When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ''Tis near Halloween.' -Unknown
In my opinion, what is most magical about Halloween is not the excuse to eat an absurd amount of candy or dress up as your favorite mythical creature. Though I love doing both of those things just as much as the next gal, my favorite aspect of the holiday is its ability to fill grown adults with a sense of absurdity and childlike wonder. Sure, we might trade in trick-or-treating for partying and replace candy with booze, but no matter how old I get and no matter how much seems to change around me, there is one constant that never seems to falter: the hilarity that permeates the air on the eve of October 31st. Each Halloween, I look to my peers and see the same giddy excitement and anticipation that I see plastered on the faces of children. I laugh at my friends' ridiculous costumes, I skip along sidewalks lined with scarecrows, and I marvel at the guileless beauty that each October brings.
I think we need this—this one night to be outrageous again, to let go of all inhibitions and just be. We need this reminder that, no matter how serious we pretend to be, inside all of us lives a wacky, wild child just waiting to be released. This year, let her run free.
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Hello my precious little pumpkins! I hope you're all doing grand. With less than a week until Halloween (!!!!!), my costume is finally finished. I've received (almost) everything I ordered in the mail and I've completed every DIY project I set out to make. Since I haven't told most of you yet, I'm being a cute and creepy lil' snow bunny this year. I've got floppy ears, a fluffy tail, a velvet dress, and some trusty white Camel-311s. I'll upload pictures to Covenstead just as soon as I take some. If you're dressing up this year, I implore you, too, to add photos to our little shared gallery. There are few things I love more than a good costume! And speaking of Covenstead, I'd like to give a shoutout to both my sister and mom for contributing photos to the gallery, even if they didn't always make sense contextually.
In preparation for the greatest holiday of all time, Matthew and I have been watching each Halloween episode of New Girl. Watching New Girl never fails to put me in a silly mood, so each time we finish a Halloween episode I feel both silly and spooky—the perfect autumnal combination.
Since Halloween falls on a Monday this year, today will be the last time we speak to one another before the big day. Although there isn't supposed to be another one until next week, I've made a Halloween-themed playlist so that you can listen to some fun music throughout the weekend. It's both creepy and ridiculous, and I do hope you enjoy it just as much as I do.
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Though it's sunny outside as I write to you, this week started off beautifully blustery here in Fayetteville. For two days straight, I was in the Pluviophile's Perfect Paradise: leaves swirled about me as I took my circadian strolls, I lit apple and amber candles throughout the apartment, and I cozied up with my cat as the rain lulled me to sleep each night. Did somebody say 'hygge'?
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This weekend will perhaps be my most festive weekend of the season. I'm going to a local pumpkin patch, where I plan to hop on a hay ride, walk through a corn maze, and pick out the perfect carving pumpkin. I'm also having an autumn-themed picnic. We're going to snack on French baguettes, drink apple cider mimosas, and revel in the beauty of late October. Finally, I'm going to a Halloween party, where I'll be able to break out my costume for the very first time. I'm absolutely dizzy with excitement! I can't wait to tell you all about it next week. I hope you have an amazing Halloween weekend, filled with good food and great fun. Happy Halloween!
Until next week, stay cozy.
With warmth and whimsy,
Cat
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