my relationship with autumn

with all the excitement surrounding the arrival of fall i have a little story of my own feeling about this season.

i think it's safe to say i have a decent relationship with summer; i enjoy swimming in pools and think i can wear a bikini pretty well, flip flops are my friend, iced beverages are super tasty, fireworks are awesome, backyard games are epic...

but, i will always be an autumn girl.

there is something about september that makes me nostalgic. maybe it's because during my freshman year at college in ft wayne i can distinctly remember walking across campus as a breeze with the slightest bite pushes me to class as i grip my scarf tighter around my neck, i remember walking underneath a tunnel of trees showering me with fallen leaves, i remember wearing fur boots and going out of my way to step on that extra-crunchy-looking leaf, i remember drinking hot tea in my dorm room as i wore mismatched wool socks.

these are just some of the many memories i share with this season. i think any change can make a person a bit nostalgic. in a way it's like a milestone, a monument of the past, a chance to peek into a small window of time and witness how much one has grown.

autumn and i are best friends. some of the most heart wrenching and heart warming life moments have happened in the fall. i guess you could say we have a history.

all in all, summer and i have had our moments, but i will forever be in love with autumn.

goodbye summer, you were great.