Fall has always been my favorite season; I love the cooler air, fall colors, football season, holidays (Halloween!!), and yes, even the return to school when I was a kid. I feel like I was robbed of autumn all of those years living in Texas: it doesn't really cool off, the leaves don't change color (unless brown counts), and school starts in mid-August.
But in the ABQ, we just had a weekend with highs in the low 70's, spent hours parked on the couch watching college football, planted huge mums and hacked back summertime plants, and cooked some favorite fall foods (pumpkin cake!!). I feel like I'm forcing an early autumn in my house, probably because I feel the clock ticking regarding the baby. I bought Halloween costumes in July. I ordered a Halloween count-down calendar last week. I'm making Christmas gift idea lists and am well underway with Christmas projects. I've even started thinking about what to cook for holiday dinners, where to put a Christmas tree in this house, and how I'm going to cut back on all that I want to do to accommodate a newborn. It's all very exciting. Last year, autumn consisted of 9 glorious days in France in November, and the other 3 months with a completely torn up house and all holidays spent on the road. It's nice that this year my favorite season coincides with nesting and welcoming a new baby, and can be spent doing my favorite thing: taking care of my family.
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Fall is my favorite season too. And I love your last sentence! Soo sweet. Your family is lucky to have you!
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