Happy Fall

Fall is officially here! There is so much that I love about this time of year. Now living in Chicago I was glad to say farewell to summer. The air is crisp and it has started to rain…and rain it has! I have already experienced getting soaked walking home from work one night, I missed my bus and my umbrella was leaking! Ugh! But I’m ready now; I have a new and larger umbrella and rain boots. Yay me! The radiator is on now in our apartment. Oh goodness we are so happy for that. Since we have no control of the heat and the weather has gotten colder we were all too pleased to have the heat filling our home. It’s the little things that make us happy out here. Ha-Ha! I was expecting all of us to get sick at least once this season since this weather is extremely different from California. And Sarah has started that process, she got sick the other day and little by little she is getting back on track.

This time of year always puts me in the best of moods. Here is a list of my favorite things about this time.

Fall scented candles
Pumpkin carving and attempting to bake the seeds
Wearing sweatshirts
Decorating
Colorful leaves
Making Halloween goodies which include popcorn balls, rice crispy treats and caramel apples
Watching Charlie Brown movies
Soups, Soups and more Soups
Going trick-or-treating with my sister and the younger kids
Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks
Wrapping myself with a big blanket reading a book
Watching movies with my daughters and dog Bubba

So here are some reasons I love fall…I’m sure you have some of your own….what are some of your family traditions that you love about this time of year?