Halloween without a jack o'lantern is like Christmas without a tree; it's still a festival but it doesn't feel right.
Kids and adults enjoy carving out their pumpkins but picking them is also part of the joy. Revel in the satisfaction that the hollowed-out gourd on your windowsill is significantly bigger than the one in next door's window.
Next door got theirs from a supermarket. You picked yours whence it grew in the middle of a field. You win.
