fall has fell

The past few days I have been reflecting on how much I enjoy fall. Fall in Arizona isn't as aesthetically pleasing as in other regions of the country because everything is still green or brown, but the weather sure starts to feel nice. Today the high is 94, which I realize is hot anywhere else in the country, and it feels great. It's getting to be the short window of time in AZ where you no longer need A/C on in your house or your car, but it's not quite cold enough yet for the heater.

My reflections have helped me to realize why I like fall. I love that the northern hemisphere of the world seems to be slowing down and getting ready to fall asleep for the winter. All the leaves get tired of hanging out on the trees, so they slowly change colors and fall to the ground. The grass decides the weather is getting too cool at night, so it slowly goes dormant and turns brown. It only makes sense that since one of my favorite things to do when I have extra time is to nap that I would gravitate toward the season where the world starts to fall asleep.

Lots of great things happen or have happened in the fall - I got married in September (still techinically summer, but late summer), we moved into our first house in the fall, my baby sister got married in the fall, the World Series and college football season are both in the fall, I was offered my first full time job in the fall, school starts again in the fall....I could go on, but I think you get the gist.

Fall has fell, and I love that I get to experience it.