Archive for October 5th, 2009

Brrrr….. there’s a chill in the air here in Upstate South Carolina today. It’s a rainy, grey Monday morning and I love it! Is there anything better than snuggling under the warm covers with an open window bringing in cool, crisp air? Okay, there’s a few things better, but that has to rank right up there! Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. I put out some of our Halloween decorations yesterday and my son exclaimed, “Oh! You’re putting out our October stuff!”

This area is beautiful in the fall, especially up in the mountains of Western North Carolina. If you’ve never travelled to this part of the country, you should. So many great little towns surrounded by the majesty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The apples are ready and it’s time to plan a trip up to the orchard. Last year all we picked were Gala apples and they were beyond yummy!

What do I love about Fall: cooler weather, low humidity, college football, apples, beautiful colors, mums, apple cider, caramel apples, pumpkin pie, trips to the pumpkin patch, baseball playoffs (dang Braves!), Thanksgiving, my childrens’ birthdays, my anniversary…. I could go on and on. It’s the perfect time of year and it’s the prelude to the holidays which is just the icing on the cake pumpkin pie.

Happy Fall, y’all!!!