If you're an Indian born in America celebrating Diwali and Halloween this year, you can probably relate to the ups and downs of your emotions as you celebrate two iconic holidays from both your cultures. If you don't like Halloween, this probably won't relate to you, but if you're one of those people that have been preparing for it since September, you can definitely relate.

1. Figuring out your outfits wasn't just a decision, it's a process.

Chances are, you're going to have a lot of parties to go to- and that's just for Diwali. Family friends are a huge part of Indian culture and you will be going to a lot of houses and obviously, you can't wear the same thing at all those parties. So you pick out a salwar suit, maybe a lengha (Indian dresses) as well as your Halloween costume. A Halloween costume can be enough work but Indian clothes on top of that? EXHAUSTING.

2. The number of places you went this weekend is a whole other story.

Family, friends, family friends on Diwali are enough to exhaust you. But walking around for hours on Halloween trick-or-treating the day after? (Yes, I do still trick-or-treat, free candy is free candy). But you will probably have gone to more houses than you have in the whole year just on these two days, whether it's to be obnoxious and say "Trick or treat!" or to say "Hi Aunty, happy Diwali!"

3. You ate way too much.

Two words. Weight gain. Everyone always eats too much candy on Halloween and too much food on Diwali. Put those two together? Not very pretty. Indian food is either sugary or oily. Unless you eat a hardcore roti-subji (kind of like bread and vegetables) meal, you are most likely going to be eating something fried, grilled, baked, or something equally unhealthy. But don't worry. If you eat too much oily stuff, there's always Halloween to get an equal amount of unhealthy sugar.

4. You struggled with balancing your plans.

So how exactly did you tell your parents you wanted to go to a haunted house the same day that you had a Diwali party? Here's the thing. You didn't. Because as badly as you did want to hang out with your friends, you do not and I repeat do not ditch your family on Diwali. That's like stepping on a crack while opening an umbrella inside on Friday the 13th. But on a serious note, balancing your plans with your friends and family was probably a little tricky. Especially since Halloween was on a Monday which is actually evil. But if you figured it out, power to you. Also tell me how you did it.

5. At the end of the day, you're going to be happy that you are a part of two cultures.

As an Indian living in America, I can honestly say it's been so much fun growing up in two cultures celebrating so many different types of holidays and being surrounded by different types of people. So Happy Diwali and Happy Halloween!