Different people have different favorite seasons. Some may love summer for the beach, or winter for the snow, but I love fall. Don't get me wrong, I love laying on the beach during the summer and enjoy not having to worry about assignment due dates and tests. However, nothing quite compares to the seasonal joys that fall brings to me. There are a million things to enjoy about fall, but here are just a few.
1. The pretty colors!
Mother nature is about to give us a beautiful show of colors. The leaves will change and fall onto the streets, the trees will soon be bare, but nothing can beat the beautiful hues or orange, yellow, and red that the season brings.
2. All the candles.
Yes, candles are a year-round kind of thing, but all the new scents during the fall make them so much better. As soon as September hits, the pumpkin, spice, and apple scented candles hit the shelves and fill everyone with joy.
3. Apple Cider!
Who doesn't love hot apple cider?!
4. Apple picking.
Nothing beats wandering around an orchard searching for the perfect apples to take home and turn into a delicious pie or jelly. Even if the perfect apple may be on the very top of the tree, that doesn't stop some of us!
5. Halloween!
When does it become socially unacceptable to trick or treat...?
6. Fall means the holidays are on their way!
Food, family, and more food... the best time of the year is right around the corner. Soon we will be surrounded by loved ones, decorating for the holidays and eating all of our favorite seasonal meals.
7. Pumpkin... everything!
Pumpkin spice, pumpkin candles, pumpkin pie, pumpkin tea, pumpkin... seriously everything. What could we POSSIBLY come up with next? I mean, really, who needs pumpkin spice flavored cereal.
8. Cool weather
This is the time of the year when the weather is not too hot, and not too cold. The mornings are cool and the evenings are still warm enough to hang out outside without discomfort. Soon, we will be able to walk to class without sweating out half of our body weight and ride with the windows down just to feel the fall breeze.
9. Cozy clothes
Come on, who isn't excited to shop for the new season?! Yes, I am talking about over-sized sweaters, new comfy jeans, and excessively large scarves.
10. Football!!
Even if you don't have a clue what is going on on that screen, it's hard to not feel a bit of excitement when football season rolls around.
11. New seasons of your favorite TV shows
12. Christmas music is coming!
It's never too soon to jam out to some Mariah Carey.
