Convincing Myself

A few days ago I received mail with this letterhead:

School is starting! Crack open that crisp new planner! Log into district e-mail! Prepare your hands for constant washing/santizing!

I should start by saying that I do love my job AND I'm only going to be working three days a week this year instead of five. (I'm hoping for the perfect mix of home/work life, grown-up time and baby time, paperwork and housework...)

But.

This means it's official! Summer is over! Isaac's second summer ever! Gone! Just like that. So in order to feel a little less melancholy and panicky about it all, I've decided to list some of the things I love about fall. Because I do love fall.

* The way the sky becomes slate blue and looks lower, almost, against the autumn leaves

* Hoodies!

* Bonfires

* Actually being able to breathe when you get in a car that's been sitting outside for any period of time.

* Open windows

* That fall smell. You know the one.

* Pumpkin everything

* Cool nights and crunchy leaves

* Fall's seasonal beers

* That new-school-year tingle. This year I'll be an even better teacher! The sky is the limit! Go me! (Until the darn paperwork starts piling up…)

* Our TV shows come back on!

* Lazy football Sundays

Okay Fall, I'm ready. Bring it on!