Thursday, September 24, 2009

::: embracing fall

okay. let's talk fall. autumn. the season that we are now--officially-- participating in.

round about the middle of august, i became overcome with this undeniable feeling of absolute dread. it felt like a real sickness. i was devastated that my beautiful, glorious summer sun, and warm air, was going to be slowly drifting away from me. i wanted more hot days. more tan skin. more excuses to exercise my obnoxiously large flip flop collection. i was downright angry. i shook my proverbial fist at the sky, screaming "WHY? WHY?". i mean, maybe fall and winter could pass us this year?.....right?

but no such thing happened. nor will it ever. and i began to relinquish to fall.

then the unthinkable happened. i got an anthropologie catalog in the mail. followed by a toast catalog. and the coats and sweaters were so dreamy. then i saw the worlds most adorable scarf at target. and the cutest thanksgiving table additions on etsy. and then. THEN. i tasted this seasons first sip of starbucks pumpkin spice latte.



and it was all enough to throw me from my complacency about the seasons, right into a full on fall embrace. i am now pretty much ecstatic for fall. so much so- i was actually a little put out that it's been so hot and humid here in the Mitten, this week. i now have the urge to don a big cozy sweater. to curl up with fuzzy socks and a mug of coffee and watch charlie brown specials on tv. i want to feel the crunch of leaves. taste the extra-sweetness of fresh cider. maybe bake a pie.

funny what happens when we give up trying to control the things we cannot change, and simply do our best to enjoy what we've been given.

i raise my pumpkin spice latte to you. and to enjoying the journey. regardless of the weather.

3 comments:

  1. This made me laugh. Fall is my favorite so it's funny to hear from somebody who doesn't want it to come! ;) Aren't those catalogs so lovely??? Just in love with them!!!

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  2. i'm glad you've decided to embrace the season. :) summer is so hot and muggy here that i welcome fall with open arms!

    want to hear something blasphemous?? i have yet to have a pumpkin spice latte yet this year. everyone has been posting about them, but we have a local coffee shop chain that is a lot more prominent than starbucks (which is pretty rad, i think) and i just never make it there! but you're inspiring me to make a saturday morning trip across town for one this weekend. :)

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  3. jamie: LOVE the catalogs!
    sonya: the trek across town will be worth every inch! the PSL is NOT to be missed :)

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