thankful thursday # 33.

tomorrow is the autumnal equinox, & i am so excited.

{julie & dad - i win!!!}

there are so many wonderful & amazing things about the fall.  & i am excited about all of them.

i am excited about all things pumpkin.  i downloaded 8 pumpkin recipes last night in approximately 10 minutes that i want to try for work.  i am excited about pumpkin bread & pumpkin scones & pumpkin spice cupcakes & pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies & pumpkin whoopie pies & even pumpkin mac and cheese.

& outside of pumpkin, i am excited about butternut squash & spaghetti squash & root vegetables & cranberries & maple syrup & cloves & cumin.  i'm excited about soup & chili {not stew, dad.  not stew.} & hearty warm meals. oh, & octoberfest.

& believe it or not, i am actually excited about a few fall things outside of food.  i want to wear boots & boots & more boots.  i am excited about scarves & cardigans & comfy non-hooded sweatshirts. & furry moccasins.  i look forward to wearing fall colors like mustard & eggplant & midnight blue.

ooooh, i so want to see the leaves change colors!  i've probably already told you, but there are the most gigantic trees in birmy.  trees that have beautiful color changes of maroons & golds & oranges.  you can drive down one of the big state highways here & be in total awe.  each & every day for weeks.

for the first time in months, there will be a breeze in alabama.  i know you okie folks take for granted the loveliness of cool breeze, but we don't.  there is never wind here.  until fall.  & it will be awesome.

& i am excited about pumpkin spice lattes.  even if i don't make it to the big bad starbucks, i can have one of urban's wonderful lattes with the pumpkin spice syrup i secretly hid at the store for all of us psl lovers to drink.  and...there we are back to the food.

full circle.

i should probably stop now.

but i am so excited.  & i am so thankful it is almost here.  welcome, fall.  we welcome you with open arms.

i hope you can think of something for which you are thankful today.

love love,
kjp.