After our ice cream had time to settle, it was time for the games. The adults would play “big people” card games such as spades and pitch. We kids longed for the day when we would be old enough to join the big people table, but for then we played our own version of Monopoly and a few rounds of Slapjack. On our way out the door my grandma would hand us a small bag of candy and tell us to have a great week at school. After a fun weekend like that we knew we would.
I am very thankful that my family was different from everyone else. Halloween was just one of the ways that we were set apart. I learned through it all that I do not have to be like everyone else. I am a unique person with my own passions and abilities. I do not have to do things just because my friends are doing them. It is OK if I do not want to dress up and go trick-or-treating. My life is my own to live, and the memories I make will last a lifetime.
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