Well i cant even remember the last post i published, but i do know it is has been long overdue! But the time has come for the seasons to change - which i tend to have a love hate relationship with! Living in Michigan, there is the advantage to have 4 seasons and i love the smells and the colors and the feeling you get as soon as a new season approaches. But, around this time of year, it can be quite depressing when you have to start putting the heat on, putting the fleece sheets on the bed and layering the coats, scarfs and mittens. However, I tend to get that giddy grin when you smell the crisp cool air and the amazing colors of the leaves as they start to change to the vibrant orange, magenta and deep red. The little kid in my comes out and i just want to go pick some leaves off the trees to keep! And an even better advantage to the season change is the coming of holidays!! and this month has one of my favorites...Halloween!!! i have always been a huge fan of this holiday, where creativity is at an extreme! but i also have an even higher appreciation for this holiday from my time spent in Australia where they don't celebrate and have no desire to...they are seriously missing out!!
This past weekend i took my man to the apple orchard, which i was quite surprised to find out he does not go once a year like most michiganders do. and when i talk bout smells of the season, nothing beats the smell of fresh apple cider and donuts and carmel apples.. hmmmmmm! We took a wagon ride, picked out the oh so perfect little pumpkin to carve and grabbed ourselves a a gallon on fresh apple cider! It was favorite trip of mine that we shared and i only wish my little pumpkin would last longer than a week.
But my all time favorite part of holidays, is the decorations! and i partially blame this on my mother since she is an interior decorator... i never had my wedding planned out since i was five like most girls, instead i know exactly how i want to decorate each room in my dream house! and when you get my momma, my sis and myself together, you better watch out cuz we get a little crazy and go decoration overload! ha From pumpkins, to 5 foot paper mashaed witches, cobweb covered bushes and skull lanters, everyone knows it is time for halloween!
But thats what sets off the little spark of warmth in my heart, its those moments and those traditions that get carried on each year that put that smile on my face that feeling of when i was young again and the only worry i had was how to have the coolest and craziest halloween costume of the year!
no matter how old you may be, or how far you may be from those that mean the most, carry on the traditions that put the warmth back into you home and heart because there is no age limit on holidays....and there is a reason for it!
Trick or treat, smell my feet
give me something good to eat!
happy halloween!
