Today I was adding some touches to Alex's bedroom, this strange, but fun tree I cut out for his wall, and it really made me think about what this week signifies. It's the second day of the great month of September. Somehow I think that God flipped a switch on the weather system because yesterday was the first day of September and even though the technical first day of fall is still but a couple of weeks away, the temperature has suddenly dropped. At the same time, there seems to be a major decline in humidity here too! I have been anticipating the feeling of fall and have been waiting for September to get here because that's when it all begins… The feeling of change in the air, the crispness of cooler months approaching, the downfall in humidity, the brilliant colors, all of the smells that come along with it... That’s what I love. One of the businesses I love to frequent in the fall is Starbucks. I'm not sure why, but whenever it starts to feel like that time of year I crave the smell and relaxing music. I think it reminds me of the start of the school year. I used to love to sit with my laptop in a coffee shop and finish my homework there. I've always loved this time of year, mainly because, when I was younger, it always started with shopping!!! I loved the feeling of having new 'outifts' that were paired perfectly and crisp with the tags still on them tucked away in my closet unable to be worn until that first day of school. I even loved the new notebooks and pencils and assignment books and highlighters. As you can tell I was a big nerd when I was a child. And it's always stuck with me a little bit. Now I go shopping and see all of the back to school stuff and I still get excited and feel the need to buy anything I might use, like pens, craft supplies, post-it notes, listing pads, anything I might possibly need to get organized in this great time of change. It's also my favorite time of year to organize. I've always felt like it's the ideal time of year for a fresh start. Everything can be revamped, redecorated, rethought and replanned. I get a thrill from all of the change that's coming. It may also have something to do with my birthday being in October, however now that I'm older I'm not too excited about aging. But, there's still the anticipatory thoughts of change that will occur in my family this winter and with the New Year (although that's still months away). I like to think that as we get older we grow a little wiser and a little more creative and a little more compromising, in a good way. I feel like I'm more carefree at this time of year. Like now I tend to relax a little more and it helps everything to flow a little more smoothly. This is the time of year that I look around at things in nature and really appreciate the beauty and wonder more than any other time of year. Now that I have a family of my own I am growing even fonder of those wonders, I'm looking forward to taking my son trick or treating, and teaching him how to play in the leaves and sharing with him all the new things that come with autumn like colorful leaves and pumpkins and the smells of cider and cinnamon.
Three falls ago I met my husband, two falls ago we got engaged, last fall I was joyously expecting our son, and this fall I get to see him learn how to crawl and stand and eat by himself. It truly has always been the best time of year for me. This fall is going to be different than any other before for my family because we won't all be together. Some of us are overseas (like my sister), and for the first time ever my family won't have the typical at home Thanksgiving we've always had. We have some exciting plans with my parents for Alex's first Thanksgiving and we'll get to spend Alex's first Christmas with Jason's family, which we've also never done before. Last year we missed out on being a family for the holidays. With Jason being overseas I spent the holidays with my parents, which was great, but my sister's family wasn't here and neither was my husband, and I didn't get to spend much time with his family at all. Our first holiday season as a married couple was, in a way, bypassed, and we get to embark on that journey starting this year. It's like nothing I've ever done before and, although it'll be different to not see my family for every minute of every holiday anymore, I'll feel even more like a grown up and wife and mommy. Alex will get to experience so many firsts in the upcoming months and I cannot wait to experience and document them all!
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