I forgot we have a Leap Year in 2024, and Halloween will jump to a Thursday! Today, I need to put the last of the Halloween stuff away, I packed most of it up last weekend but haven't stowed them away yet.DAYS TO JACK O LANTERN DAY: 80
DAYS TO SPOOKY SPRING: 141
DAYS TO HALFOWEEN: 170
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 263
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN SEASON: 309
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 324
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 354
Good Morning Halloween Friends! Happy Sunday! We are standing on the doorstep now to "The Week Before". It feels amazing. There's Thanksgiving feels everywhere. It's almost impossible to NOT think about turkey time, which is now rapidly approaching!
We're just four days out now from a mini milestone, which is 350 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN that will be here on Thursday of this week. That's pretty cool when you think that Halloween 2024 is also on a Thursday. So around 50 Thursdays to go!
Have a great day, friends. Hope the weather is nice where you are and isn't too cold or hot!
I like the idea of November 30th being the "scary ghost stories of Christmases long, long ago" celebration. Probably needs a more jazzy name though. Historically ghost stories were such a part of the Christmas narrative.It is always difficult for me to go back to a spooky mindset during this time of the year. Even though I consider Halloween to be part of the “Christmas Triumvirate,” it seems that it works much better as the lead-in rather than a follow-through.
Still, my brain can’t stop pondering if there is a way to incorporate some of the Halloween goodness into even this jolly time of the year… If November 30th would work as some kind of special one-off “Christmas Jack o’ Lantern Day” where the scary ghost stories of Christmases long, long ago might get their chance in the spotlight. Or if there’s some other day or time during the Christmas season that might work better. I’ve found that it’s always best to let these things happen organically, which is why I’d never want to force it, but I certainly think there’s something there. I’m going to think on it a bit more.
You’re right, Edge. What a sobering thought. Halloween is all but forgotten to everyone else by now. I love that our beloved holidays are a year-round conversation on this site. It’s what makes this place special. And it’s never too early to think about next Halloween (and the 2024 Jack o’ Lantern Days as well)!Evening Halloween Fans! It's amazing how the rest of the world outside of this thread doesn't care about Halloween anymore right now. But I do. You do. And WE do. And I've got enough Halloween candy to keep that spirit going. Happy Halloween!
I know, but that is not that long ago but it feels so distant now. It is kind of crazy that Thanksgiving is next week. That short time between Halloween and Thanksgiving is really noticeable this year.Hard to believe that we are almost 2 weeks out from Halloween and even harder to believe that tomorrow it will be 30 degrees warmer here than it was on Halloween. In fact, tomorrow's low is just a few degrees lower than the high was on the 31st!
Last night we passed a house in town who wasn’t ready to take down their giant 10 ft skeleton, so they put a pilgrim costume on it! My wife and I cracked up. I’ll have to drive by there again and snap a picture to share. It’s a stroke of genius (or laziness, maybe both).On my way home from the dentist this afternoon, I passed a house that was still in full-blown Halloween decorations glory. Brought a smile to my face. I wonder if they will leave it up until they replace it with Christmas.