Yeah Halloween!

I love Halloween so much. It has to be my favorite holiday. Every year I start planning my costume months before the actual day. This year I got a late start, but actually made my own costume. I have no idea why I love this holiday so much. For some it's a devil's holiday, but for me it's what I look forward too all year. I have even pushed my love of the holiday off on my 4 year old son. The other day he was playing with these two little boys in our complex, when I heard him explaining the ghosts and witches hanging from our balcony. He then ran upstairs to the balcony and proceeded to point at every pumpkin and tell how each one glows. The older of the two boys(I think he was 12) just smiled and asked me what I was going to be for Halloween. I told him in this way too excited, almost childlike way that I was going to be the Corpse Bride. I then asked him what he was going to be and he just shrugged and said, "We don't celebrate Halloween." I felt so stupid at that point. I don't know if it was because I had acted so stupid about it or because my porch looks like the Great Pumpkin through up all over it. Either way, I just smiled and walked in the house. Am I wrong for making such a big deal of this day? I can remember when I was a kid,dressing up and going trick-or-treating. I loved it then too and I can't imagine keeping that from Poohbear. He's still too young to really care, but he still has fun. He helped carve the pumpkins and he has decided what costume he wants to wear. Oh well. I guess I'll just keep loving my day and keep listening to people make fun of a 28 year old woman that still gets giddy over Halloween.