Fall fantasies

We are getting to my absolute favorite time of year! It's the part of the year when you get a chill when you walk out of your house in the morning but you don't yet curse whatever Satan that created the cold. It's fall, people! Now fall in Austin, Texas is a very different experience than pretty much any other state or country. We don't even get below 70 degrees until November and it lasts for a very short amount of time because none of our bodies know how to react to temperatures below 40. But for that month I am the happiest person there is! Here are some reasons why fall just makes me happy:

1. Fall fashion! I am at my happiest when I am wearing a sweater, a scarf, and boots. They are just the comfiest things I ever wear. Nothing makes me happier than snuggling up under a ton of layers. Beanies are also the answer to every bad hair day. They are heaven sent.
2. Drinks! I'm the type of person that drinks hot tea, hot chocolate, and hot lattes all year round. This may seem crazy to people in August, but come November everyone is with me! Warm drinks just make me happy inside, especially Chai tea lattes, they are like crack to me. 
3. Holidays! All of the best holidays come with the fall. You have Halloween (free candy, I mean come on), Thanksgiving (I obviously love food), and immediately after that is CHRISTMAS! Which is hands down my favorite holiday. As soon as it's November 1st my roommate and I crank the Christmas carols. 
4. Weather! I live in Texas where up until late October you sweat just by walking outside, let alone walking to campus like I do everyday. Fall weather is a very welcome change to the heat that we experience the majority of the year. 

I didn't really appreciate fall and colder weather until I got older, I mean I am a Texas girl through and through and do love the heat. But all of a sudden I realize that, however brief, Autumn is my favorite season. So I hope that you all go out today in sweaters and scarves and breathe in that crisp fall air and drink a hot beverage for me! 

Stay beautiful,

Toto