5 Things I Love About Fall

 As September rolls around, thought of fall begin to permeate my consciousness. Living in Southern California we do not have leaves change but we do have our own fall signs. Besides the kids going
back to school here are my top Five favorite things about FALL.



1. I love that my Makeup doesn't melt when I step outside. This may not seem like it is all that big of a deal but when you have spent months having to figure out where and how you are going to repair your makeup between your trips outside. This is a lovely thing. I love when I can put my makeup on in the morning and not find my eyeliner everywhere it doesn't belong by lunch.





2. Pumpkin Everything. I love when the pumpkin flavored anything begins to come out in the stores. From the Pumpkin truffles at See's to the pumpkin spice bread at the grocery stores, I get
excited about pumpkin. And when I realized it was a vegetable...that I liked...SCORE. I like pumpkin spice soup, and ginger pumpkin spice smoothies. I like to put pumpkins around the house to decorate. I am not a fan of orange unless it has something to do with PUMPKIN!

3. Fresh Pressed Apple Cider with Cinnamon. I may live in Southern California now but I grew up in a place with seasons. I remember going to my grandmothers neighbor's house and picking cider apples with all the neighborhood kids. At the end of the day we would all be rewarded with fresh pressed apple cider. Mrs Johnson would always add just a touch of cinnamon. to this day Apple Cider feels like fall to me. I sometimes fine that fresh pressed stuff right at Sprouts.

4. SOUP. I am a weirdo and I miss fresh homemade soup during the summer. I will eat soup out but it
seems to hot to cook anything much less soup in the summer, so I don't. When fall rolls around and it gets cool or even rainy I start getting excited about soup. And my crock pot. And soup and chili and beans in my crock pot. All because I have missed that amazing feeling of being warmed from the inside out. Oh and I love to eat out of a mug. Soup is pretty awesome for that.



5. Shopping. Once Fall rolls around I have a grand excuse to be trolling on line and strolling the malls. CHRISTMAS IS COMING. Shopping at this time of year is a necessity. No one is getting mad at me for spending hours on home shopping network because well I gotta get something for Aunt Mable and I just don't know what to get so I thought I would watch 72 hours of QVC. When all else fails I can got to Raise.com and get all the gift cards I need delivered right to my door.