• Operation Christmas Cheer
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 15
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 104
DAYS TO THE BERS: 228
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 258
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 288


Good Morning Halloween Friends! Today is the day. The calm right now before the storm, literally. Later today, it will begin snowing, sometime early this afternoon. The snow will reach a peak rate of 1-3 inches an hour, on its way to 12 - 14 inches, with local spots seeing 20 inches or more. I've even turned the Christmas lights back on in anticipation of the storm.

Really hard to think of anything Halloween on such a day that just has such an awesome snow storm vibe. It's okay, there's plenty of days coming up (one just this week, in fact) to get those Halloween thoughts going. Have a great day!
 
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 15
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 104
DAYS TO THE BERS: 228
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 258
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 288


Good Morning Halloween Friends! Today is the day. The calm right now before the storm, literally. Later today, it will begin snowing, sometime early this afternoon. The snow will reach a peak rate of 1-3 inches an hour, on its way to 12 - 14 inches, with local spots seeing 20 inches or more. I've even turned the Christmas lights back on in anticipation of the storm.

Really hard to think of anything Halloween on such a day that just has such an awesome snow storm vibe. It's okay, there's plenty of days coming up (one just this week, in fact) to get those Halloween thoughts going. Have a great day!
I am with you. We still have one of our trees up too. I think we are are looking here at 6 to 12 in. Just going to be safe and take off tomorrow. Snow, Christmas lights, and football! Unfortunately not very Halloweenish.
 
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 14
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 103
DAYS TO THE BERS: 227
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 257
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 287

WEEKS TO OCTOBER: 36
WEEKS TO HALLOWEEN: 40


Good Morning Halloween Friends! The snow storm is over. Thank goodness we didn't get all of the ice they were calling for. It snowed about 10 inches here, with higher amounts here and there due to the wind blowing it around. It also sleeted a lot last night real late. I was happy. I had to open my driveway once already last night, then later when the sun comes up, I'm going to do it a second time and clean off the vehicles.

On to Halloween talk! As you can see from our countdowns above, It is now exactly TWO WEEKS from our 1st Jack O Lantern Day, THREE DAYS until the 100 DAYS TO HALFOWEEN milestone, and just ONE WEEK until the 250 DAYS TO OCTOBER milestone! This is the kind of stuff I need to know is coming up, to power me through what's left of this month!

Now, on to today's question / topic: I often talk about my "toolbox" for MMC's Special Days, that help the day feel more like the real thing. If you celebrate JOL Day, or a Halloween milestone day, what is an item from your "toolbox" that helps that day feel more like Halloween / Fall?

I actually have two - My giant light-up, laughing "Jack O Lanterns", that I bought from Costco. And the other thing is my Harvest Pumpkin wallflower, complete with "Vampire Blood" scent! Seeing either of them instantly transport me into that Fall & Halloween mind state.

Have a great day!
 
I have a pumpkin cauldron that I pull out and put on my desk full of Snickers bars. Makes me smile every time I look at it.
 
Cool site and sweaters. Noticed another link at the bottom for "Valloween" chocolates and cards.
Valloween. That's a new one on me.

Okay, gotta be the coolest mash up Halloween--Valentine's mash up ever. The sell my soul one made me laugh outloud!
 
Ambient Mixer has become my go-to "tool" for Halloween and any mini-holiday feels I need during the year. Putting that on during work (and maybe a Peanuts soundtrack or two) is bliss.
Ah yes, the good ole Ambient Mixer! I almost forgot about it. You've helped me add another layer to Jack O Lantern Day! Thank You!
 
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 13
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 102
DAYS TO THE BERS: 226
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 256
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 286


Good Morning Halloween Friends! As I always say, you're always doing better once you get Monday out of the way. And a quick look at the counts say that we are doing pretty good on several; we are just TWO DAYS from the 100 DAYS TO HALFOWEN milestone, and just SIX DAYS away from the 250 DAYS TO OCTOBER milestone!

Having yesterday off from work due to the snow storm might have just been the last thing I needed to power me through this week, the last of the two "slog weeks". There's too much good stuff coming up for me to be stuck in a slog for too long. Have to be honest - the 1st upcoming Rudolph Day is burning a hole in my pocket, and knowing it is immediately followed up by Tom Turkey Day, Dark Arts Sunday, and closing out the month with JOL Day #1 is a heck of a motivator right now!

Have a great day, friends!
 
You ever notice the sunsets in January are just muted compared to those bright and beautiful October sunsets. January sunsets are beautiful in their own way, I guess, but instead of a vibrant purple and orange, there's almost a blue hue to the whole thing, and the orange is definitely faded. I'll try to snap a picture tonight for comparison if I can remember to do so.

Case in point: I really miss my mysterious Halloween/October/Bers sunsets right now.

On the other hand, Thursday is going to be a big day! Can't wait to see the Halfoween count finally hit 100 and then drop to double digits on Friday. What a ride!
 
You ever notice the sunsets in January are just muted compared to those bright and beautiful October sunsets. January sunsets are beautiful in their own way, I guess, but instead of a vibrant purple and orange, there's almost a blue hue to the whole thing, and the orange is definitely faded. I'll try to snap a picture tonight for comparison if I can remember to do so.

Case in point: I really miss my mysterious Halloween/October/Bers sunsets right now.

On the other hand, Thursday is going to be a big day! Can't wait to see the Halfoween count finally hit 100 and then drop to double digits on Friday. What a ride!
Oh yes, they are for sure different this time of year. Not quite "spring" sunrises / sunsets yet, but different from the fall and even early winter sunsets...
 
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 12
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 101
DAYS TO THE BERS: 225
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 255
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 285


Good Morning Halloween Friends! Today we are standing on the doorstep to the 100 DAYS TO HALFOWEEN milestone, which happens TOMORROW! It's going to be pretty awesome to wake up on Friday and see that count under 100 days. And we will celebrate another milestone day on MONDAY, when we reach the 250 DAYS TO OCTOBER milestone!

I hope everyone has a great day! I know it's still "only" January, but it feels like the October / Fall / Halloween thoughts are coming now easier and easier!
 
DAYS TO JOL DAY: 11
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 100
DAYS TO THE BERS: 224
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 254
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 284


**MILESTONE DAY***
100 Days to Halfoween.png


Good Morning Halloween friends, and happy Milestone Day! It's finally here. 100 Days to Halfoween! In many ways, It doesn't seem like we can be that close, but as the old saying goes, time marches on.

I think I'm going to blast a few Halloween tunes on the ride to work this morning. Guys, I am TREMENDOUSLY happy to be here, and even more happy with the lineup we've got coming up - Rudolph Day, Tom Turkey Day, Dark Arts Sunday, and finally JOL Day #1. It feels like it's been forever. And I miss Hogwarts too.

Have a great day, keep Halloween thoughts in your head! It should be easy today!
 
100 DAYS UNTIL HALFOWEEN!

Unless I'm missing something, I think this is the first "major" count this year that has reached the 100-day marker. And that, my friends, is something to get excited over. Starting tomorrow we'll be in double digits until our Halfoween celebration, and we're not even out of January yet! Can you imagine how we will feel a few months from now when we get to Halfoween?

I am definitely enjoying the ride this year, but moments like this get my emotions stirred up.
 
Dot Detail

Christmas Activities

Sponsors

Merry Forums Stats

Threads
99,596
Messages
1,464,778
Members
10,775
Latest member
ellielongworth

User Menu

Back
Top