FALL

Okay, It's getting close to my favorite time of year and I just have to blog about it :) Some of the temps the past couple nights have totally gotten me "in the mood" for fall! Even though it was almost 90 degrees today, tonight is a little cooler and so I broke out a Cinnamon Apple candle to give the house the aroma of fall! If the temperatures would just go down (at least into the low 80's), then I'd be able to decorate for fall. My husband is holding me back or else I would have totally decorated this past weekend. I mean what's wrong with putting a scarecrow in my yard when it's 90 degrees outside? Our grass looks like hay anyway (since it's all dead thanks to NO RAIN this summer), so we've kinda got the fall look already going!

So what do I love about this wonderful season... I love the colors of fall of course. All the trees changing color. Drives in the fall are the best! And I don't mind all the leaves falling either as it's a great workout raking them all up! I love the crisp air (smell of fall) and the smell of bonfires. I love having my windows open, planting mums, lighting my pumpkin spice and apple cinnamon candles, going to the apple orchard , the pumpkin patch, and fall festivals. I hope to go to some fall festivals this year too (just because I love the atmosphere, not to shop of course). And finally, another great reason to love fall... in three days (September 1st) Starbucks will be serving my addiction... the Pumpkin Spice Latte! Now the true test will be holding back from getting too many of these on the drive into work (it's not in the budget of course to have one everyday, let alone a couple times a week). Yes, the Pumpkin Spice Latte is my weakness. It's a good thing they don't sell them year round... just for about 4 months.

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There are many things that I celebrate in the fall too, so that may be another reason I love this season. My birthday is October 6th (the big 3-1 this year). Our wedding anniversary is October 9th (6 years this year). The anniversary of my job is in October too (Oct. 14th - 8 years this year). My favorite thing to do in October is to visit Nashville, IN and Brown County. It's the essence of the season for me... the small town charm, the colors of all the trees, the smell of apple cider, and the crisp air. It's the town Steve and I got married in, and we always take a day trip down each October to celebrate (and we usually stop at Appleworks on the way home to get some apples).

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All in all, I just can't wait for it to finally be here! So here are some pics from falls past to keep the mood going... How could these not get you "in the mood" for fall...

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2008 - Backyard Fun!

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2006 - Carving Pumpkins

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2005 - Waterman's Fall Fest

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2003 - Painting Pumpkins