Stumble It!
This summer needs to die. Preferably quickly and painfully. I love being outside, watching Mike push Charlotte on the swings or see the pride in her face as she climbs her rock wall by herself. Sawyer loves watching the leaves of the trees against the backdrop of the sky. I love reading a book in our Adirondack chairs, baby on lap, toddler running off all of her energy.
However, this summer has been NASTY and we've actually been outside less than normal. Not only was I ginormously pregnant for the first half of it and could do little but whine, curse, and sweat, but even now back in decent shape I can't enjoy it. The air sticks to my skin, the heat makes people irritable, and the mosquitoes feast on me like they were Britney and I were a cheeto. Our backyard, gorgeous, green and leafy stands empty most of the summer because it is just too gross to go out and enjoy. So even though the next few days promise to continue the sucktastic suckiness, here are some things I am looking forward to as the air cools and the mosquitoes DIE:
-The colors of the leaves. Hopefully, we can get to Mike's parent's upstate house in the Adirodacks and enjoy the fall the way fall was meant to be enjoyed - in the mountains:
(view from front porch)-Lowered electric bill. This month? 512$. I shit you not.
-Fresh air blowing through the house
-Kids in hats
(Charlotte, 5 months)-pumpkin pie
-Thanksgiving
-football
-lager beer on a crisp day
-Halloween
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Apple Crisp
Chili
Apple Cider
The steam that comes off of Hot Coffee on a cold morning
Fleece Sleepers
Socks
Pumpkin Bread
Cinnamon candles
Hot Cocoa
The crunch of leaves under foot
That ripe smell that leaves let off as they fall
Oooooo I love the fall. Hurry up and get here all ready!
I'll make you feel better, my electric bill last month...$790...that damn pool.
NEW BABY
lower temperatures
halloween candy
lower temperatures
pumpkin pie
lower temperatures
watching tv under a blanket
lower temperatures
oh, and lower temperatures.
Holy crap; that's a HIGH electric bill.
Here's my list:
Chili
Sweaters
Socks
Burning candles
Leaves turning color
Halloween (what are my kids going to be this year?)
Thanksgiving
A trip to NJ
$512!!! I thought out $416 (no pool, evil sprinklers that our real estate agent keeps *forgetting* to turn off)was bad, I hate Az.... *Grumbles*
Halloween
Kids going outside
Halloween
Talking to my friends at home who are gonna be covered in snow and complaining about my 70 degree weather
Halloween
Pumpkin ANYTHING
Halloween
Pulling out the Faux Mink from hubby's trip to Saudi
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Halloween
AND
Hubby graduating school (the main classes before his set that he added so he ends closer to the move date, might as well lear what he can while we are here) which happens on HALLOWEEN
OH YEAH, and
HALLOWEEN!!!
College Football
Apple Cider
Hot Cocoa
Cooler weather
Not sweating
Long evening walks
Cheesy holiday movies
Pumpkin Pie
Gorging myself at Thanksgiving
Halloween Costumes!
I could go on and on, this is my favorite season
OH, and the possibility of less typos!
-COOL AIR
-the smell of leaves
-pruning back the jungle that has grown in the summer heat
-taking that first invigorating breath in the mornings
-fall festivals
-snuggling up under a blanket
-sweatshirts and jeans (basically, anything other than the five or so outfits I wear all summer, I'm so sick of them)
-Halloween (my birthday!)
-Thanksgiving
-doing ANYTHING outside without sweating like a pig!
The electric bills listed on this post are insane! I have central air and a pool and thought my $150 bill was bad. Where do you guys live? The farthest corners of Hell?
Oh yeah, my fall happy list:
~NEW BABY (13 days till due!)
~wearing jeans and long shirts
~using the fireplace
~10 year class reunion
~taking walks and not creating pools of sweat in my bra
~the Poconos
~drinking beer at football games
~pumpkin pie
~trick or treating
NO HUMIDITY!!
And holy crap! $512! $790!! I was pissed b/c my electric bill was $162. Holy crap!
Apple crisp
Apple cider
Pumpkin/apple picking
Decorating for Fall
Jeans and long sleeve shirts
The crunch of leaves as we walk
My trip to Jersey
Open windows
Not shaving my legs every.damn.day!
The smell of Fall
No humidity
My electric bill will drop as the central air won't be on 24/7 like it has been since May. BUT, my gas bill will go from the $18 per month it has been (meter fee) to between $180-$240 a month. Can't say I love that.
Oh how I love Fall. For damn real!
I am SO over with summer.
Today was the most uncomfortably hot nasty day I can remember all summer.
I can't wait for the skeeters to DIE (I got 4 bites standing outside for about 5 min around 2pm today.)
I ditto all the lists above.
And our electric bill was freaking $491 in Aug. Not looking forward to the bill this month.
And I am going to *try* to get out for your birthday. Can't make any promises yet. Even if it's just coming over in the morning and being jealous of all your hangovers...I'll bring the baby and bagels! :)
I hate to be the opposite, but what I most look forward to about fall & winter would be that they are quick so I can get back to my beloved summer.
That's a terrible bill, truly sucktastic! I'm looking forward to a fire in the fireplace on a chilly night, candy corn mixed with dry roasted peanuts, apple pie with real apples, hopefully some Indian summer days, and a trip to Duluth in October. Hopefully there will still be some fall colors to see.
What am I looking forward to? Of course, the birth of my baby boy!!!
Open windows at night!
I LOVE summer & am so sad to see it go...But I also love the transition into fall & here's what I'm looking forward to:
-Apple/pumpkin picking
-Fall Festivals - there are lots by me
-Sleeping with the windows open
-Sweater weather: you know where you can leave your house with a cute pair of jeans & a cute sweater to run errands and not look too dressed up or too scrubby
-Making huge batches of chili or spaghetti sauce on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon
- My Halloween party
what about the high school reunion?
I'm soooo looking forward to Halloween! Also all the apple stuff. Matt wants to go apple picking.
And, no humidity!
She is so friggin cute!
Halloween
Ava's 2nd birthday
Pumpkin Picking
Thanksgiving night grab bag picks
FOOTBALL
Parent/Teacher conferences
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