falling for fall

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is anyone else ECSTATIC that the weather is in the double digits? i wore a cardigan the other day without sweating. it was an out of body experience. fall is my most favorite season. it make me all giddy and inspired and wistful and hopeful and a little sad and romantic and optimistic and confident.

to me, it means new beginnings. it heralds the upcoming holiday season. it makes me think of weekends away in the mountains. when it's chilly outside, you want to snuggle up reeeal close with someone. fall brings the state fair into town. boys wear long sleeve red plaid shirts.

i love boots, layers, scarves, textured tights, pumpkin spice lattes, crisp mornings, seeing my breath in the air, hot soups, the colors of changing leaves, pumpkins, wrapping up in a blanket, the way the sunlight turns everything gold. 

these autumn inspired images make my heart beat a little faster. each day of summer that passes brings us closer and closer to the official first day of fall. 

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homemade soup with croutons. mmmmkay. 

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textured tights? yes. yes. yes. 

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apple picking. best fall date that i have never been on. 

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bob ross is good and all, but i doubt he could make this look better.

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i hope one day i know someone who has a house that looks like this. 

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if fall were a boy, i would probably hug him like this. 

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p.s. this is not the last post you read about fall. promise.