So it’s late August here in Columbus and as I took Peeing Dog out for potty break #2,923 of the night, I felt a little chill run up my arms. Yep, I smell fall. The temperature has gone down to 50 sometime degrees and you can smell the change in the air. I love fall, but where did my summer go? I think I spent about 3 afternoons laying out by the pool. I’m not exactly a sun goddess, but I barely remember spending any time outside.  

Long gone are the summers with meaningless jobs that you called off without caring every now and again to do something stupidly fun with your friends. The summers where you just bide your time doing nothing until the next school year starts. Every summer that Boyfriend and I have been together (6 and counting!), we have gone somewhere and done something. One summer we drove from Phoenix, AZ to Buffalo, NY. Another summer I bought us tickets back to Phoenix for Boyfriend’s graduation present to visit friends. Last summer he took me to New York City for my graduation present.  Other summers in between we went camping for long weekends. This summer there was no such trip. I’m sad because I really loved that unplanned tradition of ours. This summer was filled with weekend out of town weddings- not exactly blissful vacation material. Now that I think about it- I barely noticed that it was summer and now September is right around the corner. 

But as of today, I’m done looking back. I’m looking forward and I’m seeing FALL! I always loved the fall and starting a new year in college. Moving into the new apartment and trying to make the shit hole into some awesome place to live. (It never worked.) But it didn’t matter- it was new and therefore wonderful and perfect. This is a NEW fall! We will pay our last month of rent in my last (hopefully) crap hole apartment and finally move into our new house! (I got the official “it’s ok to call it ‘our house’ stamp of approval today.) I feel similar to how I felt when I moved into my freshman dorm going to college- completely terrified for this stage of my life to begin but excited about new changes and challenges.  

Other things I love about Fall-

• Buckeye Football!!! 
• Amazing clothes and coats
• Fall TV premieres
• Puppy Season (still working on dog #2. Boyfriend fell in love with a Shmorkie- Yorkie, Shitzou mix- but told me we could only get another dog if I’m willing to trade in Peeing Dog… but at least it wasn’t a direct NO, right? I think I’m wearing him down)
• the perfect weather
• Beautiful colors all around
• Thanksgiving
• Apple Cider

 What is something you’re really looking forward to this fall?