From the moment I woke up this morning, an amazing sensation came over me.
I felt slightly chilly, like there was some sort of coolness in the air. The skies were blue with a hint of clouds, but it was bright. Leaning against my window, chills ran down my spine because of the intense cold I felt on my back.
A day of temperature in the 50s. I went outside briefly for breakfast without a jacket and was nothing less than excited to be hit by cold winds and breathe in the crisp, fresh, non-humid air. I frolicked all the way to the corner of the block and back. It was...amazing.
Why was it so amazing?
Because it feels like Christmas.
OK, so it's not exactly Christmas (it's not even Halloween yet), but you don't understand! When we get a day like this back home, when it's in the 50s during the day, with brisk winds and clear blue sky...it's Christmas! Don't you understand!? Christmas! It's great to have a feeling like Christmas come over you. What a wonderful time of the year! The carols, the trees, the joy!?
It's not Christmas. It's not Christmas...I just have to repeat this enough times to believe myself. It's not Christmas. Look at the calendar: October. It's not Christmas. It's not, it's not.
I'll tell you what it is, though: Fall! Isn't it incredible the way autumn in New York brings me a feeling of winter in California? Both autumn and winter make me extremely happy for very superficial (yet very important) reasons: can we say "scarves"? How about "gloves"? How about...beautiful and warm coats, jackets, hats. I still get a kick out of winter apparel. The layers are a hassle, but I love the feeling of wrapping a scarf around my neck.
With autumn comes leaves that change colors! It's like magic! But sometimes unfortunately, they skip that step and just fall ugly on the streets.
Time to step on crunchy leaves! Yay!
It's so much more invigorating to go out during this beautiful autumn/California winter weather.
Since it's practically the holiday season, I don't see why I shouldn't go out to buy myself some nice presents...am I right?