oh october, how I love ye...

There is not one single thing I dislike about the month of October, whereas I could pick a beef with something about each of the other 11 months. The leaves, the smells, the weather, the clouds, the apples, the clothes, and let's not forget about the candy corn. Oh my, I love this month.

I just get giddy thinking about it. Maybe it's because I lived in Florida most of my childhood and didn't know leaves did this sort of thing. I was 12 when we moved to Kentucky and we had woods in the backyard that would just go ablaze in color! Fall was longer there too, which sometimes makes me feel bitter about Michigan weather. Darn that old man winter knocking on the door!

Well, now, I'm am just geeked that I've got a partner in all this autumn-lovin' livin'...('cause we all know Jeff's just in it for the football) My lady Lauren was just counting down the days until it was appropriate to wear her pumpkin shirt and October 1 was the day. Here she is...