Freaking out about fall

I love fall. Pumpkins. Everything to do with apples and apple picking and apple cider and candy apples and APPLE ORCHARDS. The crisp air. The earthy smells. The crunchy leaves. Back to school shopping. THE FALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE.

Every year around this time I erupt with giddiness; the excitement that consumes me can simply not be contained. Every night of the week is filled with brand new television shows that I've been waiting ALL SUMMER to watch. Although chatting with Molly about spoilers, ripping apart Ausiello clues and speculating about cliffhangers all summer is fun, it certainly gets old around the middle of July. We spent this past summer wondering when we're going to meet the mother of Ted's children, worrying about whether or not Chuck Bass survived Paris, and itching like an addict every time a new Glee song was released.

Autumn is also the time of year that I miss UMass the most. The anticipation of moving into a new dorm or apartment, meeting new people, opening up the Snack Bar, and starting new classes with my notebooks and pens that I bought in bulk from BJ's. The feeling of freedom and independence after spending the summer abiding by curfews and partying at friend's parent's houses. I miss tailgating at UMass football games, laughing at lost freshmen on campus, and the first few weeks of classes before the work piles up and we could legitimize staying up until 2 am every night playing Jetman and searching for bumper stickers to send each other on facebook. I miss Thursday nights at Charlie's, afternoons in the Grad Lounge, and late nights/early mornings eating mozzarella sticks and hash browns at the Route 9 diner. I'm so disgustingly jealous of everyone hanging out in the CSB right now, and all of those heading to parties in Puffton this Friday night.

Although I still love fall, and mostly everything about it, it's not as fun and exciting as it used to be. Yeah, I still get to go to the apple orchard, bake pies, and peruse iParty with Molly for scary Halloween masks, but as an adult fall just merely means another summer is over and summer hours are a thing of the past. 5 day work weeks are such a major drag without the looming promise of a 3 day weekend. I suppose this fall is a little special since we have two new roommates (Andrew and Jo), but it still doesn't make up for the fact that I could be skipping class right now and heading to the Yankee Candle Factory to buy 17 pounds of McIntosh votive candles.

I've been spending my work days reading blogs about television shows and wishing I was home snuggling with Lukah. Evenings are spent making dinner and watching How I Met Your Mother on DVD. Weekends are spent trying to balance my time between friends, family, and sweatpants. I've also been decoupaging my brains out in anticipation of Theresa Jean's 25th birthday. My train rides have been very busy, as you can tell from previous posts. I've been trying to plow through as many new books as possible before the end of the year (while simultaneously trying to avoid my train stalker). Since last we spoke I've read:

Book 46: My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler (4) I really enjoyed MHL more than AYTVIMC. I thought it was hilarious, and really altered my impression of Chelsea Handler. She can be a little intense and abrasive on her show, but this book makes her so real. I'd love to work in the cube next to her because I'd spend my entire weekend waiting for Monday morning where I would relish in her tales of one night stands with midgets and spend my entire morning asking her about the scars all over her knees and face.
Book 47: A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion (3.75) I bought this book because it was on super sale through amazon, and it turned out to be very good. The three women in the novel were so shockingly different, but desperately needed each other to survive. The ending was really surprising, I never in a million years would have guess that Roxy's life would turn so unexpectedly. I actually was anticipating Audrey being a super creep and somehow end up murdering Skyla. It was definitely worth the $2.75 I paid for it and would recommend it to anyone who envies other people's families in contrast to their own. The grass is always greener friends.
Book 47.5: And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stuck On You By Jeffrey Archer (this was just a free short story I got on my kindle. It was good, but doesn't qualify as a whole book and was really too short to grade)
Currently on Book 48: Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (I'm about 69% done)

Well, I suppose it is back to fantasizing about autumns past. We have a wedding to go to in a couple weeks, but I'm planning on updating before then. Until next time...