This is my fifth year of giving out full-size bars. I just bought a new house so it’s my last year in this neighborhood. I decided to do “Candy or Ramen?” I was expecting about 300 trick-or-treaters so I bought enough bars for about 3/4 of them, and one case of ramen.

I ran out of ramen after 90 minutes. When the kids found out I had ramen, their faces lit up more than when they found out about the full-size bars. One girl came dressed as a cup of ramen and I had the ramen in her bag before she could even open her mouth. I’ve always loved hearing kids shout about how our house had the big candy, but now it was mixed with “They’ve got RAMEN!”, depending on what they chose. I’m definitely buying two cases next year.

I dressed as Ms. Rachel and did my best to speak to the young kids in her voice. I must have done a passable job because multiple toddlers attempted to come into my house to play and I kept getting complimented by parents on how I sounded just like her. I even sang the “Uh-Oh Song” when a toddler dropped their bucket and I helped them pick up their spilled candy.

At my house, everyone gets a treat. Young kid, older kid, grown-ass adult, costume or not, shy, non-verbal, doesn’t matter to me.

Next year, at my new house, I might bust out the cotton candy machine, depending on the neighborhood’s vibe. That would be in addition to the full-size bars and ramen, of course. Tomorrow, I’m headed to Spirit Halloween to purchase a heavily discounted lawn decoration or two for next year.

Good golly, I love Halloween.