Hallowe'en is over....

[browncoat2x2]

Well, that was about the suckiest turnout for Halloween we've had at the house.
:o(

Usually we get around 150 kids or so, and this year we decided to be extra generous, so we bought 300 treats and handed out two at a time. We have TONS of candy and chocolate left over. We probably only had about 60 kids or so. It was over by 8 o'clock.

Hallowe'en has always been one of my most favouritest days (and yes, I wrote that that way on purpose) but it's dying.

Christmas is killing Hallowe'en. Or, more specifically, departement stores putting out their Christmas crap BEFORE Hallowe'en are killing it. I hate that. HATE HATE HATE that.

Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas. I love decorations and giving and getting gifts, and decorating the tree and all that. But I want HALLOWE'EN!

When I was little, the streets were CRAWLING with kids - and this is not just me looking back through rose coloured glasses here - you literally could not look up and down a street without seeing a dozen different gangs of kids going door to door.

Our street was deserted.

Despite having all this candy left over to snack on, I am very sad.

Comments

[prplhez8.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

It's really hard to look back upon a more innocent and idyllic time and not miss it. *hugs* I feel/felt the same way, so I feel ya knocking.

and yes: WTF? with the Christmas stuff. *bah humbug* I remember complaining when it used to come out before Thanksgiving and now here it is before Halloween. *blows raspberry at comsumeristic overlords*

[hjea.livejournal.com]

You know, I've noticed the same thing in the last few years, it really doesn't seem like there are as many trick or treaters as there used to be. It's really a shame as it's pretty much the best holiday you can come up with. 1) You get to dress up 2) You get to wander around after dark 3) You get FREE CANDY

*sigh*

Those were the days, huh?

*hugs*

[coquillagement.livejournal.com]

Same song here. I dropped Bookworm at a friend's for dinner and group trick-or-treating, then I took my boys out at around 5:30. We did not see any other trick or treaters on our block or others, until the very end of our trek. Most of the houses on our little street, (which in the 14 years I've lived here never has had much action) were thrilled to see my guys as they were the only trick or treaters they'd had. I didn't see any kids come to my house, altho I was back and forth and not always here. Yet at the end of the night, my candy bowl was empty. Go figure. Consumers spend more on Halloween than ever, but no one's out and about.

[styrofoam-guy.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on the area. Where I live it is dead. A lot of older people and no kids. We would be lucky if we get 10 kids come by.

Where my friend lived it is all new families and lots of kids.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I had 0 kids. I figured we'd just get a couple from the building but we had no one, on my way home I didn't see any kids outside either, bizzare.

[blugreendreams.livejournal.com]

Sorry it was lame...would pics of a not quite 2 year old Superman and his Lex Luthor daddy help at all?

What about a 3 year old girl pirate??

I can do that, if it would help.
:0)

Christmas is overrated. You never hear people having the "Halloween Blues" now do ya?