Changes

Fall (autumn) is above all, my absolute favorite time of the year. Many people love summer with it's warm weather, lazy weekends and BBQ's. Others are more into Spring or Winter. But I am for sure all about Fall. I love the crisp cool air, pulling out my sweaters, apple picking, pumpkins, colorful leaves, spiced foods and so much more! When I was a kid I used to almost look forward to going back to school so perhaps even that has contributed to my love of the season.

So now, here we are with Fall in full swing and I couldn't be happier! Along with the changes that Fall brings (the leaves, the weather, etc)Ryan and I are going through a number of changes in our lives which are very exciting for us making this season even more ideal.

Yesterday I took Buddy for his first REAL walk through our new neighborhood and it was so lovely. It was such a big "change!" to our old neighborhood. Everywhere I turned there were squirels rummaging for nuts, kids in school uniforms playing catch in the front yard, neighbors conversing in their driveways and so much more. Perhaps my favorite part was all of the leaves that were already beginning to accumulate in the streets and front yards. It really had me anxious for my backyard to turn into a orange, yellow, brown and red blanket of leaves.

At one point I got stopped by a lady who wanted to pet Buddy and we started talking about Halloween and how many kids trick or treat and whether it's worth it to even set up candy to pass out (apparently it's VERY worth it in our neighborhood).She must have been a girl after my own heart because she told me that perhaps her favorite part of Halloween is that by then all of the leaves have fallen and you can hear the kids running down the streets with the leaves crunching under their feet.

It made me even more anxious for Halloween and our annual party!!