Acting Without the Drama

Glitter in Unexpected Places

October 31, 2009. I love Halloween! I’m not sure how much I love it after we’ve gone around Trick-or-Treating for hours, but I do love it.

This year, our youngest was a pink fairy. A pink fairy with glitter. Lots of glitter.

There’s glitter everywhere. I have glitter on my head, on my face, on my arms. I’m pretty sure that there will be glitter around for weeks.

I feel like a stripper.

But, man, was her costume a hit. She pranced around, getting more and more candy, and more often than not remembering to say thank you without prompting. Okay, with a little bit of prompting. She was an absolute vision.

She challenged every single scarily dressed person we ran into. “Are you trying to be scary? I’m not afraid of you!” She seems to land squarely on the “fight” side of the whole “fight or flight” thing.

She was a joy to behold.

And then there were the other parts of Halloween. My middle son going off on his own for the first time to Trick-or-Treat. My oldest’s first Halloween as part of the adults that make Halloween special for the kids. Rights of passage for both of them.

Who would’ve thought that a night filled with goblins and ghouls could also be filled with so much joy?

I love Halloween!

Booo!!!