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10 Things That Happen Right After Halloween

Say goodbye to Freddy Krueger and hello to Jack Frost

Bridget Downey
Nov 07, 2016
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10 Things That Happen Right After Halloween

It’s 2015, it’s November first and I want to be dead to the world after a late night out dressed as a pirate. Instead, I wake up at 9AM to Christmas carols. I realize before my eyes are even open, that the same thing will be playing at the mall and that witches-brew is all-too-soon draining from my life for the year.

  • 2.Mom saying “I got your Christmas present”

It’s only November. I literally just pulled my winter jacket out from under my bed. It’s not black Friday. Why are you already shopping?

  • 3.Saving for gifts to come

Well mom already called, guess I have to follow. I’m in college and opted out of a side job because I barely have time to sleep (did I mention it’s mid-terms?) and I have to buy presents for the whole family plus my friends. I live with six girls. I have twenty-nine first cousins. I can’t.

  • 4.Hearing vacation plans

There’s a month before I come home for Thanksgiving mom, I’m pretty sure I have time to think about what sweaters I want to take to Waterville this year for the annual ski trip. By the way, one of my friends is going to Bermuda instead.

  • 5.Rotting Jack-o-lanterns

There’s that one sad, lonely pumpkin on every doorstep that no one wants to take care of quite yet. Maybe they’re lazy, but it’s kind of comforting how people don’t seem to be ready to let go of it yet.

  • 6.Practically free candy

“CANDY 80% OFF” in every window is kind of the high point of the winter, to be honest.

  • 7.People are waiting for the snow

I know it’s definitely cold enough for it, but I’m not going to sit here and listen to you beg Mother Nature for snow just so I can listen to you complain about walking across campus in a ton of fresh powder.

  • 8.The leaves are gone

Literally everything is grey. It’s cold, it’s dark, and the “fall colors” that everyone in New England loves? Yeah, that’s over.

  • 9.Christmas themed rom-coms

Cable is overrun by the Christmas spirit. In college, you’d think I wouldn’t have that problem; but now I have to scroll past the “Christmas rom-com” section on Netflix to get to the anime that I just want to finish before finals.

  • 10.Everybody is sick

No, I’m not getting the flu shot. No, I don’t feel sick. I know everyone else does, and it sucks.

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