Happy Halloween! I’ve always loved Halloween and while I can generally take or leave dressing up, I love seeing other people in costumes and love candy and love that it’s fall. So Halloween is all good in my book. This week, we are honoring Halloween and using it as our theme for the week. For my Friday Five, I decided to share five things I love about Halloween. Per usual, I’m linking up with my girls Cynthia and Mar for the #Friday Five. You can read our linkup rules here. Please note that if you don’t play nicely, we will delete your link. Have a great weekend!
- FALL BACK, YO! We get an extra hour of sleep this Halloween weekend, so I’m pretty stoked about that. Sleep is always a win in my book.
- Candy for days. I actually haven’t bought any Halloween candy and because I work from home and not an office, I’ve been able to steer clear. But it’ll all be on mega sale soon! 🙂
- Cute kids. I’m a sucker for a cute kid and a cute kid in a costume really ups the cute factor.
- Scary movies for me to avoid like whoa. While I LOVE The Walking Dead, I can not do scary movies anymore so I spend this time of the year avoiding them like the plague. I have to close my eyes / turn my head so many times it’s crazy!
- Using my afro wig for good. I mean, it’s pretty amazing and it’s not every day I get to use it. I swear, that thing was the best purchase I made in law school. Aside from, ya know, my education :).
What do you like about Halloween?
Okay, I think out of all of these things I’m most excited about the extra sleep – ha! 😉 This could totally be related to the fact that I’ve been sick all week, so…anyway, we haven’t had any Halloween candy at work, either, so I may have to hit the sales myself, Courtney! Woo hoo! Thanks so much for an awesome link-up, friend! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
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you DESERVE that extra sleep, girl! have a great weekend 🙂
I forgot about the Fall back! Yay, but I hate the fact that it will be darker earlier. I don’t watch scary movies either but I watched Final Destination 5 the other night and I tell ya I was on the edge of my seat! ( Maybe since I am getting older I think more things are scarier..lol). IDK. Have a good Halloween. I hope you get lots of cute Trick or Treaters!
yes, i don’t love it being dark early in the evening but i’d rather it be lighter in the morning because that’s when i usually run 🙂 happy halloween!!
Must see a photo of the wig!
I always forget when we fall back. I love my sleep! Great list!
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I am looking forward to that extra hour of sleep this weekend! While I am glad there will be sunlight when I wake up, I am sad it will be dark out when I leave work. Does your neighborhood get a lot of trick – or – treaters now? Soooo many fams in your area 🙂
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why am I a dork, and thought we were losing an hour? thanks for the wake up call….major brain fart. CAn’t wait to see your afro wig! And, I am not a big fan of scary movies either, and mostly just because they are bad movies in general. haha. Happy Halloween!!!
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I am so excited for extra sleep! Although I’m going to hate the fact that it gets dark an hour earlier now. Happy Halloween!
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No Halloween in France… it was a big marketing thing a few years back but never caught on. I do love seeing carved pumpkins and costumes from all my friends on FB and social media !
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Having a toddler, I dread daylight savings time! My two-year old always wakes up early! I am glad you can get some sleep though!
Chris@ I’d Rather be Sweating recently posted…Halloween Hits
Falling back….hadn’t thought of that as linked to Halloween, but I love sleep even more than candy!
M @ readeatwriterun.com recently posted…Friday Five – Halloween Edition
Extra sleep is perhaps the best thing I have going this weekend. I haven’t had more than 6 hours a night all week. So tired.
Happy Halloween!
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Yes! I am so excited – that extra hour couldn’t come at a better time!
I also have trouble with scary movies, and I am so excited for “fall back” since I am volunteering at a local race Sunday morning!
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THANK YOU for also being excited about candy for days. HELLO we have an entire extra hour to eat it on Sunday!
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I’m excited for the extra hour of sleep bc I am doing the Parks 10k Sunday for the first time. Fun link up today
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Yes I totally agree on candy, cute kids, and avoiding scary movies! I love a good thriller, but I hate super gorey, bloody films! Happy Halloween!
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I hope we get lots of Trick or Treaters tonight – I love seeing the kids!
The street next to ours is having a block party that I’m excited to check out!
It’ll definitely be nice to fall back an hour and get to see the sun during my commute again. It’s been so dark the past couple weeks when I drive into work, I’m dragging all day. I NEED to see the sun.
Lesley recently posted…Friday Five: Halloween Edition
I’m so excited about the time change! Not only have we been starting our runs in the dark, but we’ve been finishing in the dark, too. Next week it will get light while we’re running! Yay for watching the sunrise while running!
Happy Halloween, and thanks for the linkup!
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Me too, friend!
I’m a morning person, so I love when the mornings get lighter. Yay! Oh, and scary movies are my weakness. I like to watch them, but then I hate that I watched them after because the images stay in my head and I keep getting scared. So I’m also avoiding them!
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I am so with you on the NO SCARY MOVIES!! My kids are crazy for them and they don’t seem to bother them at all. All I need is one exorcism scene and I have nightmares for days. Because, evidently I am actually 8 years old! Great post. And yes to the extra hour of sleep! I NEED IT NOW!
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Omg yes, I’m a big baby!! Yay for extra sleep 🙂
I’m with you on the scary movie thing. I avoid them like the plague.
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Me too! I’m a chicken!
you just made my DAY!! OMG the extra hour of sleep 🙂
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Right?!?! Sooooo good!
Whoo hoo! An extra hour of sleep! And then my dad promptly reminded me that ‘No, it just means the boys get up an hour ealier”…way to rain on my parade dad. 🙁 I hate scary movies!
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Oh booooooo to that!
An afro wig is FABULOUS. Also I almost forget we get an extra hour of sleep, hurrah!
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The wig is pretty awesome 🙂
totally with you on the scary movies! I can’t even watch the trailers!
I love when Daylight Savings ends and we ‘gain’ and extra hour of sleep 🙂 I also enjoy getting Halloween candy after Halloween in order to get some great discounts. Have a great weekend!
Heather Runs Thirteen Point One recently posted…friday five: halloween
Hope you are having a great weekend as well! This extra hour of sleep is about to be amazing!!
I don’t do scary movies either! I dressed up for the first time in years and it was fun 🙂
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I cannot wait for the extra hour of sleep this weekend! I’ve been on the go so much lately, and my body is definitely craving it!
Hi Courtney! I’m new around here and came across your link via FitFluential. I just clicked through to your link-up rules and laughed. I love it! You are so straightforward, and the world needs a little more of that. Happy Friday and Happy Halloween to you:)
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Thanks for stopping by! I’m happy our rules made you giggle — I’m def straightforward 🙂 have a great weekend!
Not gonna lie, I do love all the candy! What’s funny is, as a kid, I hated falling back because I hated sleep! Funny how that changed as I grew up 🙂
Isn’t it funny how that changes?? 🙂
I was kind of dreading the fall back this year because it usually doesn’t jive so well with the kiddo, but she did great! Of course I just said that and now she will wake up at 3am tomorrow.
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