'Tis the Season

While it is definitely not Christmas time, not even Thanksgiving, It Is Halloween Time. I had no idea before tonight that Halloween could be a seasonal time of celebration. I got a taste of what that's like tonight at a close friend's pumpkin carving party. Apparently, this is an annual event where various family and friends gather to carve numerous pumpkin's to place in this friends front yard. I really enjoyed the time spent with friends carving pumpkins, eating food, throwing around the football, and chilling. As fun as this all was, I must say it was somewhat bittersweet as this will be my last Halloween before I go off to college at either the Air Force Academy, Stanford, or somewhere else. Tonight was very nice for me, especially getting to spend time with people I really care about. It was much different than any other pre-Halloween festivity I have ever participated in before. I loved it.