Okay, I have to say that I am becoming a fall and winter convert. Yes, although I believe myself to be a true creature of the sun and humidity, I am coming around to the lure of the two seasons following spring and summer.

I used to dread the first frost, chilly wind gusts and changing leaf color, and now I am beginning to embrace the beauty of fall and its many wonders. The color splash of beauty is at the very top of my fall fav list. There is something about grabbing a look at the vibrant colors of leaves, grass, and sunkissed sky that leaves particular warming of the heart. I even used to be what they call a Halloween grinch and now since having the boys, I have adopted a no holds barred take on Halloween, taking in all of the many fun and ritualistic decorating glory!

I have found that our Halloween prep starts officially October 1st allowing for a full month of Trick or Treating delight, making fun treats, crafting fall items, and watching scary or Disney/Scary movies help to add wonder and glee to this formally cold and forlorn month for me. Of course November 1st we pull out all of the Thanksgiving Decorations which if planned out right involves a lot of the October, orange, gold, and red festive designs so it seems that full respect is being paid towards the family gathering of Thanksgiving. Which then leads to the Grand Daddy of them all…..Christmas. Yes, the Christmas tree and all decorations go up immediately after Thanksgiving allowing for full attention to the Countdown to Christmas!!! Even writing this post has me all aglow with the holiday preparations and excitement.

Thank you to fall for ushering in such exciting times!

XOXO Holiday Rising