Fall in Love with Autumn

Fall has always been my favorite time of year. School starts, the seasons change, the house cools down and I can start baking again. Plus, in the mid-west we are blessed with unpredictable weather which makes getting dressed everyday a choose your own adventure story. I ask myself, “Will I wear a light jacket and possibility not need it and leave it in my office? Or will I leave the house without a jacket and chance that by the end of the day that it may be snowing?” You never know what the weather will be like by the end of the day.

Plus, Autumn brings Halloween and Thanksgiving. I love those little pumpkin shaped candies and all the “food” smelling candles that come out this time of year. Plus, the smells of pumpkin pie, homemade bread, and turkey on Thanksgiving.

Fall for me is a season of the senses. Wonderful foods to smell and taste, the crisp wind to feel on your face, the sound of crunching leaves under your feet. And don’t forget all the gorgeous colors that appear in the foliage this time of year.

So, for those of you who don’t love fall as much as I do, give it a second chance. Embrace it. Smell it. Roll around in…seriously…teach your kids to jump into piles of leaves, carve a pumpkin, take your dog on a walk, enjoy this time of year. For winter is coming and then all we’ll talk about is how much we’re looking forward to spring.