Thursday, September 22 marked the first day of autumn. Finally, the season of warm sweaters, apple picking and pumpkin spice lattes has arrived! The days get shorter, the weather gets cooler and the leaves slowly start changing color. No more sweating in 90-degree weather, and shorts and tank tops can officially be stored away for the year.

Well, except in Texas.

Texans will still cheer on their favorite college football team in 90-degree weather; they will get sunburnt at pumpkin patches and corn mazes; they are still sporting their summer wardrobe. The leaves on the trees in their front lawns will remain green.

Why, Texas? Why can't the season change already? The unbearable months of June, July and August have passed. We conquered the blinding sun and the intolerable heat waves. We’ve had enough of sweating profusely the minute we walk outside. It’s almost October, and summer should be behind us. Yet here in Texas, summer weather lasts half the year, and fall in Texas is simply an extension of summer.

Everyone in the Northeast, Northwest and Midwest regions is breathing in the crisp fall air. They’re beginning to wear their jeans, scarves and long sleeves and there is a subtle chilly breeze throughout the day.

Meanwhile, in Texas, temperatures are still 20 degrees hotter. At this point, all those who live in Texas can only pray that Mother Nature will work her magic and cause a dramatic temperature drop. It's happened before and hopefully, it will happen again very soon.

Regardless, luckily, everyone knows that fall will eventually arrive in Texas. The countdown to November begins now.