This is my first Halloween with my mom. As an 18 year old this might not seem like a big deal but it really is. A lot of my childhood memories contain things that have to do with Halloween. My mom would always decorate the house and make it "creepy." I thought I was friends with some of the decorations and I would even dance with them. My mom would always dress up. Usually she would be a witch. She'd go all out and even make her face green. One year I followed in her foot steps and also decided to put tons of makeup on so I can look like a real witch. Sadly, I got pink eye. Therefore I never did it again... I remember all the yummy deserts she'd make and theme them with Halloween. It made my little brother and I so happy.

Then we grew older and started to not want to do the whole Halloween thing with our mom but rather with our friends. I just didn't think it was that big of a deal. Sometimes I even just stayed home and eventually my mom stopped decorating the house. I know this must have been devastating to her. I realize this now that I don't have her here. It's really sad actually.