the top 15 reasons why I love Fall {blog hop}

Fall has definitely become my favorite season of all. As a younger gal, I loved summer time — the heat, the beach and just soaking in the sun. But it was a lot more fun, when I didn’t mind showing off my pre-baby body! Anyway, the fall is a very special time for our family. Although I wish that we did get to see the seasons actually change here in San Diego, I’m grateful for our all around amazing weather. There are just so many things to do during the fall, and now with Pinky, fall is that much more exciting! Here are my 15 reasons why I love fall!

1. Mommy and Daddy officially started dating in the fall – October 22, 2000
2. Mommy and Daddy got married in the fall – October 20, 2006 – we got married outside at Bali Hai! A day I will never forget! Actually one of my first blogs was about us as Life with RyAngela Exposed. And if you didn’t know our first names, you know them now! LOL!
3. PUMPKINS – I am a sucker for anything made out of pumpkin. In fact, I can probably make this whole list about pumpkins!
4. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte, I mean I think I’ve had one every other day since they started offering it again! I’m exaggerating. Starbucks’ Carmel Apple Spice – wanna know a secret? You can make it at home. Here’s the recipe I found last year!
5. Pumpkin Patches – Alana loves them. Planning on hitting up Bates Nut Farm this year!
6. Pumpkin Whoopie Pies – I’ll have to share the recipe soon! They are to die for!! I’ll save the rest of the list for things other than pumpkin 😉
7. A reason to cuddle – the weather is perfect for cuddling, snuggling and everything else it leads to 😉
8. Fall Fashion – I have come to appreciate fall fashion! I love layering, wearing boots, and bundling up!
9. Leaves – I love crunching them, and so does Pinky! She gets a kick out of it. I also love to see them fall off the trees, and when they change colors.
10. Rain – I love the rain…I used to hate it. Maybe the love for fall comes with age and maturity! The rain is calming and soothing for me nowadays, can’t wait for it!
11. Seeing my breath in the cold crisp air – I love it.
12. Halloween – it’s just so much fun, especially with a kid! I hope she’ll wear her costume.
13. Thanksgiving – We must give thanks to our Lord and Savior, spend time with our family, and EAT!
14. Prepping for Christmas – Buying gifts, cards, and decorations! Hopefully this year, we’ll have a bigger budget to buy more gifts! Our family has been such a blessing to us, that we want to do something special for them in return.
15. It’s all downhill from here, baby! Next thing you know, it’s going to be Christmas, the New Year, then we won’t know what hit us. We’ll be doing this blog hop all over again! Happy Fall!

On a side note: I do not like Black Friday though! Just wanted to get that out of the way. Tried it once and hated it. I need me some sleep after turkey!

I’ve been wanting to participate in a blog hop, but just haven’t had enough time lately. Sorry to my regular readers for neglecting you, and thank you to Chronicles of my Sweet p for hosting this one – as you can see I really do love fall!