Ready for fall

Fall of last year was a magically time in my life.

It was full of the "first time doing (x) as an engaged couple" moments.

First Auburn game, first Halloween, first time carving pumpkins.

And now we get to experience it all again, doing things for the first time as a married couple.

Only this time we have a front porch where we can display the pumpkins.

And fall has always been my favorite season really. Walking out of my front door in the morning to the slightly cool mornings is like a promise now – better times are on the way.

I have a huge box full of scarves calling to be set free and a closet full of jackets begging to see the outside world once more.

I can hardly wait to buy new costumes, set out my scarecrows and fill our candy jar with Halloween chocolates. I want to have a bonfire and roast marshmallows in the crisp night air and go crunching through fallen leaves, seas of red and orange.

I want to make big pots of soup and mug after mug of apple cider and hot chocolate to enjoy snuggled under a blanket wearing fuzzy socks.

It will probably be a while before Auburn, Alabama is completely done with 80+ degree weather. It's fine – I can be patient. But I sure will welcome it with open arms.