This is a new beginning for me...I'm not much of a writer, but Lord knows I always have much to say, to the dismay of most. :0P
Halloween was fun, and very relaxing, for a change. But also, a little sad.
Gone are the days of trick-or-treaters ringing the doorbell every 5 seconds, or you having to just sit outside and hand out candy because it's just more time efficient than having to keep getting up and run to the door, like a jack-in-the-box.
Gone are the days where I get to set up the apple-bobbing tub for my kids and their friends, and make ice cream cupcakes. They are too big for such matters as those now, and frankly can't be bothered with child's games and silly things such as bobbing for apples.
And even sadder still...gone are the days when I was young and we kids would all load up in the back of the pick-up, dressed as our favorite cartoon character, or superhero, and drive from house to house, where the little old ladies of Davilla would have the apple-bobbing tub set up for us, or homemade treats and goodies, such as popcorn balls, candy apples and other numerous wonders made of sugar and love.
And this is what I miss the most. The fun and simple innocence of youth. Nowdays if I was to be like those wonderful lil ole ladies and have such treats for the very few trick-or-treaters that are allowed to go door-to-door, I would probably be labled as a "crazy lady," or even worse, still.
So, it is safe to say that I miss the Halloween of yesteryear and have to say that it saddens me that my kids, or even my grandkids, will never know those wonderful things that I, myself, took for granted when I was growing up. Nor will they have the wonderful memories that I, alone, have experienced, and miss.
