My husband thinks I’m a chronic season jumper. Like in June I start wishing it would just hurry up and be cold outside so we could warm up some cider and go to the pumpkin patch. Then the cold weather comes and I’m all “I can’t wait for sunshine and tiki torches and kids smelling like sunscreen”. Sometimes it drives him nuts. But this year I’ve been pretty good. Trying to enjoy the season I’m in. Well…except for that little Christmas in July party I threw for a few girlfriends.
That says 99 days til Christmas…its as high as it would go.
So last weekend when John wanted to have one last hoorah on the lake, I was all about it. It would give me one more chance to get the kids smelling like sunscreen and have some sort of fun in the water…then I would feel the freedom to move on to Fall.
John’s Uncle Johnny was so gracious to let us come out to his houseboat and take us skiing, tubing, and jet skiing. The kids had a ball in the boat and Jac LOVED riding on the inner tube! Of course my camera died before he got on the tube, but here are a few pics from the last day of summer…
So now I feel full freedom to jump head first into FALL!!! MY FAVORITE!
Here are just a few little reasons why Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year…
PUMPKIN CANDLES!!!
And this one is incredible. It’s from Target. It’s Pumpkin Cheesecake. And it has a wooden wick that CRACKLES while it burns. It smells unbelievable. It seriously makes my day.
PUMPKIN BREAD!
Are we noticing a theme yet? This stuff made my house smell twice as pumpkiny good yesterday. And it tastes even better than it smells. The even better news? The boxed mix takes like 5 minutes to stir and tastes just as good as the homemade stuff to me.
CANDY CORN!
I really shouldn’t leave this stuff out like this. It’s a cavity calling my name. And what is in this stuff? Sugar and wax? Who knows, but it’s de-lish. And it’s everywhere this time of year. And according to Elf – one of the 4 major food groups.
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES!!!!
And last but CERTAINLY not least – the pumpkin spice latte. These people at the Starbucks company who came up with this thing should get raises. Halloween bonuses. This thing is like crack. Enough said. (Thanks Jen for bringing me one yesterday! You know a way to a girls heart…pumpkin coffee.)
So what’s the point? Tune in to Seasons, Part 2. Your’re hooked now aren’t you. Go get a pumpkin latte and some candy corn and light a pumpkin candle. You’ll smile.
