The most wonderful time of the year!

No, I am not talking about Christmas, I am talking about fall! I love the fall, it is definitely my favorite season. In my opinion, it is the best time to be in Ohio. I wanted to document some of the fun things that happen in the fall!!

First, is the circleville pumpkin show! This is a big deal, there are a TON of people there, all to celebrate the large, round, orange, gourd known as the pumpkin. There is pumpkin everything...pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ice-cream, pumpkin brownies, pumpkin chili, pumpkin hamburgers, pumpkin pizza, and the list could keep going. There is also the world's largest pumpkin pie. It is 14ft. in diameter. I tried to get a picture of it, but you can only see a portion.



This is the sign for the 14ft. pumpkin









This is a piece of the 14 ft. pumpkin















We went to my friend Heidi's family's house this weekend out in the country. We shot guns, we played poker, ate pumpkin pie, made friends with a stuffed deer head named Toby...it was all around good fun! Here are some fun pictures from our weekend.




This is Kathy feeding Toby some yummy pumpkin pie!













Sometimes my friends are goofy...Steph and Heidi!













Kristen and I after a yummy pancake breakfast













I shot a gun for the first time ever this weekend... it was fun. Definitely harder than I thought it would be!













Kristen and I took a detour on our way home and went hiking in Cederville (where she went to college), it was sooo beautiful! It love being outside in the fall.

all the small things

Life has been really busy...really stressful. So, I am trying to find joy in the small things. So... here are some of the things that have brought me joy in the past few weeks.

1. I was having a discussion with two of my students (5th graders) about Friday the 13th. One asked what the big deal about the number 13 was anyways. The other said, "because when you turn 13, you turn into one of those stupid, psychotic, teenagers."

2. The next week, I was meeting with the same students. One said to me, "hey, are any of your friends married?" I said, "yes, many of my friends are married." He said, "so, some of them are single then?". "Yes", I said, "why?" "Oh", he said, "It's for my uncle, he could use a wife." I smiled and said "how old is your uncle?" "He's 32, but he looks a lot younger."

3. Lost started this past Wednesday. It wasn't the best episode, but it wasn't bad. But it was nice to make dinner for my friends and have people over my house!

4. Yesterday was gorgeous! I went running (I use this term lightly, I don't want to falsely paint myself as someone who is proficient at running... I am crap at running actually, but at least I try). and it was so nice to see all the leaves and enjoy the sunshine.

5. I got a new purse on Saturday. It's really cute, it was on sale, and it was the last one in the store.... I'm the winner!

None of these are big things, but either way, they brought a smile to my face.