Today is Halloween and the stores are crazy crowded! Maybe our economy will get a little boost today!
I have my HUGE bowl of candies which, sadly, are candies that I love! I know the "rule" is to buy something you dislike so you won't eat it. LOL Uh-huh! My bags of mixed types of Reeses and Three Musketeer bars are ready and waiting in the BIG bowl. Now we are just going to wait for the little-uns to come by. My neighborhood is pretty big and full of little kids. This will be our first Saturday Halloween here so I am expecting a huge onslaught. The constant doorbell ringing drives my dachshund crazy since she feels that she must protect the house from every little kid in Clermont! She is a good dog!
Today is also Samhain which is the Celtic end of the year. It is a day for remembering those who have passed away, for quiet reflection and for giving thanks. It was thought that the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is the most thin during this time hence the newer meaning of Halloween with hauntings and ghosts. Samhain begins the "wheel of the year" which is the natural cycle of the turning of the seasons.
We chose November 1st as our wedding day without knowing the symbolism behind it... but what better day to begin our lives together?
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We decided to NOT buy candy this year and not turn on the porch light. I feel a little bad about it, but we haven't had many little people knocking in the past few years, so I don't feel too bad about it.
Eat a candy bar for me.