The Day After...

For me, the day after Halloween is usually a day filled with a sobering melancholy as the realization of the season's end slowly sets in. My energy levels are completely drained after another successful night of trick-or-treat, and the dreadful prospect of having to put everything away for another year is the last big hurdle to face this season.

But this morning, I woke up to this...

A little bit more than the dusting that was predicted in the forecast! Luckily, all of my foggers, animatronics and lighting are already tucked away in the garage. But the unexpected coating of snow does add a really cool new element to the display, so I made sure to get out early before it melts to get some photos. 

I don't think I have ever had to deal with snow in my Halloween display before, but here we are. A sure sign of winter's impending arrival. Now I just need to rescue my tombstones and get it all safely packed away to make room for the snow shovels...

  

The Day After...

Every inch of my body aches, but I couldn't be any happier. We set everything up and the weather held out, resulting in our best yard haunt show in years. And we had a much bigger turnout than I expected. I was able to get a little video and some photos before the night time rains came, and we were able to get everything torn down and back into the garage before getting too wet. 

I'm still riding the incredible high from last night's festivities, but I'm going to take today off and just melt into the couch for the rest of the afternoon. I'll have the photos ready to go for tomorrow. I hope everybody else had an amazing Halloween!!