Grown-ups like it too!
I'm not ashamed to say that YES I love Halloween! I love the idea of dressing up as someone else and playing pretend for a day.
Now, as a romance writer I am constantly fending off the crazy notion that I sit all day with a pink feather boa strewn across my shoulders while eating bite sized chocolates. This is not the case… even on a good day.
But for one day of the year, I get to take my fantasy, adorn myself in something other than my flannel pjs or my normal work attire which happens to be jeans on most days.
Most years I am dragged to the costume store by the kids (remember when we used to make our own costumes?) and the choices are endless. From scary to sexy to the just plain crazy – you name it, it's probably out there to be bought.
If you're a fan of the show Castle, this week was an extra delicious treat. Steampunk was the theme and for anyone who loves dress-up it might be pretty hard to beat playing a steampunk heroine for a day. A cross between everything Victorian but with a metal-gear moving futuristic slant – just watching it was fun…I could definitely have fun with that.
Last year my local RWA group (Dunes & Dreams from Eastern Long Island) toured an antique costume shop housed in an old victorian home, it was filled to the rafters with everything from Medieval dresses to suits of armor to the glitz and glamour of the 1930s. Talk about an adult dress-up fantasy!
When I was a kid (and I will not date myself here LOL) we were the only ones getting dressed up. Sure my parents went to Halloween parties every once in a while, but not every year. We never saw parents dressed up and walking with their kids, we never saw adults even dressed up answering their doors.
Now, adults everywhere are feeding their own inner child, indulging in the fantasy of dress-up! And why not? For one day of the year it's okay to be a vampire, it's okay to be the medieval queen and it's okay to be a giant M&M. Letting your inner child out is good for you – it's good for your kids to see that life is always so serious, even when you grow up. The bills will be there tomorrow, but tomorrow will you be able to go to work with a cupid arrow through your head?
Savor the little moments that can make you smile! You never know where one moment of indulging in your fantasy costume may take you.
Don't have that perfect costume yet? You've still got time to be creative.
(And btw – I AM the medieval queen!)
I'm going to be Mom this year. Scary Mom. That means I don't have to brush my hair OR shave my legs. Yay!
C.D. Yates(Quote) (Reply)
Cyn! Hilarious.
Jiminy. I think it's a personality thing. I didn't get into that much as a kid either. 
I must be nuts. 
Deb, I have not gotten into it. Am I repressed? Maybe I am repressed…
I'm actually dreading the craze this year because I'm determined not to spend any money.
Penny Dune(Quote) (Reply)
I loooooooooooooooved Halloween last year because… well it was my first one.
And I got to spend it with Cyn! (And the Angel of Doom, and Curious George.)
Over here, we don't get it much. And when we do, the kids knocking on your door don't want candy – they want MONEY. (Seriously.)
I had a blast, and I wish I'd dressed up. It would have been even more hilarious.
I'll never forget my time trooping after Curious George, or being educated about the various candies by the Angel of Doom.
Silke(Quote) (Reply)
My friend is BEGGING me to go to a Halloween party and I'm ashamed to say…I don't want to go. I know. Feel free to Boo and Hiss me. She wants our neighborhood to go as the old Melrose Place cast. I suggested the Brady Bunch. We both aren't willing to compromise. LOL
Jennifer Shirk(Quote) (Reply)