Looking Forward to Fall

August is almost over and September is on its way!! Next week it'll be down to the 60's and I'll get to wear my jeans and hoodies and comfy clothes outside! (If you haven't figured it out yet, I love this time of year! Fall is my favorite time). There's just so many great moments during the Fall and I have so many great memories during September and October and November. There's the chilly weather and bundling up and going to more parks because its gorgeous out (I pretty much hibernate and hide in my room during the summer because I'm like a vampire and am drained of life in the heat). There's the beautiful leaves and the smell of Autumn in the air.

So in preparation and excitement for Autumn to get here and for Summer to be over with here are ten things I love about Autumn:

The Chilly Weather: The temperature drops to the 60's and it feels amazing! There's a chilly breeze in the air and I can wear my hoodies and my jackets and my jeans and leggings and boots again. During the Summer I throw on whatever will guarantee that I am not dying of heat or suffocating in the sun whenever I got outside, therefore, my fashion? It's pretty much nonexistent in the Summer. Plus there's the fact that I don't really go outside during the Summer... if I do I try to find shade and I sit down because, well, heat. But during the Autumn? I don't mind the sun and I don't mind being outside and breathing in cool air. I don't even mind having the windows and doors of our house open. Waking up to a chilly downstairs is the best.
Pumpkin Donuts: Dunkin Donuts' Pumpkin Donuts are so yummy! Plus, this place near us called Connor Prairie has a pumpkin store that opens through October with caramel apples (double yum!) and their pumpkin donuts are amazing! We wait all year to get those things (triple yum!)
Pumpkin Carving: My mom isn't the biggest fan of pumpkin carving, mostly cuz it makes a big mess, but I love it! And I especially love it because I have two little brothers who are under the age of ten and that always makes pumpkin carving so much fun because I get to help them come up with what they're going to carve and then help them carve the pumpkins. We all test our pumpkins out by crowding into the small downstairs bathroom, stick a light in them and turn out the lights and make sure the candle glows through the carvings.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins: My mom makes the best pumpkin spice muffins! Just yesterday we were going through Hobby Lobby (which has their Halloween/Fall stuff out and of course, their Christmas stuff out because why not?) and she was like and now I can start making pumpkin muffins again! And I was like, you know... you do have access to the ingredients to make them during the Summer and other times of the year too, right? And she was like yeah, I know haha
Giant Leaf Piles: Once the colorful leaves start falling we always have tons of them in our yard and sometimes they all don't get raked up, but every year we always have one giant leaf pile in the front of our house that the little boys love to jump and play in. My mom gets some of the prettiest, best pictures of the little boys when they're playing in the leaves.
Going to Parks: We go to parks year round, even during the winter, but the parks are always the most beautiful during the Fall when the leaves are all lit up and different colors. Plus, parks are always wonderful when there's beautiful weather.
The Next Book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities Series: And every November I look forward to next book in Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities series. This year I pre-ordered the limited addition, so when it comes out it'll be delivered right to my door.

Can't wait to get that book!!
Halloween: One of my favorite times of the year is Halloween. We don't really decorate or do anything spooky or scary cuz my little brothers would get scared haha, but we do trick-or-treat and dress up. We have a fire pit that we put out front and we usually hang out with neighbor friends and dress up and the little boys go trick-or-treating and I steal some of their candy to eat. Usually, I'm the one holding the candy bowl for trick-or-treaters and so I spend most of the night sneaking treats out of there. But, it's a blast and I always have fun on Halloween. There's just something so fun about dressing up and eating candy.
Thanksgiving: The food. That is what I love about Thanksgiving. I know Thanksgiving is for getting together with family and eating and having a good time, but we've had quite a few Thanksgivings where it's just us. But I really do love when we get to go over to my grandma's and have a good time there and eat tons of yummy food.
TV Shows Start Up Again: Really, this one should have been at the top of my list cuz, I mean, if I'm going to be completely honest this is one of the best parts of Autumn. All the shows come back. Usually my October is TVD-filled, but (and this is really, really sad) this October there will be no more TVD. By October the last season of Teen Wolf will have ended *cue crying* but there is hope! There are other shows coming on... just not ones that I adore as much as I do TVD. The Flash and Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow and Stranger Things season 2 (YAY!!!) and Once Upon a Time, amongst others.

Best. Time. Of. The Year.