Lately I've been obsessed with fall. Which season it is doesn't make a difference at all in my daily life, and that's kind of sad. I want to experience each season fully. Fall is an easy one to start with. I saw this little questionnaire on a blog and it was the perfect way to express my fall nostalgia.
1) What's your favorite season? (Don't be afraid to answer any season other than fall, if it's truly your favorite season!)
My favorite season iiiiiiiiiis: fall! I'll save my reasoning for the resonse to the next question:
2) What's your favorite part of autumn?
The weather finally cools down (somewhat, like in late November) after the looooong Texas summer.
I like the cold fronts themselves, those dark masses of clouds with a definite edge that I can watch approaching, feeling the chill wind whip my hair around.
When the temperatures and the humidity go down, everything seems cleaner, and even the sounds of nature outside are crisper. The interstate is about a mile from my house, and on cold mornings, I can hear it as a soft rushing noise; it's an unusual thing to like, but to me that says fall.
You know, I can't imagine that northerners appreciate autumn the way a southerner can. Yes, their season gets colder, but it's the normal state of things there; here, where autumn and winter together only consist of 25% of our year, they are truly special.
I like the smell of cinnamon and the sight of warm reds and oranges (not on trees; here that means a tree is dead. But the pumpkins and candles and all the other decorations still give me that cozy autumnal feeling, even if they must be commercially manufactured).
To top it all off, I like the anticipation that Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming, when I can count on festivities to shake up my routine-oriented life!
I like the cold fronts themselves, those dark masses of clouds with a definite edge that I can watch approaching, feeling the chill wind whip my hair around.
When the temperatures and the humidity go down, everything seems cleaner, and even the sounds of nature outside are crisper. The interstate is about a mile from my house, and on cold mornings, I can hear it as a soft rushing noise; it's an unusual thing to like, but to me that says fall.
You know, I can't imagine that northerners appreciate autumn the way a southerner can. Yes, their season gets colder, but it's the normal state of things there; here, where autumn and winter together only consist of 25% of our year, they are truly special.
I like the smell of cinnamon and the sight of warm reds and oranges (not on trees; here that means a tree is dead. But the pumpkins and candles and all the other decorations still give me that cozy autumnal feeling, even if they must be commercially manufactured).
To top it all off, I like the anticipation that Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming, when I can count on festivities to shake up my routine-oriented life!
3) What's your favorite memory of autumns past?
For years, my sisters and I would run out to the patio on the first day of fall and claim that the air felt cooler, and it really did.
I liked to sit outside on the patio to do my school work on clear, chilly days, and ride my bike as a cold front blew through in the afternoon.
As a little girl I loved collecting pine cones and acorns on walks with my family, then drawing faces on the acorns and making construction paper feathers to turn the pine cones into the cutest little turkeys.
I got so excited when we got out the boxes of winter clothes, tried them on to see what still fit, and then went shopping for new fall clothes.
I also loved going to Garden Ridge to shop for Advent candles and other holiday decorations with my mom. The store smelled like cinnamon; just walking in made me excited.
For years, my sisters and I would run out to the patio on the first day of fall and claim that the air felt cooler, and it really did.
I liked to sit outside on the patio to do my school work on clear, chilly days, and ride my bike as a cold front blew through in the afternoon.
As a little girl I loved collecting pine cones and acorns on walks with my family, then drawing faces on the acorns and making construction paper feathers to turn the pine cones into the cutest little turkeys.
I got so excited when we got out the boxes of winter clothes, tried them on to see what still fit, and then went shopping for new fall clothes.
I also loved going to Garden Ridge to shop for Advent candles and other holiday decorations with my mom. The store smelled like cinnamon; just walking in made me excited.
4) What's some of your favorite autumn foods?
Stuffed acorn squash, butternut squash soup, applesauce strudel muffins, my own homemade pumpkin chai latte, and all of the Thanksgiving foods (except for turkey. I tolerate it for the sake of tradition.)
5) What's some of your favorite things to do in the autumn days?
I still like to take walks and bike rides (in fact, my sister and I rode our bikes this very 50-degree morning. Bliss!)
On cooler days I try to do anything and everything that I would normally do indoors outdoors- hand sewing, reading. I even like to do yard work with my dad on autumn mornings.
My dad builds lots of wood fires in the fireplace on late autumn and winter evenings; my family likes to snuggle up in front of the flames to talk or read or just work on our projects.
I like to crochet new winter accessories, and there is a crochet blanket which I have been working on for about 4 years, which it is about time to finish!
On cooler days I try to do anything and everything that I would normally do indoors outdoors- hand sewing, reading. I even like to do yard work with my dad on autumn mornings.
My dad builds lots of wood fires in the fireplace on late autumn and winter evenings; my family likes to snuggle up in front of the flames to talk or read or just work on our projects.
I like to crochet new winter accessories, and there is a crochet blanket which I have been working on for about 4 years, which it is about time to finish!
6) What's your favorite autumn wardrobe additions? (Scarfs, gloves, socks, jackets, leggings, etc.)
My burgandy tights and my fur vest.
7) Does your family have any autumn traditions? (Pumpkin patch picking, Thanksgiving, etc.)
Most of our traditions center around holidays. On Thanksgiving we have the same meal every year and linger over it as long as possible, and after dinner we usually take a walk in the dark and play games. The day after Thanksgiving we decorate the house for Christmas.
Most of our traditions center around holidays. On Thanksgiving we have the same meal every year and linger over it as long as possible, and after dinner we usually take a walk in the dark and play games. The day after Thanksgiving we decorate the house for Christmas.
8) Hot cocoa or apple cider? Do you like to add anything to it such as marshmallows or ice cream?
Apple cider. Since it's not so sugary, I can drink more of it!
Apple cider. Since it's not so sugary, I can drink more of it!
9) Pecan pie or pumpkin pie? Why?
Pumpkin! The creaminess and the whipped cream that goes with it! But apple wasn't an option; if it was, that might have changed things...
Pumpkin! The creaminess and the whipped cream that goes with it! But apple wasn't an option; if it was, that might have changed things...
10) Which is your favorite month, September, October or November? Why?
November. That's when I can finally say it's really fall!
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