It is finally Fall in California. Sometimes it can be a very hard season to define here as we do not have an abundance of trees that turn brilliant colors : ) Now Fall is my favorite season, has always been and will always be. Every thing about it is perfect, how the air gets crisper, that wonderful fall smell in the air (which is actually made from decaying leaves but whatever), how you get to change into a whole new wardrobe but still enjoy the sun annnnnd the rainy season starts!!! Josh and I even managed to plan a fall wedding (12 days away!!!!). However, I don't think California will cooperate. Pretty sure it's going to end up being in the 80's even though we waited till November to have it and I also don't think the vines in the winery will have changed color yet like we were hoping for. None the less, Fall is still a superior season especially since you can also call it things like Autumn and Harvest Time and it sounds all the more festive.
Fall is probably the thing I miss most about moving away from the midwest. When you move to one state with hardly any seasons (Florida) to another with the same almost season less year (California) you tend to want to celebrate the fall even more. I have been looking at just about every crafty blog and email that pops up thinking "why yes, of course I want to make a decorative fake leaf wreath to hang on my door" or "how did Martha know I've been looking for 37 Halloween cupcakes to make." Hell, if I could I think I would take a hayride to work though a corn field while carving pumpkins wearing a sweater and warm boots and occasionally sipping some cider. I know you would all want to be in my "car-pool" then!!
Now there is only one thing that I have encountered about Fall that I still not have gotten on the bandwagon for... squash. Now believe me I have tried loving squash. Last fall I even went and purchased the most lovely looking butternut squash along with organic brown sugar to cook it with. It was such a sad disaster. But I will not give up. Every time I look at a beautiful squash puree soup I think to myself "Damnit! This is the year that I will love squash!!!" Ok, maybe I am not that intense about it, but I do glance at them out of the corner of my eye when I'm walking through the produce section and want a redo on last years squash.
Now the other hurtle is that Josh doesn't want anything to do with my desire to dabble in the cooking of squash. But, despite my fiances blatant hatred of trying more than one new food a year I know that if it looks good enough he might even try it. I have yet to pick out my target or the date, but I think mid- November is looking good : ) I will intend it to be my first "I am your wife now and you have to try it or you will hurt my feelings" stunt. If anyone has some exceptionally delish recipes feel free to share!!
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