I am just not in a haunting mood....
Mood:  blue
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. So my less than enthusiastic attitude towards it this year has me completely baffled. By now I would have decorated my apartment, carved a few pumpkins, made a costume, and visited a few haunted houses and corn mazes. I haven't done any of it. I just don't know what is wrong with me. Maybe it is the fact that the weather has been warm or it could be the fact that Halloween isn't a big deal down here. Whatever the case I just don't feel Halloweeny.

When I lived in Maryland, Halloween was a big deal. Bars, restaurants, and hotels had big activities plan for the holiday. There were so many haunted houses with in a 50 mile radius of where I lived that even if you started going to them on the 1st of October you wouldn't even come close to seeing all of them before 31st. I would look froward to choosing a costume. I loved picking a pattern and making it with my own two hands. They just always looked better than the store bought ones. There were corn mazes and hay rides to attend, complete with a free pumpkin and some hot apple cider. My friend Justin and I would dress up Halloween night and attend some sort of party and/or go to Denny's just to watch people stare. It was FUN!!!!

Moving to the bible belt has changed all that. Bars and clubs here have events but they are not highly advertised or are really expensive to get into. There are only about 3 haunted houses to attend and two corn mazes. One of which is in the shape of a race car. Most people refuse to celebrate it because they think it is a day that people converse with Satan. These are the same people that picketed Harry Potter, but that is a whole other entry.

You would think I would relish in dressing up and shoving it into the face of the the bible bashers but I quite frankly don't have the energy. I think if I was surrounded by people who were more enthusiastic about Halloween I might feel a bit different but everyone here feels the same way I do. I feel like the Grinch but instead of Christmas...it is Halloween. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!!!!

I hope I get out of this funk soon but I have a feeling I will let Halloween pass by me this year. :(