Autumn.

It definitely has to be my favorite season. Don't get me wrong, I do LOVE summer and sunshine, but there is something refreshing about fall. It takes me back to when I was a kid and my dad used to make fires in our fireplace and my brother and I would sit in the living room watching Unsolved Mysteries with pillows to cover our eyes when it got too scary. This time of year reminds me of Modesto when all the leaves on the tress change to bold reds, oranges, greens and yellows. It's beautiful there in autumn. Side note: have I mentioned that Modesto's nickname is "the city of trees"? Ah yes. There are more trees in the city than people and the population is well over 200,000 now. And when there are that many trees... guess how many leaves are on the ground?! Tons! My parents driveway literally gets covered by a foot and half of leaves -- easy! Then these ginormous mounds of leaves are everywhere after people rake and my dad used to drive ol' brown (his dark brown, longbed chevy truck) through them and we would think it was the coolest thing ever. I'd walk in zig zags during autumn stepping on all the dried leaves just to feel them crunch under my feet. Ha... I actually caught myself doing that today as I took the mail up the street for work. Here I am, 26 years old, in my dress and high heels jumping on the dried leaves. I love it. Life can't be so serious all the time, right? I can't help but recall the days where stepping on leaves, running thru puddles and making homemade chocolate chip cookies was "enough". Does anyone else agree?? At what point did life get so staccato and complicated? Today, I am taking the time to honestly appreciate the little things because in all actuality those are the things that mean the most!

You know what I've always wanted to do?! Go to NYC during autumn and run thru the piles of leaves in central park. That would be rad :)

We don't have nearly enough leaves that turn colors and fall from their limbs here in San Diego. Oooh well... we've got the beach so it all equals out I suppose :) We can't have it ALL can we?