HALLOWEEN HIGHLIGHTS 2025!
Welcome to Leftover Pizzas 2025 Halloween Highlights! Check back frequently from now up until the big day for bite-sized entries and updates of spooky findings!
10/01 - It Begins - Grimey
There's something different about October this year. As I strung up cornstalks and positioned pumpkins on my front steps, I realized this was the first time I was creating a Halloween display that was entirely me. Every choice, every placement, every creative decision—all mine to make. It's a strange feeling, decorating solo in a house I've only called home since August. Not bad strange. Not good strange. Just... different. In moments it felt empowering, other times it felt lonely and most of the time both. But I think that's okay. New chapters don't come with instruction manuals, and neither does decorating your first house alone. You just try things, see what works, and adjust as you go.
Looking at my front yard now, I can't help but laugh. The left side screams "charming farmhouse" with its hay bales, orange mums, and tasteful arrangement of pumpkins leading up to those lovely rotten wooden steps. Very Pinterest-worthy. Very "I'm a responsible homeowner who knows what lattice skirting is." Then there's the right side of the yard.
At night, that farmhouse charm transforms into what I can only describe as a cornstalk cult gathering—an eerie congregation of illuminated stalk creatures. I've caught more than one dog walker freeze mid-stride when they notice. That's exactly the reaction I'm going for. After winning last year's Halloween decorating contest back in my old neighborhood, I'll be damned if I'm starting from scratch in a new town without making a name for myself.
Beyond the front yard transformation, I've also been hunting down some of the newest Halloween goodies this season, and let me tell you, the haul is impressive. I'll be reviewing all my finds here on the blog and you can start here if you haven’t already. Stay tuned and check back frequently if that's the kind of thing you're into and, let's face it—if you're here, you're into it.
Until then, happy haunting, everyone. May your October be filled with perfectly placed pumpkins, atmospheric lighting, and whatever traditions—old or new—bring you comfort in the changing seasons.