I think we can all admit that sometimes our expectations of events are greater than reality, and Halloween is certainly no exception.
Expectation: You can’t wait for all the fun costume parties you’ll get invited to.
Reality: It’s 24 hours before Halloween and you actually have no plans at all.
Expectation: You’ll go out the night before Halloween, on Halloween, the night after….
Reality: You have class. Every. Single. Day.
Expectation: You wear your costume to class, because everyone does that, right?!
Reality: …No. Nobody does that. You’re the only one.
Expectation: You LOVE carving pumpkins. Your pumpkin’s going to look so freaking good, it could belong in the MOMA.
Reality: You remember that PUMPKIN CARVING IS IMPOSSIBLE. Who’s even good at following those patterns, anyway?!
Expectation: DIY costumes really are the way to go. Yours will actually look great.
Reality: You’ll never live up to that Pinterest picture. Don’t even try.
Expectation: It won’t be that cold out, and besides, you want to look cute!
Reality: You + 20℉ + Mini-Skirt = Human Popsicle.
Expectation: You’re going to come up with a really clever costume, and everyone’s going to think you’re so funny.
Reality: Nobody understands your costume, and you find yourself explaining it so much that you wish you’d just come as a cat or vampire or something equally as boring.
Expectation: That party you got invited to is going to be AWESOME!
Reality: The party is so lame, you’re seriously considering whether or not you should’ve stayed home and binge-watched the Halloweentown movies.
But in the end, it’s worth it, because after all…..
and we all love it.