The Bers are certainly proving why they are the best so far...and somehow believe it or not the "best" of the Bers is yet to come.
It's funny you say that, because that was exactly the sort of comforting and reassuring thought I had yesterday. Looking around at my Halloween stuff knowing it's all about to come down today, mantle display finally taken down, Halloween themed lights finally turned off, everything packed away, jack-o-lanterns thrown away, I got the feels a little bit. And as I mentioned before, had it not been for that massive heat wave we had here all of October, it would have been even better and would have allowed me to delve into it much sooner and much deeper than I had. All in all it was still a really great Halloween season though. One that is definitely worth not wanting to let go of.
But then, it occurred to me, with the Fall weather finally having rolled in, we are now right in the midst of the season, with plenty more to go still. It's far from over, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. And then of course after that, December arrives, where each and every day practically feels like its own little mini holiday. I started playing some first bit of Christmas tunes last night and reading the Christmas threads on this forum. Even went to Disneyland and walked around for an hour to take in the holiday festivities for the first time this season (it's close by and I have the cheap annual pass, so it's easy to go when it isn't a block out day).
Last night I also discovered on Reddit there is a Christmas page with folks a lot like us here at MMC that is similarly full of threads, photos, and just an overall passion for the holiday. It actually really reminded me of MMC in terms of how passionate the people there are about Christmas and how happy they are to have found a community to share with others in that passion, similar to how MMCers feel about this forum. Some people already have trees up and their homes fully decorated. Lots of discussion on what's wrong with people who seem to be bothered by other people who start their Christmas decorating and music playing early. And from what I gathered, for a few folks over there, Halloween, while I'm sure they enjoy it, is seen as that last day they have to wait before being able to put up Christmas stuff. One commenter even remarked that she spends her Halloween Day doing Christmas decorating, so that by midnight on Nov 1 her Christmas celebration is in full swing. Which is great! Totally different mindset than the demon and witch curses that Halloween lovers must thwart before midnight that night. But all the same nonetheless.
I'll post about all that in one of the Christmas threads here in a couple of days to give fellow MMCers another suggestion on finding a community like this. And vice versa, I'll go on there and hopefully introduce them all to MMC.
But yea, I think that natural shift from Halloween and Fall into Christmas and Winter is starting to take place, with Thanksgiving coming up and inevitably serving as the bridge for that. Hopefully this weekend I can find at least a small tree to put up in my room and start the Christmas decorating. Haven't quite forgotten about Halloween just yet, but I'm sure by the end of this weekend I will have naturally moved on from it, especially given that Thanksgiving is the week after.