Haunters have many reasons for doing what they do… it might be to scare neighborhood kids one night a year… it could be a creative outlet doing something they love… it could be an extension of wonderful Autumn/Halloween memories carried out throughout adult hood.
For these Nickols “kids”, it is a hobby that the two of us can share together all year, as well as an excellent chance to spend the month of October with our neighbors, outside in our front yard…. talking, catching up, laughing over a silly, but fun obsession.
Some of our neighbors might think we are just “over the top” or nuts…. but then, something amazing happens. You come home one night, on the 11th of November, still a bit down and blue that Halloween is REALLY over for 350 more days, and you see something like this on your doorstep:
A box of candy and a card. Your eyes light up a little… do you have a secret admirer? Oh no, its so much better than that, you can’t even imagine until you open the card….
If I ever question why I love this hobby so much, why I work on it every single month out of the year…. its moments like THIS VERY SECOND that remind me, and restore my faith in just about everything good in this world.
Thank you Dear Neighbor, I hope you read this blog someday and know how touched both Jayson and I are. We can’t wait to see you every night in October next year.
7 comments:
That is the coolest thing!! Put a big smile on the frog queens face for you. Congratuations you wonderful people!
Cheers!
How rewarding is that...!?! It's cool to see you live in a place where some people still have their festive spirit !
Now enough said, come back to chat with us :D
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Is that ever nice. I love stories like this. :)
how special! reading that card made me smile...ain't it great?
That is so awesome, some people are so wonderful. Awesome post
aaaaaaaw! That is way better then the adults that come to your haunt and proclaim they got all this stuff to donate to you for next year, then disappear into the night, never to be seen again. Happens every year for me
Hook - we have the same thing happen to us :D Funny. But I would always rather have candy!! :)
Cheers!
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