The night of Halloween has drastically changed since the elementary school days. At 8-years-old, a homemade costume was made weeks in advance, you knew what everyone in your class was going to wear, and this was the night where you didn't have to go to bed at 8:30 p.m. Nothing could bring your little 3rd grade self any more joy than a pillowcase full of candy. The only thing that could ruin your perfect sugar-filled night: rain (and those people who handed out pretzels, nasty)
Here is a look back in the past at the highlights of your childhood Halloween:
Trying on your costume every day the week before Halloween:
Filled with anticipation and waiting until you finally get to wear your costume, in full glam.
Being way too excited to get through school on actual Halloween:
Sitting at your desk dreaming about your costume, how good you're gonna look and all the candy you're about to gain. Usually not listening to anything being said the entire 8 hours.
Sprinting home from school to get ready:
Jumping into your costume as soon as you got home, and suffering through boring things like homework and dinner.
Waiting for your friends to come over like...
Running to the front windows every 3 minutes to check if any cars rolled up.
Ripping off your pillowcase to use for optimal candy space:
Cause those orange plastic pumpkin candy holders were never good for anything. Only the serious trick-or-treaters used pillowcases.
Ringing the doorbell at the first trick-or-treat house ready for candy:
The moment you've waited for all day finally arrived.
Waiting in line and seeing that king-sized candy bars are being passed out:
Wanting to hug your neighbors and yell god bless your soul. These people made up for the health nuts who handed out apples and little bags of stale pretzels.
Begging your parents to stay out for half an hour more:
Halloween only comes once a year, so what're an extra 30 minutes?
Dumping out all of your candy as soon as you pass through your front door:
Sorting through all of your candy very meticulously:
Taking a few moments to stare at your success and congratulate yourself on all the time and effort you put into this. This organization was just a warm-up for the trading that was about to ensue.
Trying your best to get even more candy by "trading":
Turning into a professional lawyer arguing with your siblings why your king size snickers bar is worth two of their M&M packets and a full sized Skittles pack.