Armed with a wallet full of gift cards, my girlfriend and I set out Sunday to our local mall to do some damage. Being that the mall is one of these faux city outdoor malls we were able to enjoy the sunshine in between our spending. Store after store promised cozy sweaters, delicious outerwear, jeans in every style and boots, endless boots. So much fabulosity I had to physically clamp my jaw shut to keep the drool from spilling. One problemo. .it was almost 80 degrees. Now how am I supposed to get my fall fashion on when I'm sweating bullets under my chic poncho?!! Summer has ended, indian or not it is over! I want to wear my extreme cowl neck sweaters and cropped Anthropologie pants. I want to put on my jewel toned clothes and welcome the chillier temps. Oh well. Wait for next week or tomorrow. The one nice or not so nice thing about the midwest and especially here by the lake, you never know when the weather can change. It has been 50 degrees in July for God's sake! 70 in February. Winter thaws followed by winter squalls. Ugh. We all say we're retiring to Florida, but then where would we vacation, oh that's right, Mexico. Anyway I couldn't live with eternal sunshine. I need gray rainy days or snowy stuck in the house blizzards. This type of weather truly is "chicken soup for the soul" only I like to think of it as chocolate cake or snickerdoodles or lasagna and garlic bread for the soul! Any cloud in the sky is my excuse to pull out the Joy of Cooking and make the house smell warm and cozy. Bring on the pumpkin, cinnamon, gingerbread, squash, pine, firesmoke, cool night air. Divine treats for our changing seasons senses.
After fall comes winter and to me that means one thing. . Christmas! I love Christmas! I love the glow of colored lights and anything covered in glitter. I love to bake cookies and store them in the freezer with warning notes to my husband not to eat 'til Christmas! I especially love presents, well hey let's be honest, don't we all(new gift cards hint, hint). I of course love to receive gifts, but now that I'm a mom I love to shop for my son especially. I have to say apple doesn't fall far from this tree for he also loves presents and I love to spoil him. My husband too gets spoiled. I can't help it. I hold back all year and Christmas is a time to go big, well as big as I am able. Thankfully not owning one credit card doesn't leave me in huge debt come January, but cash only goes so far.
Well after Christmas there is just winter and that means January. Does anyone like January, yuck, I don't even want to think about that. Honestly, can we please stop making resolutions that we have no intention of keeping? Maddening. Lose weight or don't, save money or don't, get organized or DON'T!!!! While you all are trying to keep to your half-assed resolutions, I will be ice skating or sled riding or skiing. Anything to combat the winter doldrums and where I live the seasonal depression disorder or in other words, the winter doldrums! Well my fine friends, I am going to leave you with that to chew on. I just don't even want to think about what comes after January, at least not until May when our fair city welcomes the sunshine back. So for now light a fire and enjoy the falling temperatures because we're all gonna be complaining come February! Goodnight world.
No comments:
Post a Comment