Good-Bye Summer

I know a lot of people say this, but I am totally resisting fall. Why? Because I live in a part of the U.S. that sees approximately 2 weeks of real summer weather. In all seriousness, last week it was in the 90's and this week it's in the 60's. This year, I have been waiting all those long spring months for the weather to actually be HOT. It finally came just a few weeks ago and before I could even get tired of it, it was gone. As part of my resistance I kept telling myself that it would warm back up or that this was just some weather fluke. And then I started to get really bummed. Just this evening it was grey and rainy outside. As I was doing the dishes my mind started to wander off to all the things about fall that I LOVE. So as a way to pump myself up (and maybe another fall-resistant reader) I wanted to compile a list of all the things I'm looking forward to when fall officially starts.

1. Sweet potatoes
2. Crock pot cooking
3. Soups
4. Stews
5. Cooking with pumpkin
6. Starting school again
7. Sweaters
8. The Holidays
9. Citrus fruits being in season
10. Cozying up inside and under lots of blankets