to be the Hallowe'en party our house held when I was at University - one hell of a mess, but the dual coloured chocolate fountain was awesome!
I wished I could say I have a Halloween memory but being from Portugal, we don't celebrate it (unfortunately).
But, my favourite memory from this time of year is, mainly, my bday (12th October). I really love my bday last year... I went to see my favourite band live... how cool is that?!
My favorite memories are of trick or treating. My mom and aunt would take my sister and I and our two cousins together. We had so much fun and ended up getting a TON of candy!
I had on a store bought Frankenstein Monster costume and won first prize in the costume parade in Kindergarten, I won a Golden Book, I was so happy it lasts clear to this day:)
I always liked taking my nieces & nephew trick or treating. The older ones are too old now, and my younger nephews live too far from me, and with my medical problems, I can't walk for that long now.
My favorite memory is taking my daughter trick or treating for the first time, and she was so excited. She kept trying to eat the candy as people handed it to her.
We don't really celebrate Halloween here I live, which is sad, because I really like the US traditions. We have All Saints Day instead, when we visit the graves of our loved ones and lighting candles. I remember as a child I loved carving pumpkins this time of the year :D
I love most the autumn season. It's just a really beautiful season with all the falling leaves and the possible outfits you can wear on an autumn day. :)
The first time I actually dressed up. I was in my twenties, since Halloween wasn't such a tradition here and we only started to celebrate it recently due to cultural interferences. The four of us dressed up as vampires, of course... Then the fangs fell right off while I was drinking a cocktail! And everyone thought I was drunk because I spoke weird, but it was actually because the damn vampire fangs kept standing in the way and making me lisp! Too fun :)
Oh, I can't remember the exact year it was.. but I was in middle school that's for sure, I had aunts and cousins come over for halloween. We were going around the block when we stopped at a house w/ the strobe lights, at the time, my little brother was about 5yrs old, he was dressed as Batman, (we'd also taken our dog w/ us that year), we got to that house and "Michael Meyers" came out... I stayed my scared little butt put where I was going no where NEAR that place, but my little brother AND the dog, were so scared, they scurried off w/ the big group of trick or treaters that was in front of us >.< lol. Poor thing was so scared. We all had a good laugh afterwards, and til this day we still joke to my now 16 yr old brother about it!
Oh gah. I don't even remember. hmmm. Well, we usually just dressed up and went trick-or-treating. But I my fave memories would have to be the costumes. My mom went all out on holidays with my siblings and I when we were young. And our costumes would all be unique and hand made (minus the boys, because they wants those cool ones you buy from the store) anywho, as far back as I can remember, I've had some pretty memorable costumes. I was a gypsy one year, I believe I was in preschool. A present. My mom got a cardboard box and put holes in it or our arms and legs and decorated it like a xmas present. Pippi Longstockings. Yes, She used a wire hanger, bent it so that when she wrapped my hair around it it would stick out. Lol.. I think that was my fave because Every time I turned my head I was poking someone. Thanks for the giveaway :)
When my nine year old twin boys were toddlers they loved to look at the costumes in Walmart. Except for this huge inflatable black cat balloon that separated the Garden Center from the rest of the store. This was close to the toys too. Every time we would push the buggies over there they would start yelling, "The meow meow is going get us! Nooo!" I know it's mean but it was pretty funny especially how they act now. Halloween is so much fun with kids I love it!
I love just dressing up and having fun! My best Halloween was my husband and I dressed as a mafia member and flapper girl and went to a Halloween party. Great times with great friends!
I loved my daughter 3rd Halloween and she dressed up as a house wife. She had curlers, a robe, slippers, and even white cake makeup it was so very cute. Peopl gave her extra candy because they loved it so much.
My favorite Halloween memory is watching thriller/suspense movies with my sister @halloween night.
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What I like most about Halloween is that for the four or five weeks leading up to it Starbucks offer their Pumpkin Spice Latte which I literally spend eleven months looking forward to. As seasonal treats go, they're the best IMO. :)
ReplyDeleteIn the Philippines, we don't celebrate Halloween with trick or treating(which sucks). We call Halloween here as All Souls Day and everyone of our family members will gather and visit the grave of our love ones. It sort of a reunion thingy. :)
ReplyDeleteIs that the same as The Day of The Dead? Celebrated around November 1st or second?
DeleteYes, I think that is the same. :)
DeleteIn Australia we don't celebrate Halloween at all really. It is Spring here right now and it is the best time of year. Great for going outdoors for picnics and all the flowers are in blossom and the weather is not too hot yet.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds nice:)
DeleteMy favorite Halloween memory is picking out my costume. I always loved deceiving what i wanted to be, usually something pretty, I was a girls girl.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember any specific memories, but I love carving the pumpkins and then toasting the seeds to eat :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Halloween memory was working the haunted house with my headless baby!
ReplyDeleteNo celebration here but the weather is nice and cool this time of the year! Lots of rain too, as opposed to the steaming weather a month ago. Great for curling up with a good book. ;)
ReplyDeleteI guess it was always picking out my costume! I loooved dressing up as someone different, usually a fave tv or movie character! It was always so fun to go the store and just choose the best costume!
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about this season is that the weather starts to cool down.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Halloween memory is when my family had a big Halloween party.
ReplyDeleteI think mine has to be the Hallowe'en party our house held when I was at University - one hell of a mess, but the dual coloured chocolate fountain was awesome!
ReplyDeleteI wished I could say I have a Halloween memory but being from Portugal, we don't celebrate it (unfortunately).
ReplyDeleteBut, my favourite memory from this time of year is, mainly, my bday (12th October). I really love my bday last year... I went to see my favourite band live... how cool is that?!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
DeleteMy favorite Halloween memory was carving the pumpkin for the first time with my husband when he moved over from England :)
ReplyDeleteThat is just sweet:)
DeleteWe don't celebrate Halloween around here, so my favorite thing about this time of the year is that the cold is back! I'm a winter child. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
My favorite memories are of trick or treating. My mom and aunt would take my sister and I and our two cousins together. We had so much fun and ended up getting a TON of candy!
ReplyDeleteI had on a store bought Frankenstein Monster costume and won first prize in the costume parade in Kindergarten, I won a Golden Book, I was so happy it lasts clear to this day:)
ReplyDeleteIt's Spring here in Australia, so I guess I like the fact that the weather is finally warming up.
ReplyDeleteI always liked taking my nieces & nephew trick or treating. The older ones are too old now, and my younger nephews live too far from me, and with my medical problems, I can't walk for that long now.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory is taking my daughter trick or treating for the first time, and she was so excited. She kept trying to eat the candy as people handed it to her.
ReplyDeleteWe don't really celebrate Halloween here I live, which is sad, because I really like the US traditions. We have All Saints Day instead, when we visit the graves of our loved ones and lighting candles. I remember as a child I loved carving pumpkins this time of the year :D
ReplyDeleteI love most the autumn season. It's just a really beautiful season with all the falling leaves and the possible outfits you can wear on an autumn day. :)
ReplyDeleteThe first time I actually dressed up. I was in my twenties, since Halloween wasn't such a tradition here and we only started to celebrate it recently due to cultural interferences. The four of us dressed up as vampires, of course... Then the fangs fell right off while I was drinking a cocktail! And everyone thought I was drunk because I spoke weird, but it was actually because the damn vampire fangs kept standing in the way and making me lisp! Too fun :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I can't remember the exact year it was.. but I was in middle school that's for sure, I had aunts and cousins come over for halloween. We were going around the block when we stopped at a house w/ the strobe lights, at the time, my little brother was about 5yrs old, he was dressed as Batman, (we'd also taken our dog w/ us that year), we got to that house and "Michael Meyers" came out... I stayed my scared little butt put where I was going no where NEAR that place, but my little brother AND the dog, were so scared, they scurried off w/ the big group of trick or treaters that was in front of us >.< lol. Poor thing was so scared. We all had a good laugh afterwards, and til this day we still joke to my now 16 yr old brother about it!
ReplyDeleteOh gah. I don't even remember. hmmm. Well, we usually just dressed up and went trick-or-treating. But I my fave memories would have to be the costumes. My mom went all out on holidays with my siblings and I when we were young. And our costumes would all be unique and hand made (minus the boys, because they wants those cool ones you buy from the store) anywho, as far back as I can remember, I've had some pretty memorable costumes. I was a gypsy one year, I believe I was in preschool. A present. My mom got a cardboard box and put holes in it or our arms and legs and decorated it like a xmas present. Pippi Longstockings. Yes, She used a wire hanger, bent it so that when she wrapped my hair around it it would stick out. Lol.. I think that was my fave because Every time I turned my head I was poking someone. Thanks for the giveaway :)
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When my nine year old twin boys were toddlers they loved to look at the costumes in Walmart. Except for this huge inflatable black cat balloon that separated the Garden Center from the rest of the store. This was close to the toys too. Every time we would push the buggies over there they would start yelling, "The meow meow is going get us! Nooo!" I know it's mean but it was pretty funny especially how they act now. Halloween is so much fun with kids I love it!
ReplyDeleteI love just dressing up and having fun! My best Halloween was my husband and I dressed as a mafia member and flapper girl and went to a Halloween party. Great times with great friends!
ReplyDeleteI love watching scary/gory movies such as the Saw series. ^.^
ReplyDeleteI loved my daughter 3rd Halloween and she dressed up as a house wife. She had curlers, a robe, slippers, and even white cake makeup it was so very cute. Peopl gave her extra candy because they loved it so much.
ReplyDeleteI don´t celebrate Halloween, but I love that everything is changing colors. Nothing like watching the leaves fall down
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory is when I had a party at my house and my cousin came out of the woods with a chainsaw and scared the CRAP out of all of us!!!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Halloween is not a big thing in my country, but I do my best to celebrate it with candy and horror movies. ;)
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