Well folks ... summer is officially over. I know some people claim autumn doesn't begin until mid-September, but as far as I'm concerned summer ends when school starts up again and leaves begin to hit the ground. I'm back at school now and I just snapped this photo of a bright red leaf sitting in my front yard ... which means my days of relaxing at the beach, eating ice-cream and wearing flip-flops are over until next year. This summer was a quiet one, compared to summers in the past, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
Autumn 2009 is a big deal for me, for many reasons. I am officially entering my last semester at Concordia University and as long as everything goes according to plan, by Christmas I will be a university graduate! You know how people tend to say stuff like: "today is the first day of the rest of my life" when they get married? Well, I kind of feel that way about Autumn 2009. I expect the next few months will be a time of big decision making and life changes ... and while I don't know exactly what the future has in store for me, I am confident that it will be an awesome adventure ... and I'm hoping that I'll be able to use my blog to share some of that adventure with you.
Speaking of my blog ... you may have noticed that things look a little different around here. For the past few weeks, I've been hard at work with the lovely Dionne from Studio Chic Design, working on making this blog a little more "me". She was EXTREMELY patient with me as I kept changing my mind over and over, but in the end I think it all came together quite well. If you're having problems with my new blog (like the writing of my posts overlaps onto the pink background) it just means that your browser is an older version than the one Dionne and I use. (I finally made the switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox and highly recommend it.)
Soooooo anyways .... to celebrate the beginning of my new life adventure AND the new look of my blog, I think a giveaway is in order!
For your chance to win some scrapbook goodies leave a little comment telling me what you are most looking forward to this autumn. (If you're not a scrapbooker, I'll make sure to send you some other kind of special treat). I will randomly select a winner on September 20th.
xox Stephanie
i love fall/autumn.. the food, drinks, colors, weather, etc. but this one in particular i'm going to be going through alot of changes (emotionally, physically, mentally, profressionally, personally, educationally, etc. etc.) and i'm trying my best to look forward (and not back).
ReplyDeleteI love autumn but not as a season. As an emotional state of moving on. Preparing for whats to come. As well as, appreciation for what has past. Most people look forward to the heat of the Summer. Or the celebration of Christmas and snow days in the winter. I find that Spring and Autumn is the season people don't really give a lot of thougtht to. Autumn is about the crunch of the leaves under my feet. Making a pile of leaves and then jumping into them and throwing them around. Also the settling down of having a great summer. And looking back on what was done and to appreciate autumn, before the even colder weather comes. The making of mental notes for the follow summer. And the getting back into those old routine.
ReplyDeleteI still have 2 semesters ahead of me, but this is my last year of university. While none of my life-changing decisions are the same as yours, it is a blessing to know that neither of us are alone, and that we'll be making big changes at the same time. Fall '09, live it up!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to all the new things that are happening. Every day is the first day when you're a first year teacher... and today has never happened before, and *that* is really exciting.
ReplyDeletei'm looking forward to hopefully put the last few years behind me. Looking forward to feeling better and finding myself again. I got lost, don't know where, don't know how, and i'm still looking, but would love for this fall to bring me back !
ReplyDeleteKiki
I'm looking forward to getting married in November! Is November still considered autumn? lol
ReplyDeleteAndrea :)
Let's see...I'm looking forward to wearing all my yummy handknit scarves and making new gloves and practical things. I'm planning an early fall beach trip with my beloved as well. I look forward to walking by the ocean and sitting all snuggled with my husband celebrating our first 10 years of marriage.
ReplyDeleteI think we are both at a place of contentment in our lives. There's no major dramas going on and we are just about to be ourselves again.
Oh and I'm also looking forward to my high school reunion in October. I haven't seen most of my classmates since the day we walked across that stage together. It will be nice to catch up with them.