Fall is a Spendid Thing

Today is such a wonderful day outside. Fall in Florida is a hard thing to describe. It is pretty much like Heaven. Today it is about 65-70 degrees out. There is a light breeze and endless sunshine out there. I dressed myself in a pair of old painting shorts, an old t-shirt and went for a drive to get breakfast with all the windows down. The puppy dog BEGS to be outside for hours because he too is happy that cooler weather is here. The leaves on my tree have changed and are filling the lawn with crunchy sounding colors. The fall flavored foods and drinks have returned. The Kindergarten teacher has been bringing delicious hot apple cider to work in her crock-pot and the teachers are once again burning the apple cinnamon candles in their offices. Starbucks has brought back the Pumpkin Spice Latte again and pumpkin bagels and muffins are all around us. Ryan and I have been outside in the lawn grilling our dinner late in the evening. We also dug out the softball and mitts and have been playing catch to prep me for softball season in February. It is just a wonderful time of year. It is not as great as Christmas, but it is close.