It's September!

I love September for so many different reasons. It signifies the ending of summer, which in Arizona is a good thing. A 100 days of over 110 degree weather is, well, hell! So even though today was only 105, we have another week or so of the high temps. I'm READY for it to cool down a bit. Come on fall!

Speaking of fall, I just love this season. Even though in AZ it isn't anything close to the awesome autumns in New England, but it's fall nonetheless. Fall is football! Halloween! My birthday! Yay! Fall line up! School starting everywhere, which even though doesn't touch my house too much these days, I still get to hear tales of first days, school supplies and new clothes.

Ahhh, autumn in New England. Fall there signifies colorful foliage (I love that word), cool, brisk days, county fairs and candied apples. Sweater wearing and sitting outside. Fire pits and roasting marshmallows in your back yard. I miss the fall more than anything else excluding family, friends, and NYC! But my husband always bursts my bubble when I am reminiscing about the fall by reminding me it lasts about 2 weeks, there are pounds and pounds of leaves to pick up, and it signifies that the bitter cold is just around the corner. Kill joy!

Then there's my birthday. I kind of like the celebrating of my birthday, although not turning another year older. Of course, putting it that way, I am grateful to turn that year older every year. The alternative kind of sucks! There are a lot birthdays this month. Meghann is turning 25 this year! When I told Anj, she responded by saying, "I just threw up in my mouth a little bit!" LOL. She was just a kid when we met her, and now...a grown woman with a child and man of her own. Wow. Speaking of that man, he also has a birthday this month. Tony. What a nice man, and great addition to our family. We love him! Then there's little Menesha. Nancy's little cutie! She's going to be 3 and I already have her Birthday Dora doll wrapped and ready to go! I can't forget my BFF! She's also turning a year older one week after me! I miss celebrating our birthdays together...we had some wild times!! Here's to more to come!

Then...there's FOOTBALL! We love the football season at our house, not just the game, but getting together over good food and with great company...who cares who wins, right? WRONG! Everybody roots for their favorite teams. Green Bay, New England, the Raiders...everyone likes some one different. It's too fun!

Last but not least, the new TV fall line up! Woot! New Biggest Loser, and all our fav shows. This year we are especially looking forward to it because we got a new TV! Yup, we finally stepped it up to the new century and got a flat screen-HD 50 inch TV. It's amazing!! Those biggest losers contestants are going to look really big on that! Ha ha!

I look forward to a good month...this Sapphire month. Full of good times and new adventures. It doesn't get much better than this. (Well it does, but, you know what I mean!)

Happy September...happy Fall!! Hope yours is filled with many surprises!