Fall

I love fall! It is truly the best season. The weather cools down, nights are crisp, you can don all those sweaters that have been waiting in the closet. I love the decor, the leaves changing, the mountains ablaze with color, but mostly I love the smells. I can smell the "campfire" smell as people begin to use their fireplaces. There is cinnamon everywhere. And i begin to bake fall treats. Gingersnaps, pumpkin bread, pies, hot chocolate. In Denmark there is a word that doesn't really translate, it describes almost a feeling and it is hard to describe but it is how fall makes me feel. Hygge. It is coziness, and home, and feeling secure and happy. Everyone has their own way to describe it, but to me it is fall. It is how I feel when I'm home with my family drinking hot chocolate, watching Charlie Brown's halloween special. It is making christmas treats with my kids, and writing christmas lists. It isn't just fall but when I think of fall I think of hygge.

October 1st is a great day because it is when I feel like fall really begins, we can get out our decorations, start thinking about the holidays, and plan our christmas. I force myself not to break out my christmas music yet, I let the anticipation build a little longer so I can truly savor my favorite music. November 1st is when I pull it out, too soon for many but just right for me.

So this is a short and sweet post but I am a happy girl, and though I say I wish fall would last all year I know I wouldn't love it quite as much if it did, it wouldn't be the same, there would be nothing to look forward to. It is, however, far too short. (But like most short things the happiness it brings makes up for the lack of size or amount of time, just look at me) :D