Halloween Ramblings....

It's almost mid-October and I have yet to blog about Halloween!  The most wonderful time of the year!!! 

 

The last four weeks have just been filled with our move and I haven't had much time to focus on our favorite holiday time.  We have decorated, inside & out.  I see a house near us that is decorated with lots of light up stuff, so we will walk over there one nite soon and then check out the other streets to see who shares our affinity for All Hallow's Eve around here.

 

We have only three pumpkins this year, 2 orange and 1 white.

 

The big news:  We are attending Coloween at the Crowne Plaza.  It is a total hotel take over!  34,000 square feet of haunted décor!  Denver's ultimate Halloween party, possibly Colorado's ultimate Halloween party!  AND we are staying the nite at the Crowne!  So we can party, party, party and then slink back to our room for some shut eye before heading home! 

 

I haven't spent a lot of time on Pinterest, either, but I do highly suggest visiting for lots of inspiration.  You can check out my Halloween board and you can type "Halloween" or "fall" or "autumn" or "witch" or practically any word associated with this time of year and you will be inundated with images for your visual pleasure!!  Pin away!

 

When the weather turns chilly, I think it's the best time for curling up with a book.  Some suggestions that will keep you in the Halloween spirit: Stephen King (the King of Horror), Deborah Harkness, the Harry Potter series, Wicked, When Autumn Leaves.

 

It's also the perfect time of year to enjoy outdoor activities, while bundled up and enjoying a warm beverage.  Check your local county parks, orchards and farms for hayrides, bonfires, pumpkin picking, haunted houses & trails.  Head out to local football games, whether it be your best friend's son playing in a "peewee" league or a game at your alma mater (or be like us and head to your nearest university campus), nothing says Fall like football season!

 

It's time to wear boots, scarves, jackets, lightweight gloves ~~and fun ones that are fur-trimmed! 

 

Put up your Halloween decorations, you late-starter.  Play Halloween movie soundtracks and other spooky music while "haunting up" your place!

 

Bake pumpkin cake, cookies, scones. 

 

Burn candles with fall scents.

 

Drink spiced wine, pumpkin ales and spirits with harvest flavors.

 

Watch your favorite Halloween movies (and re-watch them, there are some I just can't get enough of!).  I have my own faves and am not a big fan of horror, but I will list a whole bunch:

 

The Addams Family, Practical Magic, Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Hocus Pocus, The Exorcist, Death Becomes Her, The Omen, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elm Street, Silence of the Lambs, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Harry Potter, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Young Frankenstein, Halloweentown series, Ghostbusters, Interview with the Vampire, The Witches of Eastwick, Sleepy Hollow, Friday the 13th series , Halloween series, The Lost Boys, Universal Monsters collection.

 

That is more than the 31 days of Halloween, and we are already into day 10...pop some corn and get yourself in front of your TV!  Time is running out!!