It is FALL! My favorite time of year!!
Ever since I can remember, I have always loved this time of year. Fall. Just hearing the word, or typing it in this case, makes me so happy! The thought of seeing pumpkin spice everything gives me such joy. The ever-changing landscape of our forest as the leaves shed their green skin for colors of orange, gold, burgundy, fluorescent shades of red and a coral color that I only see at this time of year paints an incredible picture. Fall! It also takes me back to when I was a child and would go to church on Wednesday nights. It would be warm to start off with, but as the sun set, the night air became chilly. I would don a sweater or a jacket and walk home with my mom and brother -- dad would stay behind to lock up the church. We would walk the path that led us home and would crunch the leaves that had fallen as we made our way. Sometimes in the fall, we would have a fire outside at someone's house and roast hot dogs and marshmallows. I remember thinking how delicious