fabulous fall

mmmm...do you smell that? take a deep breath... ahhhh...autumn. happy face. i think it's time for another to-do list. don't act like you haven't been waiting for it. so here it is, just in time for the first official day of of the season. okay, okay, so i'm a few days late (and a few dollars short, but that's another issue entirely). give me a break, i have a life you know! i know this list is a bit longer than the others, but it is my very favorite season. so here it is. ready...set...GO!

1.       attend a football game

2.       put away your summer clothes

3.       buy school supplies

4.       rake leaves into a pile, jump into it

5.       carry a lunchbox

6.       drink milk from a tiny carton

7.       enjoy a hay ride

8.       consume copious amounts of apple cider

9.       go trick or treating and/or hand out candy to trick or treaters

10.   eat halloween candy like it’s going out of style

11.   carve a pumpkin. roast the seeds

12.   go to a corn maze

13.   make your own halloween costume

14.   wear a backpack

15.   have a bowl of oatmeal

16.   wear a college sweatshirt

17.   buy a new jacket/coat

18.   eat lots of soup (start with this one)

19.   make a scarecrow

20.   make and eat pumpkin pie

21.   play some schoolyard games. tetherball, four square, kickball…

22.   do some finger painting. hang your creation on the refrigerator

23.   make your house smell like cinnamon

24.   visit an aspen grove, marvel at the beauty

25.   make leaf prints

26.   go to an orchard. pick apples.

27.   tailgate

28.   do something new with your thanksgiving leftovers

29.   wear boots

30.   have some hot chocolate. top it with whipped cream.

31.   buy (or make) a new scarf and break it in

32.   take a walk and listen to the leaves crunch under your feet

33.   take at least one picture of the foliage

34.   wear sweaters, the cozier the better

35.   read a book snuggled under a cozy blanket

36.   enjoy the bounty of your garden

37.   decorate the house (for halloween, thanksgiving, general fall awesomeness…)

38.   pig out on thanksgiving and don’t you dare count the calories

39.   eat candy corn

40.   make a pumpkin pie

41.   light a fire in the fireplace

42.   make pancakes and cover them with REAL maple syrup

43.   bake cookies

44.   host a harvest potluck

45.   put flannel sheets on the bed

46.   sleep with the window open and an extra blanket on the bed

47.   make caramel apples

48.   watch the world series

49.   go to a haunted house (or something of the sort)

50.   watch a halloween movie, be it scary or otherwise

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