Ahhh…breathe in October
Why October is my favorite month!
“Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. “ ~Carol Bishop Hipps
Have you ever noticed that when the 1st of October rolls around you can walk outside in the mornings and the air has a completely different smell? The air is crisp and clean and there always seems to be the same scent every year at this time. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is…so I just call it the “fall smell.” I’m also a fan of all the different colors – the leaves when they are changing to red, yellow and orange. I love the city that I live in but my one complaint is that I wish the seasons were more distinct. Sometimes the scenery doesn’t seem to change…except in the winter. The leaves go from green to brown and fall off the trees without transition; back in NC…the trees are beautiful this time of year.
The Festivities! Fall festivals, the fair, oyster roasts…do I need to keep going? October is a great month to PARTY! It’s not just because my birthday is October 16th either, although that is a plus. I was an unexpected gift yet my parents couldn’t have timed it any better. My birthday is usually a big deal….at least I like to think it is. My friends and I don’t just celebrate the day you were born …we usually celebrate the entire week and sometimes the entire month. It gives us an excuse to go out and have a good time – like we need one. I have always had big birthday parties. My parents would let me go all out (not MTV Sweet 16 I’m a spoiled brat all out…just normal family all out) I would have Capture the Flag parties ,sleepovers with 8 to 10 of my girlfriends, chicken stews, and my most memorable birthday – my Sweet 16 costume party. Those were fun times! Now that I am older I celebrate in different ways – usually it’s out to dinner and a bar with my closest girlfriends. I’m not sure if I will ever get to the age where I do not want to celebrate.
Football and Tailgating! There’s something about football season that puts a smile on my face. I know this sounds strange but I feel like football brings people together – even if you aren’t pulling for the same team – it’s a conversation piece. It allows you to connect with other people, sometimes people you would normally have nothing in common with. “Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” - Vince Lombardi - named “Football Coach of the Century” by ESPN.
“All the girls down here love football!” One of my friends just moved here from Michigan and she is amazed at how many girls in the south watch football. I never really thought anything about it. Ever since I can remember, Sundays at my grandparents have always been spent around the TV watching the games. There is even a home video of me at 11 or 12 years old running around in my Dallas Cowboy shirt annoying my Uncle ,who unfortunately, is a Redskin fan. (God bless his heart) On a Saturday or Sunday afternoon give me some good food, a TV and a list of the kickoff times and I am happy as a lark.
Halloween and Haunted Houses. “Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” ~ Lindsay Lohan, Mean girls. Ha…this is my favorite Halloween quote – and so I had to put it in here. I love Halloween – every year I look forward to picking out the costume I will wear for my friend’s huge Halloween party. I also enjoy getting a group of people together to go on Ghosts Tours or Haunted trails. This was a tradition in High school – a huge group of us (I’m talking 30- 50 people) would get together on a Saturday night and go to Haunted Trails in the area. I would spend 15$ to walk through a haunted trail that would last 10 minutes and when it was over I couldn’t tell you one thing that happened during that 10 minutes. I would walk the entire trail or house with my eyes closed and my head buried into the person’s back that was walking in front of me. I wouldn’t see a thing…yet I would be terrified. The thrill of getting scared is what makes it fun! Oh and when do you reach the age that you are to old to go trick-or-treating? I have often wondered this but really don’t want to ask anyone because I am afraid they will tell me I am too old.
"The harvest moon hangs round and high
it dodges clouds high in the sky,
the stars wink down their love and mirth
The Autumn season is giving birth.
Oh, it must be October
The leaves of red bright gold and brown,
To Mother Earth come tumbling down,
The breezy nights the ghostly sights,
The eerie spooky far off sounds
Are signs that it's October.
The pumpkins yellow, big and round
are carried by costumed clumsy clowns
it’s Halloween - let's celebrate."- Pearl N. Sorrels, It must be October
Yeah for my favorite month!!!!
“Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. “ ~Carol Bishop Hipps
Have you ever noticed that when the 1st of October rolls around you can walk outside in the mornings and the air has a completely different smell? The air is crisp and clean and there always seems to be the same scent every year at this time. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is…so I just call it the “fall smell.” I’m also a fan of all the different colors – the leaves when they are changing to red, yellow and orange. I love the city that I live in but my one complaint is that I wish the seasons were more distinct. Sometimes the scenery doesn’t seem to change…except in the winter. The leaves go from green to brown and fall off the trees without transition; back in NC…the trees are beautiful this time of year.
The Festivities! Fall festivals, the fair, oyster roasts…do I need to keep going? October is a great month to PARTY! It’s not just because my birthday is October 16th either, although that is a plus. I was an unexpected gift yet my parents couldn’t have timed it any better. My birthday is usually a big deal….at least I like to think it is. My friends and I don’t just celebrate the day you were born …we usually celebrate the entire week and sometimes the entire month. It gives us an excuse to go out and have a good time – like we need one. I have always had big birthday parties. My parents would let me go all out (not MTV Sweet 16 I’m a spoiled brat all out…just normal family all out) I would have Capture the Flag parties ,sleepovers with 8 to 10 of my girlfriends, chicken stews, and my most memorable birthday – my Sweet 16 costume party. Those were fun times! Now that I am older I celebrate in different ways – usually it’s out to dinner and a bar with my closest girlfriends. I’m not sure if I will ever get to the age where I do not want to celebrate.
Football and Tailgating! There’s something about football season that puts a smile on my face. I know this sounds strange but I feel like football brings people together – even if you aren’t pulling for the same team – it’s a conversation piece. It allows you to connect with other people, sometimes people you would normally have nothing in common with. “Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” - Vince Lombardi - named “Football Coach of the Century” by ESPN.
“All the girls down here love football!” One of my friends just moved here from Michigan and she is amazed at how many girls in the south watch football. I never really thought anything about it. Ever since I can remember, Sundays at my grandparents have always been spent around the TV watching the games. There is even a home video of me at 11 or 12 years old running around in my Dallas Cowboy shirt annoying my Uncle ,who unfortunately, is a Redskin fan. (God bless his heart) On a Saturday or Sunday afternoon give me some good food, a TV and a list of the kickoff times and I am happy as a lark.
Halloween and Haunted Houses. “Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” ~ Lindsay Lohan, Mean girls. Ha…this is my favorite Halloween quote – and so I had to put it in here. I love Halloween – every year I look forward to picking out the costume I will wear for my friend’s huge Halloween party. I also enjoy getting a group of people together to go on Ghosts Tours or Haunted trails. This was a tradition in High school – a huge group of us (I’m talking 30- 50 people) would get together on a Saturday night and go to Haunted Trails in the area. I would spend 15$ to walk through a haunted trail that would last 10 minutes and when it was over I couldn’t tell you one thing that happened during that 10 minutes. I would walk the entire trail or house with my eyes closed and my head buried into the person’s back that was walking in front of me. I wouldn’t see a thing…yet I would be terrified. The thrill of getting scared is what makes it fun! Oh and when do you reach the age that you are to old to go trick-or-treating? I have often wondered this but really don’t want to ask anyone because I am afraid they will tell me I am too old.
"The harvest moon hangs round and high
it dodges clouds high in the sky,
the stars wink down their love and mirth
The Autumn season is giving birth.
Oh, it must be October
The leaves of red bright gold and brown,
To Mother Earth come tumbling down,
The breezy nights the ghostly sights,
The eerie spooky far off sounds
Are signs that it's October.
The pumpkins yellow, big and round
are carried by costumed clumsy clowns
it’s Halloween - let's celebrate."- Pearl N. Sorrels, It must be October
Yeah for my favorite month!!!!
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