I love
summer. LOVE summer. I would take 100 degree days anytime, all the time. I love
pools, lakes, oceans, bathing suits, suntans, and HEAT. I love that my morning
commute is 15 minutes less without school buses. I love that the days are
longer and the light is plenty. I love that the farmers market is stocked with
fresh fruit. That pants are optional (summer dresses … what else). And shoes?
100% not necessary in the summer.
And now, in
the blink of an eye, here we are at the end of August with a high of 78
degrees. And I am in mourning. It was dark when I left for work, and a fall décor
Pottery Barn catalogue sits on my coffee table.
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Photo courtesy of my photographer mama. This is what happens when she gives me a
memory card that already had pictures on it. :) |
But fall ..
my second favorite season. Oh how I love fall, and pumpkins, apple picking, and
homemade things in quilted mason jars tied with a ribbon. Second to Christmas,
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and squeezing it at the teeny tiny tail end of
October gives us all month to celebrate. I almost don’t want to get excited,
because I know that the second I do, Mother Nature will hear me, and in the
blink of an eye summer will officially be over.
I debated
posting this. What if Mother Nature reads my blog? I decided she was more of a
Pioneer Woman kind of lady, and figured it was safe. Shhhh.
Ergo. To
ensure that fall doesn’t fly by as fast as summer did, and to make sure I
squeeze out every drop of rust-orange goodness, I made a fall bucket list.
Every item must be checked off and mentioned here, with photographic evidence.
- Go apple
picking: We go to Sky Top Orchard in Hendersonville every year.
- Make
homemade apple sauce with the fresh picked apples.
- Drink a
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte.
- Make
homemade apple butter. Can it. Share with friends.
- Pick out a
pumpkin and carve it.
- Roast the
pumpkin seeds.
- Make
homemade pumpkin sage gnocchi. Share the recipe.
- Have a back
yard bon fire with smores.
- Go hiking.
- Make
homemade apple pie. Eat it for breakfast. With ice cream.
- Make a fall
wreath. Consult Pinterest if necessary.
- Make and
wear the sweater boot socks that I pinned.
- Buy a box
of Trader Joes pumpkin muffin mix. Make the muffins. Top with cream cheese
icing. Call it breakfast, not dessert.
- Find a recipe
for and attempt homemade apple cider. Spike it if feeling crazy.
There you have
it – my must do list for fall. As long as we have a few more hot days, and I
can maybe con someone with a pool into letting me come visit, I might be
getting excited. Just might. Not confirmed.
Definitely not confirmed.
