Short and Sweet

Today I am declaring fall. I know, I say this on a day that is rapidly approaching the 100 degree mark, but I say it anyway. Don't get me wrong, summer, I adore you, with your swimming pools and your barbeques, and your picnics and your baseball games. I adore being tan. I adore the laziness we can't help but fall into, the days of sleeping late (at our house, 7:30), but now...I'm afraid to tell you, it's over.

I feel myself falling for fall. I miss fall. I am tired of sweltering heat. I'm tired of you melting all my chocolate. The kids are almost back in school, and I find myself longing for the routine. So, summer, I'm kissing you goodbye for now.

Today in the shop, the kids and I started dragging out all the fall and Halloween decorations and sorting through them. Even though Halloween is my fave holiday of the year, I can't quite bring myself to put out bats and cats and ghosties...not yet. But pumpkins and apples and autumn leaves, you betcha!

I told Savannah today, "This is my favorite thing to do here in the store." I LOVE LOVE LOVE to redecorate for a new season. I love finding things I had forgotten and planning what goes where. Inevitably, I'll end up saying more than once, "You know what we could do..." It seems that a new season always brings fresh ideas.

You know, they say (Isn't it funny how often we rely on "they"?), that spring is the season of rebirth...but I think each new season brings that feeling of starting again. I'm so happy to live in a state where we feel and see each of God's seasons.

Savannah and I tackled quite a bit today...we got several of the displays done, or at least started. It's been the most fun day this week. Happy fall, y'all.