Frith O’Steen

Well, a number of reasons, but at the top would have to be good movies, excellent baked goods that utilize cinammon and pumpkin, the chance to dress a little more cozily and utilize all the orange in your closet (especially in October), and the smell in the air in the morning (no, not the smell of victory…). This is a huge step for me, acknowledging that autumn is a good time of year. Until a couple of years ago, I staunchly stood by the idea that spring was the only truly awesome season of the year. Pretty colors, warmer days, lighter clothes after slogging through winter, etc. Spring is still my fave, but autumn is a close second. I still would prefer to just skip winter altogether. Well, that’s not totally true. Winter is fine up until January 2. THEN I’m ready for spring!

So speaking of great autumn movies, Sean and I went to see “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” last night (shout-outs to Katil and Tully for watching the kid!). It was visually astounding and the story was really cool too. I kept leaning over to Sean throughout the movie, to say things like “Wow” and “Holy Cow”…yes, I’m sure the folks around me loved it. But it was just something like I’d never seen before! I highly recommend it, if for no other reason than to see the giant robots invade NY (not giving anything away by saying that, btw)…having spent some time there earlier this year, it made it extra fun. I love the idea of docking a dirigible at the top of a skyscraper.

And speaking of baked goods, I gotta say that I am a new fan of “Betty’s Baked Goods” at the WC Farmer’s Market! Not only was their pumpkin bread DELICIOUS, but it also had no nuts! That’s like unheard of! Even if I wasn’t allergic to nuts, I hate when people feel the need to include crunchy surprises of the nut variety in their baked goods, so that was a bonus. Best of all, I think the cute assistant guy liked Katil and Tully because the sample he gave us was practically the size of a regular loaf itself, and then he gave us a whole scone for free! Woo Hoo! Free baked goods!

I can’t wait to put up our Halloween decorations…I think that will be the big task tomorrow. I’d say today, but heck no. I’m sleepy and Decker’s napping so I’m gonna be decadent and actually allow myself to do the same. Yay!