I have to admit that Halloween, while fun, is a time of intense jealousy for me. While I still can (and do) dress up in a costume, it's a little depressing to know that I'll never again be able to go door to door and get candy from random strangers. Buying a big bag of candy to eat by yourself isn't really the same, either--not enough variety.
But then I came up with this amazing idea! I call it Trick-or-Trade--you go knocking on doors, but you bring a giant bag of candy (like Milky Ways) with you, and instead of getting candy for free, you trade one of your Milky Ways for one of whatever candy they have at the door. You get variety, and they get a Milky Way, so everybody comes out ahead! I didn't try it this year, partly because I didn't think of it in time, partly because I'd be embarrassed, and partly because Chris informed me that he would deny knowing me if I put my plan into action (he didn't agree with my declaration that this was the best idea I'd ever had in my life. I asked him what he thought the best idea I ever had in my life was. He told me that it was deciding to switch the laundry this morning. I'm still suffering from the resulting existential crisis).
Unfortunately, I don't think I'll ever have the guts to really go trick-or-trading . In an ideal world it would be awesome, but how would you react if some college student came to your door asking to trade candy? However, if you happen to be in the area and have some extra candy on hand, I thought I should mention that, due to a severe lack of trick-or-treaters, I am currently plagued by an excess of Kit Kats and Twix, and if you happened to knock on my door with a bag of Milky Ways and say "Trick or trade!".... Well, I think something could be arranged, don't you? ;)
Sorry I've been so long from my blog, and this time I can't even blame school. To make it up to you, here are some pictures. Happy Halloween!
