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The title sounds confusing but just bear with me. I love Halloween. I have enjoyed this day since I was a kid. Dressing up in costumes and getting to be whoever you want for the night excites me. However, it also has its faults. This has caused me to have a love/hate relationship with the weekend of Halloween.

My first issue with Halloween is the pressure of having the perfect costume. As this is my second Halloween in college, I still have yet to buy a costume that I am absolutely in love with. Is it the end of the world that I have to wear a costume that I do not like for five hours or so? No. Is it a little bit annoying that I simply cannot find any costume that I love on me? Yes. My problem occurs when I buy a costume and the first time I try it on I love it but then when I try it on again the week of, for some reason I end up disliking it. It does not make much sense at all due to the fact that my body has not changed at all. But I think the pressure of looking perfect for this holiday gets to me.

My next issue is the weather that comes with this season. I go to college on the east coast. This means that the weather for Halloween since I was born has been all over the place. One Halloween as a kid I even remember that it was snowing. My issue is that every costume I have worn has always been a short dress or a short skirt or anything along those lines. This means that for a part of the night I am absolutely freezing outside regretting my costume choices. I should really blame this on my unpractical costume choices. But hey it’s only like this for one night.

Although Halloween does have these negatives, I do still thoroughly enjoy the weekend and reminisce on it when it is over. It is the time that me and my friends get to do group costumes and take pictures that we get to look back at later in life. The memories that I will be making inspire me to stay excited for the weekend. Although it may be impractical costumes in the freezing cold, you only get four Halloweens in college. You have to make each of them count. If I did not go all out this weekend, I know in a couple years I would look back and say “I wish I could have done more”.

At least if I live this weekend to the fullest, I will hopefully not have any regrets in my future when it comes to Halloween.

Gabby Martin is a sophomore writer for Her Campus. This is her second year writing for this organization. She writes about her emotions and current life situations while also talking about mental wellbeing and self care. Outside of Her Campus she is studying Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, and Inclusive Education. Last year writing for Her Campus brought her so much happiness that she cannot wait to embark on a second year with this amazing chapter. She is from Caledonia, New York which is about 30 minutes outside of Rochester. In her free time she's love to spend time with her friends going out to eat or going on walks. She love reality tv shows as well as cheesy romantic comedies. Her favorite food is bagels and she drinks a coffee every single morning when she wakes up. Her main goal in life is to have an imprint on someone's life or have a positive influence on the choices they make in life. She's a girl who definitely makes a ton of mistakes and tries to help others not make the same ones.