My family and friends tease me a little bit for doing this, but by Labor Day every year, I’m out in my front yard like clockwork putting pumpkins and other fun decor items out in celebration of fall and the cooler weather ahead.
It doesn’t matter if it’s still around 100 degrees outside — or that it’s not even October. I’m gonna be out there. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a geek for fall.
I’m not alone, either. I read an article recently that it seems like everyone starts obsessing over fall as soon as September 1st hits. It’s all about pumpkin spice lattes, baking something delicious in the oven, fires in the fireplace, piles of leaves in the front yard for the kids to play in, pumpkin patches and hayrides, sweater weather, and football games with the family.
It’s cozy time — I mean … who can argue with that?
And, of course, the transition to fall means that Halloween is right around the corner. And that means kids trick-or-treating, adults having their ghostly costume parties and families watching scary movies at 3 a.m. I’m not much for the scary movie stuff, but Scott and the kids try their best to rope me in somehow.
How do you spend your fall months? What do your kiddos have planned for their Halloween costumes? Please send us your photos and share your stories!
Who knows — you may see yourself in one of our magazines.
Happy fall, y’all!
Kelly
