Wonderful Time of Year

Song of the Day: Kissing a Fool by Michael Buble

This is a sappy, gooey, warm-fuzzy post.

Why?

It's October! If I could, I would wrap a warm scarf around this post. Never mind it's 77 degrees outside.

This is the most romantic month of the year. Fall leaves, moondances, our anniversary, Halloween. Well, Halloween might not be very romantic, but it was the first time I brought Fitz by to meet my parents, so there's a little bit of sappy nostalgia I get when Halloween rolls around. And wow, that was five years ago now! Where does time go?

October is also wonderful because of things like this:

Earl Grey with milk and sugar. Perfect on a rainy October morning.

How adorable is this mug? Fitz got it for me. So when it's cold outside, I can enjoy my sweet owl mug and gaze into the eyes of this funny creature as I sip my tea.

And as for gooey? Well, last Friday was my late grandmother's birthday, and so to honor her, I made her chocolate pie. I even bought the Cool Whip that goes on top.

Delightful.

And I ate it. And maybe a slice more.

Autumn, fall. It's magical. George Eliot is quoted as having said,

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."

And our little one is rapidly approaching his due date! He's a squirmy one! We often wonder if he'll be as squirmy on the outside as he's been on the inside. I guess we'll find out soon!

So happy we're having a fall baby. He may even decide to show up at the end of October, who knows? I have to admit, I'm a litle sad we're missing out on dressing him up for Halloween this year, because of this:

Who wouldn't want to be a goldfish for Halloween??

But I'm not too worried. There'll be next year, and the year after that...