This is how I know it’s Fall (even though it isn’t until September 22nd):
- I wore a sweater today.
- I am allergic to my allergies.
- I can’t find a parking spot. Anywhere.
- There are giant yellow buses. Everywhere.
- I wore corduroys today. Kidding.
- The tomatoes at Shaws looked a little funky.
This summer might go down in the record books for all the rain the sky poured on us, but otherwise, it was kind of a dud. If it wasn’t raining, it was pouring and if it wasn’t pouring, it was raining. And then late August came.
In the last two weeks, we’ve managed to pack in a whole season’s worth of good, clean summer fun. The part where I fainted from dehydration at Country Fest wasn’t exactly fun, but it was relatively clean. That was not one of my finer moments.
In an action packed two weeks, we finally saw the sun, closed on and moved into our new condo, went to a real Cirque du Soleil show and then a fake Cirque du Soleil show (there are no words), had Nick’s nearly stolen Vespa fixed, drank Matt’s FDA un-approved Mattaritas, floated around in our new rooftop pool (heaven), celebrated Tim and Stacey’s wedding, danced like maniacs, bought fresh vegetables at a roadside farm stand, made Andrea dress up like a beer bottle, gave purple nail polish a go, finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society and wished there were 200 more pages, stalked various dogs in our building and surrounding environs, and smiled at a homeless man holding a “Just Smile” sign by the underpass.
If I can pull all that off in two weeks, just imagine what I am capable of in a whole season. Bring it, Fall. Briiiing it. By the way, there’s a new direct to DVD Bring it On movie out. No word if Sparky Polastry makes a cameo.
Also On Tap for Today:
- Have dinner with Mom and Dad after giving them the grand tour of the new place
- Congratulate the Dana Farber Institute on raising $1 billion… a year early… in a recession; inspiring!
- Pick up some fresh flowers at the market
- Take a little break and read about a little… um… fart
What are you most looking forward to this Fall? And how much do you love a good country song?
