As college students, there are not many holidays that we love more than Halloween. As SHU seniors, this year’s celebrations may very well be the best yet. Our favorite place is opening its doors for us to get together and have some Red’s-style pre-holiday festivities. If you’re a senior attending Red’s this Wednesday, here are some thoughts you may be having:
1. How risqué of a costume is socially acceptable?
If there’s one thing that Mean Girls has taught us, it’s that Halloween is the prime excuse to dress up any way you’d like with no fear of judgement. Keep in mind though, ladies, that this is a party at an on-campus bar. With that being said, save that ultra-sl*tty costume for the weekend and go for something a little less revealing for your Wednesday night celebrations. After all, one of the best parts of Halloween as SHU seniors is that you technically have four nights to celebrate.
2. How many pumpkin beers is too many pumpkin beers?
Whether or not you’re comfortable with admitting it, guys and gals, we’re suckers for those cute little pumpkin beers in the glasses with the cinnamon sugar rim. The dangerous thing about these drinks is we often forget to realize that, just because something tastes so delicious, does not mean that it loses its alcohol content. Sadly, as far as pumpkin beers go: the limit does exist.
3. I cannot eat anything that will further accentuate my bloating.
While we may revel in the fact that this holiday allows us to wear a cute crop top or a skimpy little dress, we hate that we have to be conscious about the amount of tots or free wings that we consume at Red’s. Of course it’s not the beer you’re slugging with your friends that’s contributing to the bloating. It’s never beer’s fault.
4. OK, maybe my costume is a bit too much.
Concerned that your costume is a big over-the-top? Don’t fret. How many more on-campus Halloween celebrations will you get to have in your life? Gather up a group of your friends and come up with a killer costume idea. A year from now, sadly, we may not have the option of going all-out with our Halloween looks.
5. You have come to the harsh realization this is technically the last year it is acceptable to appropriately celebrate this holiday.
As much as we hate to acknowledge this, halfway through the semester our time left together is limited. With one last Halloween left together, make a vow to yourself and your friends that you will be willing to rally, no matter how completely worn out this week may have made you. It’s our last time to make ourselves look like fools with our friends and dress any way we’d like to. We all know that growing up sometimes sucks, and a large part of this can be attributed to the fact that Halloween isn’t celebrated like this in the adult world. Here’s to going all-out for the rest of our numbered days together, class of 2016.
Sorry, everyone. But the limit actually does exist. Only seven more months until graduation (*tears*).
So, seniors, gather up your crew, prepare your costumes and let’s make our last Halloween together the greatest one we’ve had so far.