This post, late as it may be, is my first one for The Domestic Witch's 2010 Halloween Blog Party. I'm going to attempt to post every weekday in October about Halloween/Samhain--the mundane, the magickal, and even the magical. :)
Starting out, I thought I'd talk about the Halloween parties of my past. This includes everything from the first one I threw to the biggest one I've ever thrown.
The first one was at my mom's house when I was 13. It was quite possibly the first Halloween party I ever attended. (Nobody in the small Texas town where I grew up was as into Halloween as I was.) It was certainly the first costume party to which I'd ever gone. I still have some of those decorations, although they're more like mementos now, much too fragile to actually be used.
I continued to throw, and go to, Halloween parties all through my high school, university, and young adult days. One memorable year I attended four different parties on October 31st. The guests changed, as did the size of the guest list and the themes, but they all celebrated my favorite, favorite, favorite holiday.
Then I met my DH, and to my delight he loves Halloween as much as I do. We began throwing one every year. We started small, with less than a dozen guests, in Cedar Park, Texas. At our last one, in Vancouver, BC, we invited close to 200 people. (I hope those of you who were there remember it as well as I do.) By this time, we had more Halloween decorations than we'd ever need--and still do. We've not gotten rid of any of them.
We were forced to move, to California, and were so unhappy the two Halloweens we were there we didn't even THINK about throwing a party. (Although we did spend one Oct 31 in Death Valley, in costume.) And for each of the five Octobers we've been in Ontario (2010 makes six), something or other has gotten in the way of having one. We did seriously consider having a party this year, but life once again interfered, this time in the form of financial and health problems.
But there's always hope for next year.
Hi, I just found your blog through The Domestic Witch's Halloween Blog Party. I'm also a participant, and just wanted to stop by and say hello. My name is Willow Silverhorse and you can find me at my bloggy home, A College Witch's Experiences. Love your blog, am now following, and will keep you in my thoughts for your health reasons. Brightest blessings!
ReplyDeleteHi, Willow Silverhorse! Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for your compliments and your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteBright Blessings right back!