It's A Loooooonnnnng September, and There's Reason To Believe...

that Fall is just never going to get here. I love Fall. Many people feel that Summer just cannot be long enough. I am not one of those people. Don't get me wrong: I love Summer, sunshine, heat, and long long days. To the untrained eye, I am in love with Summer. But Fall is my mistress.
April through August, I sneeze and my eyes water and I do this horribly obnoxious thing with my nose where I smush the cartiledge in with the palm of my hand until it makes a disgusting *squish squish* noise, alleviating the unstoppable itching.

But then...THEN comes September. The days are B-E-A-UTIFUL, the nights are cool enough for long sleeves, and the air smells like First Day of School. Everyone gets into a whole new mood...school football games and crispiness and snuggly warm blankets outside; bonfires and the smell of burning and crunchy leaves. Ahhhh.

But, lo and behold, it is September 22 and today's high is 83 degrees. 83 is not fuzzy sweater weather. It is not mittens weather. And it sure is not allergen-free, crisp clean air weather. Everyday I go outside and I still smell summer. I don't smell leaves or fireplaces or number 2 pencils.

The sad part is, Fall stays for such a short time, and then my nemesis, Winter, takes over. But oh, that short time is so worth it.