Autumn 2014!

Autumn has always been my favorite time of the year for many reasons - that crisp feel in the air (not so much in Houston), the fashion, the colors (again, not so much in Houston), college football, and there is pumpkin scented/flavored everything. I miss Michigan in autumn. You can't beat the colors driving up north, or the feeling of walking on campus at Michigan State University in September.

I don't think I've been so excited for Spartan football season before - under Coach Dantonio's lead, the boys get better and better every year, and are still fresh off a big Rose Bowl win! I see wonderful things in the future, and am so proud of our young team!

I wish so badly I could make it back for a game this year (haven't been since the year after I graduated), but alas, with my job, I'm very limited on time I can take off. If they make it to a bowl game somewhere around Texas or Louisiana this year, I definitely want to make it a point to go.

While I can't make it to East Lansing this year, I did discover (after three and a half years) there is a large Spartan population down here, resulting in Blackfinn of Midtown being the "MSU bar". It was so awesome going in there, and seeing so many other Spartan fans. Gave me hope of possibly being able to still marry a fellow Spartan, even being in the South! Haha!

On another note, the other fall events I'm excited for are the haunted houses to open (I LOVE Halloween!), Ren Fest to start, hunting for good donuts and cider (they have no clue what cider mills are down here, WTH?), and, most importantly, introducing gem tones back into our wardrobes.

Oh, there is so much more I could go on about Fall and all of it's goodness! I'm working on compiling a list a fall-centric drinks, so be on the lookout for that post to roll out! 

'Til next time! :)