I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago, actually. I just keep forgetting! :lol:

But anyway.... I have noticed that since earlier this month, stores are beginning to place Halloween candy and some of the decorations out in their respective aisles. I'm stoked! :D

pumpkin:

I love Halloween!! This year is going to be the first year in years I am excited about celebrating Halloween. Last year I was in Antwerp, Belgium. There were decorations, and I saw two little girls dressed up as witches. But they don't celebrate it like in the States.

The two or so years previous to last year I was depressed during Halloween. Various reasons I don't want to get into. So, I am looking forward to it this year!!

So, how are the stores looking in your neck of the woods?

YES!
I was thinking about starting a "Halloween Is Getting Close" thread, but I figured I better wait until others want to talk about it.

Yes, the stores out here, within the last week or so, have started to display Halloween items. "Party City" actually has a small Halloween area year 'round (my kind of store). :D

Anyway, let the (Halloween) celebration begin! :happyface

I love Halloween. I can spend the entire evening watching horror movies. :lol:

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I can't wait. Though I am out of good new ideas for this year. Will have to work on thinking up something.

I cant wait for Halloween. Im getting Lors costume tomorrow.
Its this http://www.childrensplace.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchDisplay?exp=n&catTree=N&langId=-1&storeId=10001&productId=317610&catalogId=10001&clearance=0&cmCat=productsearch&catalogId=10001.

I dont know what Ill be.

Our store has candy upalready. :crazy:

Ohhhhh.... In the same plaza area where I went to watch "Click" at the cinema today already had this store where Halloween stuff is sold!! I think it was called "Halloween Spirits!" I had to look twice while I drove past it. Haha... I thought that was cool! I immediately smiled and made a mental note to make mention of it here. :D

Thanks for creating this thread, Mona! I was thinking about doing it myself as well ;) :D I love Halloween so much! It's one of those holidays that were a favorite as a kid and just carried in to adulthood, I guess.

Anyway, some of the stores around here are starting to put out their autumn/Halloween stuff! :woohoo: I've also been scoping out some costumes online since I am actually doing something for Halloween this year :D I'm working until 6 (and we're allowed to wear costumes at work! yay!), then heading out with a couple of friends for some fun.

These are some of the costumes I've been looking at. I have an idea about what I want, but there are just too many to choose from. I'm looking for something NOT too risque (since I'll be at work), yet still cute and attention-grabbing:

Here's a witch costume I really like and is reasonably priced:

http://www.buycostumes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=12896&PCatID=adultcostumes&ccatid=adultpluswomen

I also love this devil costume and it's pretty cheap too!

http://www.buycostumes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=27177&PCatID=adultcostumes&ccatid=adultpluswomen

Here's a gothic Alice in Wonderland, which I think is really gorgeous. I am leaning towards this choice, but I'm afraid people won't recognize me as Alice in Wonderland...I'll just look like some mall goth:

http://www.buycostumes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=20592&PCatID=adultcostumes&ccatid=adultpluswomen


Which one do you think is nicest? I am stuck. I want to order a costume early enough before it goes out of stock.

I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago, actually. I just keep forgetting! :lol:

But anyway.... I have noticed that since earlier this month, stores are beginning to place Halloween candy and some of the decorations out in their respective aisles. I'm stoked! :D

pumpkin:

I love Halloween!! This year is going to be the first year in years I am excited about celebrating Halloween. Last year I was in Antwerp, Belgium. There were decorations, and I saw two little girls dressed up as witches. But they don't celebrate it like in the States.

The two or so years previous to last year I was depressed during Halloween. Various reasons I don't want to get into. So, I am looking forward to it this year!!

So, how are the stores looking in your neck of the woods?

I was out at our locat Target store here in Columbia Maryland (20 minutes southwest of Baltimore City), they are about 75% stocked for Halloween and about 50% for Christmas. Halloween has always been my favorite, the others like Christmas I can do without. Halloween has been more & more commercial in recent years, but nothing like Christmas.

These are some of the costumes I've been looking at. I have an idea about what I want, but there are just too many to choose from. I'm looking for something NOT too risque (since I'll be at work), yet still cute and attention-grabbing:

Which one do you think is nicest? I am stuck. I want to order a costume early enough before it goes out of stock.
Hmmm.... I took a look at all the costumes, and I think the most interesting one is the Malice in Wonderland. Yeah, I agree....it might not be the best one for work. I just liked the cool checkered tights. Haha....

I kinda already have in mind what I want to be for Halloween this year. I am looking into totally surprising a co-worker friend of mine by being a goth for a day! :lol: She says I have the perfect Snow White look (light skin, light eyes, and dark hair). I am so not a goth person, but I was thinking of just doing it for her on Halloween. I don't know yet, though. It might also not be too appropriate for my job either. :lol:

WOW, I didn't realize so many of you on here love Halloween so much!!! I do, too!! I decorate my house, inside & out, and make goody bags for the kids. For some weird reason, I like Halloween more as an adult than when I was a kid. Not to mention that in a few days, my favorite part of the year starts!!

Hey all...decided to bump this thread up again as Halloween approaches quickly. I finally bought my costume (this new Halloween store opened up near me and I wanted to take advantage of it before they sold out!) Here's a picture of my costume--I'm gonna be a cocktail bunny! :D

http://www.halloweenplus.com/index.cfm?Page=products&Nav=products&Category=800&Sub_Category=824&Product_Number=GC7688BK

It's not what I set out to be, but I really like how it looks on me and I think it's pretty cute. And I actually have plans this year! :lol: In the morning and early afternoon, I'll be handing out candy to all the kids that come by, then working from 2:30-6 (thank god we can wear our costumes there!) Afterwards, there's a huge party being thrown at a barn on really creepy piece of property that I was invited to :lol: There's a barn there that has three seperate stables, and each stable has a different thing going on--one has the beer pong/card games, the other has the food, drinks, and dance floor, and the last has a t.v. set up that plays horror movies non-stop. There's a costume contest too :D I really can't wait! :woohoo:

I also made a Halloween playlist on my ipod to get me in the spirit of Halloween...yay!

Anyone else have any plans set? I know it's early, but I figured I'd ask :happyface :wave:

halloween = candy. that's all. otherwise it's just celebrating a pagan holiday by opening and closing the damn door every 1.0078 seconds for four straight hours and giving stupid kids my candy that we got to give to them but i want it for myself. they can buy their own candy. i shouldn't pay for some stranger's ****. i should start charging them.

Cool costume, Kristel! So, you went ahead and went in on a totally different direction than your original Halloween costume ideas, eh? :lol:

Cool plans, too! Gosh, it's still September, and I am already freaking out on Halloween plans. I would like to have some kind of get-together or hang out with friends or something. I know it's a little over a month away, but I want plans...

What kinds of Halloween songs do you have? As October comes, I will start to put some Halloween songs together. So far, I have Aqua's "Halloween," The Nightmare Before Christmas' "This is Halloween," and some other songs too. I just spaced some of them out.

:lol: Thanks! Yeah, totally different idea indeed :) I was actually saying that to myself: 'Wow, another cutesy animal that I DIDN'T want to be!' I was a cat last year and was trying to stay away from being an animal again. But this worked out--it was fairly cheap and it fit me nicely :)

I hope you can find something fun to do :) I would be so depressed if I didn't have anything to do on my favorite holiday. Could you look in to local things? I know my area has hayrides, fairs, parties at various community centers, etc. Hopefully someone will join you :)

I have about 8 songs on my playlist as of now, comprising of horror movie themes and a few songs. Here's my playlist so far:

1.) 'Halloween' theme song
2.) 'Thriller'; Michael Jackson
3.) 'Poltergeist' theme song
4.) The Monster Mash (not sure who sings it)
5.) Freddy Kreuger's '1,2,3...' (dunno the name, just the words :lol: )
6.) 'I Put a Spell On You'; Marilyn Manson
7.) 'Don't Fear the Reaper'; Blue Oyster Cult
8.) 'The Exorcist' theme song




Cool costume, Kristel! So, you went ahead and went in on a totally different direction than your original Halloween costume ideas, eh? :lol:

Cool plans, too! Gosh, it's still September, and I am already freaking out on Halloween plans. I would like to have some kind of get-together or hang out with friends or something. I know it's a little over a month away, but I want plans...

What kinds of Halloween songs do you have? As October comes, I will start to put some Halloween songs together. So far, I have Aqua's "Halloween," The Nightmare Before Christmas' "This is Halloween," and some other songs too. I just spaced some of them out.

Here's a gothic Alice in Wonderland, which I think is really gorgeous. I am leaning towards this choice, but I'm afraid people won't recognize me as Alice in Wonderland...I'll just look like some mall goth:

http://www.buycostumes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=20592&PCatID=adultcostumes&ccatid=adultpluswomen


Which one do you think is nicest? I am stuck. I want to order a costume early enough before it goes out of stock.
that one rules.

I'm going to be something like that. If you've never seen amy lee's "bitch" dress then your missing out on great inspiration.

:lol: Thanks! Yeah, totally different idea indeed :) I was actually saying that to myself: 'Wow, another cutesy animal that I DIDN'T want to be!' I was a cat last year and was trying to stay away from being an animal again. But this worked out--it was fairly cheap and it fit me nicely :)

I hope you can find something fun to do :) I would be so depressed if I didn't have anything to do on my favorite holiday. Could you look in to local things? I know my area has hayrides, fairs, parties at various community centers, etc. Hopefully someone will join you :)

I have about 8 songs on my playlist as of now, comprising of horror movie themes and a few songs. Here's my playlist so far:

1.) 'Halloween' theme song
2.) 'Thriller'; Michael Jackson
3.) 'Poltergeist' theme song
4.) The Monster Mash (not sure who sings it)
5.) Freddy Kreuger's '1,2,3...' (dunno the name, just the words :lol: )
6.) 'I Put a Spell On You'; Marilyn Manson
7.) 'Don't Fear the Reaper'; Blue Oyster Cult
8.) 'The Exorcist' theme songBobby Boris Pickett, and Im SURPRSIED you didnt know that

Well, it's already officially October today - the month of Halloween. Yay!!

I hope you can find something fun to do :) I would be so depressed if I didn't have anything to do on my favorite holiday. Could you look in to local things? I know my area has hayrides, fairs, parties at various community centers, etc. Hopefully someone will join you :)
I suppose I could look into local things, but then it gets to be old always goina alone. I just wish someone would come along with me. Some of my friends have children, so they might be taking their kids out trick-or-treating or something. Other friends are either working or are pregnant. Not that being pregnant should an issue, but then they get fatigued easily. Well, I will just keep my fingers crossed.

I have about 8 songs on my playlist as of now, comprising of horror movie themes and a few songs. Here's my playlist so far:

1.) 'Halloween' theme song
2.) 'Thriller'; Michael Jackson
3.) 'Poltergeist' theme song
4.) The Monster Mash (not sure who sings it)
5.) Freddy Kreuger's '1,2,3...' (dunno the name, just the words :lol: )
6.) 'I Put a Spell On You'; Marilyn Manson
7.) 'Don't Fear the Reaper'; Blue Oyster Cult
8.) 'The Exorcist' theme song
Yeah, I forgot to also include that I have all three Poltergeist soundtracks, so I could include the scariest-sounding songs.

Ohhhhh..... can you send me "The Monster Mash" and the "Halloween" theme song? If you want any of the songs I have, I can send those over in return for you.