Being an October baby, I might be slightly biased when it comes to the fact that fall is my all time favorite season. In fact, I’ll even try to convince you that fall should be your favorite season too. The truth is that there’s so much more to fall than just Halloween candy and costume parties. It’s full of beauty wherever you look.

One of the greatest things about fall is that it’s a constant reminder of all of the wonderful holidays soon approaching. And I’m not talking about Halloween, although that’s great too. I’m talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas, my two favorite holidays, where love and spending time with family are at the top of everyone’s to-do lists. Cooking holiday dinners with my mom is one of my favorite things to do, and I love the smell of our home during these days. I absolutely love coming home from college and being able to spend much needed time with my family, in the beautiful city of Boise, Idaho. There’s so much to be grateful for during this time of the year, and I love that fall is the perfect reminder of this.

With the holidays approaching comes all of the fall festivities. Everything from pumpkin patches and apple picking, to sipping on pumpkin spice lattes while watching college football, I can’t seem to get enough of it. I love taking daytrips to the local corn mazes with my friends, and while it’s hard to admit, I also love the good amount of time that we spend there, trying to capture the perfect candid photo of us all laughing, surrounded by all of the perfectly orange colored pumpkins. On colder nights, I especially love sitting around a bonfire, roasting marshmallows and telling stories with these same people who mean the world to me.

While these nights can get a little chilly, fall weather is nothing short of perfect. The beauty of the leaves on the trees before winter takes them away is one of my favorite sights to look at. I love the crisp autumn air and the way the breeze blows through my hair. The outdoors looks like a perfectly painted picture during this season, which makes activities like hiking and bike riding that much more enjoyable. On cooler days when being outdoors seems too much to bear, I love taking a trip to the local coffee shop and observing the fall weather through a window as I sip on something hot. And I particularly love all of the outfits that fall weather gives me the opportunity to wear. Boots, sweaters, leggings, flannels, beanies and baseball caps. It’s a no wonder why I always want to go shopping during this time of year.

Fall is by far the greatest season of the four. It’s a season that brings people together, the kind of season in which you can feel the love that’s in the air. It’s a time to make memories that will last forever and spend days with the people you love. Fall brings new adventures and great opportunities, so live each autumn day to the fullest and be forever grateful for this beautiful life we live.