huh??

Ok, a weird thing is happening to me as the thermometer drops... I'm a little excited for fall to be here! WHAT?!?!

Here's the thing... every year right around August, I start getting deathly afraid that winter is getting closer and closer. It's true. May is my favorite month of the year, because the weather is beautiful and winter is FAR FAR AWAY. Then once June passes, I can hardly enjoy the rest of summer because I know that winter is creeping itself closer and closer to me. It's ridiculous, I know, but I'm not kidding.

But this year, something has gone awry and I am finding myself pulling out fall decorations with glee. In fact, I was excited yesterday to buy apples at the grocery store to match the wonderful new decor the apartment is sporting. And I can't wait to light those vanilla and pumpkin spice-scented candles I put away after Thanksgiving last year. Huh?? What is going on?

Perhaps a change in geographic location has prompted this paradigm shift. Or perhaps all the rich, warm colors and smells and the comfy blankets and the cool breezes of fall remind me of home.

Mmmmm.... I miss home.