Its that time of year

My friend at work usually asks if I will take a walk around the building in the morning. Lately its been really chilly, but there is that smell in the air that makes it worth the goosebumps! We walk for a few laps, venting, laughing, and I spend a good amount of time crunching leaves. Each little crisp noise beneath my feet makes me smile. I have to admit, that will never get old. Usually on the third lap, I find that I have crunched all the leaves on the ground, that is usually when I start to talk.

There is something about this time of year. I don't know if it is the smell of the air, the changing colors of the trees, or just the fact that sweaters are now appropriate--- but I love this time of year. From the pumpkin cookies, to the excuse to wear thick designer tights. I enjoy every second of it. It changes something in my little heart.

I take occasional drives up the canyon just to see the colors. I love driving down roads with the tall trees on either side, because the leaves gently float down to the road. Its magical! Its fall!

There is no other way to express this little passion of mine. I love this time of year, it makes me so happy, so excited about life. I know that the snow will soon come, and I dread that moment. But for now, it is fall. It is that time of year of overloading on chocolates and worrying about what to be for Halloween. I love this time of year. I love everything it brings. Some day, I will sleep curled up in bed with my hubby and just listen to the cool breeze shake the dying leaves. There is nothing warmer than that thought- cold nights to share with a warm body. Watching scary movies and never having to hide a baseball bat in my covers with me. Fall is magical, and its appeal grows more and more as the years go by.