Today: Goodbye, summer. Hello, fall.

[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]This is how I know, sadly, that Labor Day has come and gone:

• The U-Haul trucks have dropped off the last of their papasan chairs and mini-fridges before going back to… wherever U-Hauls come from.
• My parking pass has expired.
• The heat in my office turned itself on, and I have burned my foot twice on the vent thing.
• Everything in stores is made of wool, ergo I am breaking out in hives.
• Speaking of hives, I am allergic to whatever is growing/blooming/cytoplasma-ing right now.
• I am instantly pale.
• Each of my siblings have moved into new apartments, and I know none of their addresses (it feels sort of like that time Grandma moved to Chicago and no one told me).
• I feel a strong urge to buy school supplies.

With such awesome news to share, Nick and I knew we needed squeeze a few more drops out of summer this weekend, making time to visit with friends and family on the roof, north of Boston, on a lake, and down the Cape.  I am so excited about what’s to come, that (despite the extensive list posted above, which may lead you to believe otherwise) I don’t really mind that summer’s essentially over.

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives.  Thank goodness I packed the Benadryl.

Also On Tap for Today:

• It’s National Organic Harvest Month (what a mouthful… literally and figuratively…)
• Picking up paint for the living room 🙂
• Creepily adding wedding things to Pinterest

What will you miss most about summer?  What do you love most about fall?