The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

You may be thinking "The most wonderful time of the year? Well, that's Christmas!" but you would be wrong.  At least in my book.  I think October is quite possibly the most beautiful gift that God has ever given me, and it happens every year!  Wondering what my reasons are?  Here's a list....
1. Baseball and Football at the same time!  - Two of my favorite things, and this is the only month when you can find them both.  The Cardinals in the playoffs, and TCU football, and the ever present hope that the Rams will one day win a game makes October wonderful.  
2.  Fall is finally here!  - The weather is cooler, but not so cold that I have to wear a sweatshirt all the time.  I get to drive with the top down on my car, and sleep with the windows open.  The leaves are beautiful and the world feels like its shedding its old self in the hopes of remaking itself into something better.  I always find fall inspiring! And, side note, its the only time of the year I enjoy nature (even a little bit).

3. Pumpkin - Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin coffee creamer, Ted Drewes Pumpkin Pie Concrete, Pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies.... well, you get the picture.  I LOVE pumpkin!

4.  My birthday - I still love my birthday, no matter how old I get.  I love the excuse to pamper myself, the excuse to celebrate.  I love the chance to reevaluate my life and see where I was last year and how far I've come.  I love getting to see my family (This year, the Ruppels!!!) and be surrounded by people I love and who love me.  

So... Perhaps I haven't convinced you, but I just wanted to share my extreme love for the month of October.  I promise that for the majority of this month you will find me in the morning sipping hot coffee laced with pumpkin pie creamer, eating a pumpkin bagel, and enjoying the view of the changing leaves; In the evening cheering on the Cards, or the Horned Frogs, or the Rams, and always thanking God for his yearly birthday gift to me - October.