I can remember snow on some Halloween nights growing up. Having to layer your costume with warm clothing, having it bulge out, all in the pursuit of. free candy.

Oh, the things you would do just to claim your stash.

It would all be worth it when you got home and felt the tingling of your extremities as they warmed up while dumping a mountain of salt & sugar on your floor. Little did you know that your parents would secretly siphon off some of the bounty while you slept.

As a Canadian, it was the one time of year where you didn’t care what the weather was doing. Snow? Rain? Windstorm?

You’d take it all.

Then one day your childhood escapes as you decide not to go out. The weather suddenly seems annoying and while you still long for the free treats, you settle for other things: giving out candy, party with friends, a movie night.

The adult world approaches and it’s time to put away childhood things.

But…

every snowy Halloween, you remember what it was like to be young again.