Ohio temperatures have gone from the warm and balmy 80's directly into the cool and brisk 60's and the shock of the temperature drop is felt in my mind, too.
I LOVE autumn! I love the sunshine, the cooler temperatures, the romance of bundling up/snuggling up, sipping hot apple cider, hiking the autumns changing colors and the crescendo of the upcoming holiday season.
Many summers I have embraced autumn because I was exhausted from summer.
Not this summer. I am in my groove.
I love to feel the bake of the sun on my skin, slipping into sandals and running out the door, sunshine until 9 p.m., open windows and fresh air, early morning bike rides in the cool of the day before the sun begins to bake, riding on the towpath and stopping for a cold ice cream cone.
I love that I have lost 20 lbs and my momentum, my metabolism and my body continues to change because of intense activity.
I've always been a four seasons kind of girl.
The breathtaking beauty of a snowstorm with a fire in the fireplace snuggled close together, the awaking of life in springtime, the warm embrace of summer fun and bright vivid beauty of autumn.
As much as I have ALWAYS loved and embraced each season, I am ready to relocate to a warmer climate all-inclusive with milder temperatures and year round outdoor activity.
I don't want to lose momentum. I don't want to bundle up in piles of clothes and I don't want to sit idle and become a couch potato because its dark out at 5 p.m.
The calendar days are flipping faster than I prefer and the temperature is dropping far too rapidly for my liking.
Life shifts. I am ready for more year round summer fun and less frozen tundra.
