FALL! & Female Conversations

I had a moment the other morning at the start of my period. This is the conversation that ensued.

Me: "My uterus feels like it's three times it's normal size. I can't even make my belly go flat. It's like there's a cantelope in there."

Husband: "What's in there? Is it full of blood? Full of water?"

Me: "Um.... it's full of anger."

He's a smart cookie. Pretty much stayed out of my way after that. Gotta love him.

....aaaaaand, if you haven't run away thinking this is a post about a crazy woman with an angry uterus - I assure you, it is NOT! Stay with me!

Nope, this is about Fall! Although I am a summer girl... although I must fight the gray mood that threatens to come with gray skies of fall and winter (and this year half of summer, too)... I am working hard to EMBRACE it (with some encouragement from my husband, who I love, who thinks I might need to change my attitude about the weather slightly if I'm to survive the winter. Ahem.). So without further rambling...

Fall. The things I love...

vibrant, brilliant, fall leaves
holidays that seem to come once a month
scarves
sweaters
boots
chili
soup
pumpkins
pumpkin pie
pumpkin anything
my birthday
fires in the fireplace
hot tea
crisp mornings with afternoon blue skies (we do get a few)
high school football games
Thanksgiving
getting out my wool jacket

There are many things to embrace in this season. And short of torrential flooding, I will do my best to ignore the weather and embrace them.

***Ally