Fall is here....

Autumn is by far my favorite season. Things seem more crisp and clean, the sky looks prettier and the air smells cleaner. It's not too cold nor is it too warm. Baking and cooking is much more fun and the food just tastes better. Fall brings in the holidays and the 'fun' season starts. Some look at fall as the death of nature ready to bring in the cold winter. I don't know if it's because of school starting but I look to fall like the beginning of the year. As summer draws to an end so many things start up in the fall and it becomes one of the busiest times of year. It's the time of year when families come together to celebrate the holidays and it makes the beginning of winter much more exciting. Of course once January hits I'm ready for spring. Around February I'll be just a excited for spring.

I look forward to what the year will bring and I look forward to apple pie, pumpkin pie, chili, turkey, and baked ham. I look forward to the bonfires and time spent with family stuffing ourselves and playing games. I look forward to shopping for my loved ones and decorating the house for the holidays. I look forward to watching the same old 'holiday' movies. Once fall comes I feel like a little girl anxiously awaiting for the Thanksgiving dinner, and picking out the Christmas tree while all having some hot chocolate, reading the real Christmas Story to the kids and singing happy birthday to Jesus and and having birthday cake on Christmas Eve. Watching my kids eyes light up at the sight of gifts.

How grateful I am to be able to have what we have and to enjoy what we have. We all should really examine hearts and instead of being disgruntled or depressed around the holidays realize how fortunate we are to have the freedom to celebrate them. How fortunate we are to be able to celebrate them with our loved ones. This is such an exciting time of year for me. I wish you all a 'Happy Autumn' and hope you enjoy it as much as I do.