1. September, September, September! What a delight you were. You are (and will always be) the start of the 'ber months. To say I was excited would be an understatement.
2. My love celebrated a milestone birthday. The big 40! What a blessing to see all those years. There was breakfast from our new-to-us favorite spot. A day date to the Marietta Square, where we checked out a bookstore, a really cool antique store, a fantastic art gallery, and so many other little shops. We had pizza from the Marietta Pizza Company. Of course, we had a delicious ice cream birthday cake. To end the night, we went for a walk at the Village Green, where we played frisbee and then watched the turtles, fish, and geese. It was a day full of joy, love, and celebration.
3. September was a month full of good books. We borrowed so many books, and it was a joy to read a few of them with Raphael.
4. Libraries are pure magic. May they exist forever.
5. A delightful read: Don't Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stuzman; A must-read: Just One Gift by Linda Sue Park; A spooky read: Twisted Tales to Tell in the Night: A Halloween Horror Anthology
6. I come alive during the fall. There's something about fall that just energizes me, gives me comfort, and feels like home.
7. "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
-Albert Camus
8. Fall break has come and gone. It was a much-needed break, and I'm so grateful for it. We went to the fair on the first day of fall. We enjoyed the rides and ate lots of fried Oreos. Although the temperature felt like summer, fall still made its presence known.
9. I baked all the treats during fall break. I made red velvet banana bread, a fudge banana bread, a buffalo dip, and made lots of whipped coffee.
10. September was the month for going to the farmer's market on almost a weekly basis. I was delighted to see that one of the orchards up north had an employee come to the market with apple cider, an assortment of apples, and other goods. I ended up buying some apples and apple cider. I plan to make caramel apple nachos soon.
11. I am in my spooky era. During fall break, we went to Spirit Halloween to check out the costumes. The boys all chose their costumes. John and I are still undecided. While at Spirit Halloween, we also checked out the animatronics. There were a couple that scared us, but it was so much fun to see how they worked.
12. My heart broke a little when fall break ended.
13. We are slowly decorating our home for the fall season. The dining room table is decorated. Now we just have to start putting up our Halloween decorations.
14. I've been wanting to buy a couple of sweatshirts for fall, but I'm having trouble deciding which stores to buy them from.
15. I am still shocked that this year was the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. We will never forget.
16. September was everything I needed it to be and more. My heart is content and full.
17. Until next time, September. You were an absolute dream. Hello, October, I'm so ready for you. I have such high hopes for you. Here's to cozy days and spooky nights. Here's to a month full of joy and magic.
