My grandmother died on October 31, 1967 sometime after my family visited. I was only 6 years old, but my last memory of my grandmother's face as she wished us all a Happy Halloween on our way out sticks with me. Perhaps that's why I decorate so fiercely - in memory of Grammy Dow.
But as time has gone on, I've got more and more in October.
First was my husband's birthday on October 18th. I didn't know him initially, but when we met, I have always tried to do something special. This year, I took him out to Margarita Grill (http://margaritagrillnh.com/) and, as we talked about how long it's been, we realized that it will be 35 years since he worked there as a cook when we got married. (It was Papa Mike's when we first got together, then the Robers bought it in 1983. We got married that July. Bud Selmi owns it now.)
We may have to go there for our next anniversary.
As time has gone on and my son got together with a lovely lady who has two kids, both born in October, we've decided that October is Birthday Month. (Dylan was born the 15th and Lacie was born October 23.) They were just here to claim their birthday presents as well as three Halloween treats (as their younger sister, Xyla, was born in July) and I had the pleasure of "introducing" Dylan to someone I made friends with via an old friend. He wrote a book called "Flying Pigs & Dinosaurs & Things You Haven't Seen Before" and sent it to me about mid-September - signed by the author. Dylan had fun reading a few poems. (Lacie got a puppet - the kind that you see in India - as she's a little older and can maybe figure out all the strings and how to make him walk and talk. Maybe he'll give her something to do other than try to figure out how to get out of the house....lol)
Happy Halloween (or Samhain), and may all good things come your way.
But as time has gone on, I've got more and more in October.
First was my husband's birthday on October 18th. I didn't know him initially, but when we met, I have always tried to do something special. This year, I took him out to Margarita Grill (http://margaritagrillnh.com/) and, as we talked about how long it's been, we realized that it will be 35 years since he worked there as a cook when we got married. (It was Papa Mike's when we first got together, then the Robers bought it in 1983. We got married that July. Bud Selmi owns it now.)
We may have to go there for our next anniversary.
As time has gone on and my son got together with a lovely lady who has two kids, both born in October, we've decided that October is Birthday Month. (Dylan was born the 15th and Lacie was born October 23.) They were just here to claim their birthday presents as well as three Halloween treats (as their younger sister, Xyla, was born in July) and I had the pleasure of "introducing" Dylan to someone I made friends with via an old friend. He wrote a book called "Flying Pigs & Dinosaurs & Things You Haven't Seen Before" and sent it to me about mid-September - signed by the author. Dylan had fun reading a few poems. (Lacie got a puppet - the kind that you see in India - as she's a little older and can maybe figure out all the strings and how to make him walk and talk. Maybe he'll give her something to do other than try to figure out how to get out of the house....lol)
Happy Halloween (or Samhain), and may all good things come your way.
