#280

I feel like Fall is coming in to view. And Fall approaching in the States is a whole different thing than Fall in Germany. To me, at least. 

In Germany, I waited all Winter for warm weather and sunshine. I couldn't wait to get a flip flop tan line and sweat my ass off while I sat outside with a good book. And then Summer came. With overcast skies and highs in the 70s if you were lucky. So the arrival of Fall was not a relief; it was just another day to pick out a sweater and fun socks. 

But this Summer, I have actually seen the sun. My husband says my feet look dirty because he is not used to my flip flop tan lines. And I have sweat buckets playing with my daughters under blue skies. I had almost forgotten how much I dislike grey skies. 

So, as the temperatures fall and the darkness ascends before the girls' bedtime, I am embracing the Lady Autumn. I am already thinking about Halloween costumes and leaf shaped sugar cookies. With orange frosting, of course. I have started to put away shorts, and have dug out the girls sweaters.

I am going to celebrate this season and everything it has to offer. Hay rides, apple cider, pumpkin carving, and sweaters with fun socks.