October is just around the corner, and I start getting ready for fall and Halloween at the end of June. So as each day passes I am just more and more excited, slowly swapping my flowy blouses and sandals for sweaters and boots. Placing pumpkins just about everywhere-including the cute little miniature ones. I even have my basket of pine cones ready. I’m a fall buff and one of my favorite activities to do in this lovely month of October is to binge watch horror movies. Sure, they don’t really scare me, after all, I am faced with the reality of life on a daily basis and really, what could be scarier than that? But horror movies are fun, and fall is lovely. Unfortunately, I live in a place where fall does not really happen in that leaf-dropping, bone-chilling, orange-and-red hue turning manner, but that still does not stop me from getting festive. So on the verge of fall, and in the midst of 18 assignments, I thought what better a way to get ready than by presenting my sentiments using some festive gifs!

Warning: These gifs may contain frightening material

1. How it feels when I can finally flip the calendar from September to October

2. Me when Starbucks breaks out all the spiced, and pumpkin drinks (ok, the pumpkin spice latte isn’t that great-tasting, but it smells amazing, smells like fall)

3. Seeing the word “autumn” in orange font, usually surrounded by graphics of leaves-true art

4. Meeting someone named “Johnny,” or alternatively, calling all the Johns you know, “Johnny”

5. That first cold breeze in the air

6. REDRUM (note: I don’t condone this, but the movie is fun ok?)

7. Walking around quoting my favorite movie of all time-shout out to my boy Lecter

8. Finding out that, yes, the 13th of October falls on a Friday this year

9. Booking tickets to Screamworld (Or the haunted house of your choice, but experience has taught me that Screamworld is simply the best)

10. Being unnecessarily superstitious about everything. I will pour salt everywhere. Y'all can’t stop me

11. Buying tons of apples because apples and cinnamon are my fall diet. Copious amounts of sugar and pastry sheets not included

12. Driving by Halloween stores (the amount of pleasure I get from this is somewhat embarrassing)

13. Orange glitter (note: orange is one of my most disliked colors, but October is an exception for this)