Something to be grateful for...

In the summer, I sleep with my window open. I did so last night, and woke up feeling similar to a frozen turkey. Okay, maybe not quite that extreme, but same idea. The days are getting shorter, I'm seeing Halloween decorations for sale, and my friends are all back in school. The calendar is telling me (and I'm finally resigning to the thought) that Autumn is right around the corner, with Winter shortly to follow. If I were to make a list of things I love, and things I can barely tolerate about the end of summer, the latter would far outweigh the former. However, there's nothing I can do to stop the seasons from changing, so I'm going to try and focus on the things that make me happy. 

I love corn mazes. Not haunted ones, just the normal, walk-around-with-your-friends/family ones. I think they're great. Plus, they smell good. 

I love Autumn leaves. Drives through the canyon in the Fall are one of my favorite things. Autumn in Utah is breathtaking. 

I love Thanksgiving. The food is bonus, I just like the family getting together, preparing the food, watching movies, making plans for the sales, Black Friday itself, it's just all fun. 

I love the first snow fall. Sitting on my bed, wrapped up in a blanket, watching it out the window. It feels like the world has stopped for a moment. I also like listening to it. I think it's incredible how well you can hear it.

I love cold-weather attire. I think it's much more classy (in general) than summer attire. I know, no one dresses like this anymore. But I liked the picture.

I love the food. Most of it I can't eat anymore, but I still like it.

I love the scents. Cinnamon, pumpkin pie, evergreen, apples, hot chocolate, sugar cookies, good stuff.

I love blankets, and cold weather gives more opportunity to use them. My cute neighbor lady told me once that she believes that blankets (and quilts especially) have personalities and spirits. At first I thought it was kind of weird, but I actually kind of like the thought. 

I love reading by a fire. Or sleeping. I just like fireplaces in the winter.

I feel like people are often more giving and happy around Christmas. Less self centered, more aware o f the people around them. I love that. I also love giving pennies to the Salvation Army guy. 

With these things sprinkled into the colder months, they're not too bad. Until February and March. There are no saving graces there.

I will mention one thing I don't like at all. Not something I dread, just something I don't like. I don't like Skiing. Not one bit. 

Thankfully, that's something I can opt out of.