Dude, It's August?

Around this time of year, when I was a kid, I started to get both excited and sad. Sad, of course, because Summer break was ending and it was back to the daily grind of getting up early to go to school. At the same time, I was always excited to get back to that routine, and to see my friends, and yes, (I’m a dork) to learn something new. Of course as a teen, there were more perks to the end of Summer, like no more 40 hour work weeks, and generally a break as school was much more interesting than folding a wall of jeans.

This year, it’s kind of cool, because the closer we get to Thanksgiving, the closer I am to a ‘vacation’ from work and to see my little Frogger. But isn’t it crazy that it’s already August? Maybe because the weather hasn’t been super hot this year, it just feels like it came very quickly. In a few weeks it’ll already be Labor Day, then Halloween, then Veteran’s Day, and then I’m off! Whoot!

I love the Fall, I decided it’s my favorite season. I love going from holiday to holiday getting more excited each month for Christmas. I love the weather cooling off, long sleeve shirts and playing in the crunchy leaves as the fall from trees, but no rain yet. I love getting a hot cup of coffee (or hot chocolate this year) in the morning, and curling up with my Boogie to read a book while waffles are cooking or bacon sizzles on the stove. And I adore taking the dogs out for a walk, in my faux Uggs and a warm jacket, watching the sky change from inky blue to a hazy grey.

And I’m going to start Christmas shopping early this year, just in case, you know? I’m hoping to get creative and have some homemade gifts for the adults this time around