the fall

I love the fall. It’s the beginning of boot season and I do love me some knee high boots! The weather starts to get cooler. USC starts playing better. It’s almost my birthday. The days start to get shorter. (Oh wait, I don’t like that last part. But everything else is cool.) It’s nice to start ordering coffee and not sweating to death while drinking it in 90 degree weather. It’s great to snuggle with my teddy bear at night. I just love the fall. I’m not as big a fan of winter, cause I don’t like it too cold. But, I’m from Southern California, so what do I really know about cold weather? It turns 60 here and everyone (Myself included. Myself especially) thinks its freezing. Don’t worry, I’m stocked up on coats and jackets and sweaters. Oh and scarves. I have a ton of cold weather clothing which normally stay in the drawers. But I have them nonetheless. The fall is also a big time for quick decisions. Do I want a Pumpkin Latte or a White Chocolate Mocha? Should I use my blue or pink scarf with the gray sweater? Should I roll over in bed because my back is stiff and risk the shock of the cold side of the bed, or stay where it’s warm cause I’ve laid here for an hour? But the fall also is hard for a Single girl. All the commercials on TV start showing ads for Christmas which feature happy couples proposing or celebrating. There are holiday parties where it’s likely that I’m going to be the only single person. All my presents are going to be from couples. My birthday will be spent with friends, but I’ll have no one there with me specifically. Everything is geared toward coupledom around the holidays. The message is that cold weather is for love and lovers. But, that’s only looking at it negatively. It’s one less present I have to buy if I don’t have a boyfriend. And, if I had a boyfriend, I’d probably want to spend a lot of money (which I don’t have since I’m a starving student with an unpaid internship) to buy him a nice present. So that’s a plus. It’s one less cookie I have to share when I bake holiday cookies (and by bake, I do mean buy at Ralphs). It’s one less choice I have to make when deciding my own plans (as in, should we go to your friend’s party or mine?). So, while it’d be nice to have someone to decorate the tree with, or to buy a present for, it’s not so bad not having someone. Cause no matter what, I know that my friends will want me to be there with them during the holidays regardless of whether I have a plus 1. Right guys? Right? Right.