Hot cocoa, Fall, and Praise...

 

A long time, no type!  And I mean, a long time.  I miss writing, and what I love about not sharing this blog with many (I think 3 know about this blog), it frees me to just go on and on about whatever and I don't have to worry about readers. 

It's raining outside, Andres took our two youngest to a birthday party, the movie Julie and Julia is playing in the background, Brie is working on homework, the candle is burning and I just sipped a cup of hot cocoa (via our new Keriug), topped with whip cream.  YUMM......  These are the kind of moments you wish you could take a picture and it really captures the feelings, aromas, and tastes.  We forget really what God provides in moments like these because they're rarely captured for future viewing.  So, maybe the best way to convey is writing about it. 

The Fall is coming and I can almost feel it completely.  Ten degrees lower, a fresh breeze of cool air through the window, and pumpkin patches would make it official.  Oh, how I do love the Fall!  There's something so sweet about it, and I can't quite put my finger on it.  Maybe it's because it's when Andres and I began our courtship and who can forget their first love.  Every girl remembers everything about the first time they truly fell in love.  They remember the weather, smells of perfume, foods they ate, places they visited and the endless conversations into the night (for us, it was to the point of falling asleep on the phone). 

Maybe it's the fact that Fall brings a sense of relief to the heat of the Texas summer.  It takes every ounce out of us Texans when temperatures rise, and the humidity comes.  It's like an added burden when you're already juggling so many things.  There's the kind of summer heat that comes with swimming pools, suntan lotion, hair pulled back and frozen treats (that's at the beginning), and then there's the summer heat that rolls into the late months of summer.  It's like an unwanted visitor that doesn't catch onto the clues of someone wanting it to leave.  Shouldn't summer leave when we put the Fall wreath on the front door, plant our mums and put a pumpkin on front door step?  Those are signs that we're ready for the new season.  I almost feel bad talking about God's creation, but surely He understands that we love our new seasons.

So, with praise, we watch the Fall season roll in, Summer roll out and Thanksgiving around the corner.