Halloween does often pose a rather difficult day for the perfect date.  It's not like you can make ghosts and goblins that romantic.  Also, the cliche Halloween party where you and your counterpart rack your brains trying to come up with creative costume ideas never makes for a pleasant evening.  Last year, however, I came up with a great idea.  I took my girlfriend to a local pumpkin patch/farm where we enjoyed a relaxing day "pumpkin pickin' ".  While there, we carved the cutest jack-o-latern with big hearts for eyes and large lips (think Rolling Stones) using paper stencils that I prepared beforehand.  The stencils were really easy to make.  I just traced them on paper.  She really loved the fact that I had planned out the stencil idea before hand, and my efforts were rewarded with a big kiss. 

 

Then, when it got a little darker outside we went on a romantic hayride that stopped along the way for a marshmallow roast.  Who knew snuggling in the hay was as much fun as a roll in the hay?  And, to be able to enjoy some s'mores with your significant other really is an experience to be cherished. 

 

Afterwards, we enjoyed getting lost in a corn maze where we occasionally snuck in a kiss or two as we hid in the stalks.  Finally, I brought along a couple of silly masks that we later donned and stopped by our friends for some trick-or-treating.  We shared our candy just like little kids when we got home.  It was a return to childhood almost.  It really was a great Halloween.