It’s my favorite time of year: Halloween! Why? you might ask. Not for the candy, which I used to collect but never eat. Not for the ghost stories, which give me nightmares. Not for the pranks. When it comes to fun, I’m all about the costumes. This year I worked on five costumes for an Alice in Wonderland themed pub crawl before I was laid low by the flu. Fortunately the costumes are finished (see me as the Cheshire Cat at right). Unfortunately I’ll have to live the pub crawl vicariously through pictures. I also love pumpkin carving, and although I made it out to a pick-your-own-pumpkin patch, I didn’t get around to carving the darn things.

My favorite Halloween things:

Favorite Halloween Costume: Whatever I’m working on at the moment

Favorite Halloween Activity: Pumpkin Carving, costume making

Favorite Halloween Food: Hot spiced cider and hot gingerbread

Favorite Halloween Candy: mini mars bars

Favorite Halloween Movie: Disney’s Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker

Favorite Halloween Song: “This is Halloween” from Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Favorite Halloween Story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Necessary Halloween Items: A raincoat, scarf, warm gloves and a costume that fits over or under said raincoat. It always rains on Halloween here.

What are your favorite parts of this holiday? What are you (or your kids) dressing up as?