Autumn Is In The Air!!

As I left this morning at 6:30am to get Quentin to early morning Seminary....I had to just stop outside for a minute and smell the air!  It was still dark out, but....the smell was mesmerizing!!  You can just smell Autumn!!  It is my favorite time of the year!
I love to snuggle down in the blankets after the sun goes down with a cup of hot chocolate...the first of the season.  Out comes the crockpot and the warm, comforting casseroles for dinner with endless possibilities! I love to cook and bake so now the oven can come back on without making the house a sweatshop and I can loose myself in the cullinary arts (although, whether mine is truly art is questionable)!
I love the beautiful fall colors that are an endless breathtaking site right now.....red's, gold's and oranges everywhere you look. There is nothing like the taste of fresh, harvested vegetables in the fall! Especially after you have spent all summer tending and nurturing them.  School starts again and we are off on a new and busy adventure with the kids. Plus.....here come the hollidays!! Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas....what could be more fun!  The anticipation of holliday excitment doesn't go away, even when you get older...although, sometimes the hustle and bustle gets to be a bit much at times. 
Take a minute and smell Autumn....it's more than worth it!!