Spring Forward, Fall Down

Well, once again, it’s happened. Summer is over. I’ve been holding off on saying that as long as I could, but while I was in Target the other day looking for a cooler to take to the beach, I made my way back to the seasonal section and all I found were Christmas decorations.

Ever since we had one cool weekend at the beginning of September, all anyone can talk about is how fall is here. Well, a month or so later, with the pumpkin spiced lattes brewing in Starbucks, the Christmas decorations out at Target and our very own Kiwi Tree homepage advertising our awesome holiday card box sets that are only $18 for a set of ten, I can finally admit that summer is over. And if you know anything about me, you’ll know this is when my depression sets in. SAD, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder if you want to get all technical. I like wearing flip flops and tank tops, like having a little bit of color on my naturally pale skin and do not like the feeling of constant cold that happens to me when the wind chill gets down to a blistery 55 degrees.  I am pretty sure I was born to live somewhere tropical, but what can ya do?

And let’s not forget about the most dreaded day of the year…daylight savings, when all of a sudden I leave work and it’s the middle of the night. There goes my motivation to do anything but put on a pair of sweats (must…get…warm…) and pour myself a cocktail as I collapse on the couch and turn on the TV, settling in for the next few hours until it’s time to go to bed and do it all over again. Maybe I’ll get up to make dinner, or maybe I’ll just pour another glass of wine since I thought ahead and brought the bottle to the couch with me. (don’t judge me.)

To keep all the haters at bay (you know who you are…you’re the ones who have been posting on facebook everyday for the past month how excited you are that fall is here), there are a few things I appreciate about the changing of the seasons. In no particular order:

1. Pumpkin beer hits the shelves.

2. It’s nice to open up the windows and feel a cool breeze instead of walking outside and being hit by humidity.

3. And I’ll say it again, because it’s worth mentioning twice…pumpkin spice lattes.

4. Jeans. I love jeans.

5. Our highly anticipated second line of greeting cards have arrived

So there you have it. Four not really good reasons I like fall and one shameless self promotion. What can I say…I’m a warm weather gal. And as fall starts to rear its chilly head, the days get shorter and the bitter cold becomes colder, I’ll just be truckin along, waiting for the first signs of spring. If you need me, I’ll be on my couch.

Cold. Thanks for asking.