October is my favorite!

HAPPY FALL.

I love fall so, so much. It is my favorite time of the year (with Christmas finishing close behind). The leaves, the crisp air, the sudden appearance of everything pumpkin flavor, the smell of hunting clothes being unpacked (that one's kind of weird), and the "Crisp Fall Leaves" scented candles- yes, all yes.

Fall in Arizona is a bit different- the weather is nice and I'm still finding all my pumpkin necessities, but where are the leaves?

We haven't been able to walk out the door - go for a walk down the street and see the beautiful changing leaves like we always loved to do in Alabama. So we decided to take a quick (very quick) trip to Flagstaff this past week.

Once Andy finished up his test and I got off work on Tuesday we journeyed north a bit to find some cooler mountain air. It was so refreshing to get out of the desert for a bit and get our dose of fall... and it made me happy.

Raja was pumped about our spontaneous trip- the mountain air makes her one happy pup.

If you look closely you can see that we walked up on a little deer family (they're excited for fall too).

No doubt, one of the top five most beautiful sunsets in my book.

Even though we're missing fall in Alabama (Raja misses the leaves too), we're learning to find fall in Arizona. The weather is getting MUCH nicer- no more 110 degree days (what a relief). And there's always Flagstaff where we can get our dose of woods, leaves, and cool mountain air.

I hope you are all as excited for fall as I am!

Thanks for reading.

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