Fall . . . .

In honor of September 1, some of the many reasons I love fall:

-Pumpkin Spice lattes at Starbucks (and, really, anything "pumpkin" to eat, drink, or smell)

-Those few glorious weeks when you can wear everything in your wardrobe in some combination

-Running outside when it's the perfect temperature

-The decorative possibilities of pumpkins, gourds, leaves, etc.

-Football games and tailgates (even when Michigan, sadly, inexplicably, loses)

-Chunky wool sweaters and cute jackets

-My birthday, Jason's birthday, Annie's birthday

-James Taylor's "October Road" CD, which is in heavy rotation at our house from Sept - Nov.

-Apple orchards, pumpkin patches, hayrides, and all those cheesy things we can do "for the kids"

Also on this first day of September, it was Jemma's first day of pigtails. Her hair, incidentally, is approximately as long as Annie's was at age 15 months. Freakish, but fun to play with. I think the pictures say it all.

Off to date-night with my husband. Rose's on the deck . . . ahhhhh . . .