Friday, October 12, 2012

Autumn Joy


Welcome to Day 11 of BlogFest 2012!  Thank you to Jenny Taylor at So Very Me! for today's writing prompt!

     Living in the heart of the Midwest I get to experience an autumn rich with color.  Living so close to the high school offers the advantage of hearing the roar of the crowds cheering at the football game and the musical refrains of the high school band performing without ever leaving my backyard.  I have always welcomed the chill of the air after the heat of summer.

     There is the thrill every Saturday of cheering on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame’s football team as they take on each opponent.  The fact that the team is currently undefeated adds to that joy this year.  Hopefully they will continue to kick a$$ and take names!!  I have cheered on the Irish my whole life and any day the football team is playing is cause for celebration, especially if they win. We dress in our Notre Dame gear and cheer the team on in style.  Before my mom died, I had the pleasure of attending several games with her.  I had the time of my life exploring campus, indulging in all the delicious food sold on the quad, watching the band march to the field and perform, and cheering on the team from the stands.




      I look forward to exploring the Pumpkin Fantasyland each year, and wagon rides into the pumpkin patch.  Eating hot soup and sipping apple cider.  Dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating with the kids.  Bundling up against the cold winds and arming myself with my leaf blower to attack the leaves that carpet the entire yard in a myriad of reds, oranges, and gold.  I love the bonfires to celebrate Halloween and the hayrides into the woods filled with goblins and ghouls just waiting to scare the beJe$us out of me.  While I love all the seasons, autumn brings its own brand of magic until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.

21 comments:

  1. I love foootball, hot Apple cider, and pumpkin patches. Great post Kathy!

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    1. Jenn, I am so pleased you enjoyed it. It wouldn't be autumn without those three. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments!

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  2. You make me wish I could enjoy all that happiness I read here! I understand it, just don't have it in me! You do make me wish I could just suck it up and laugh at all the things that send me down that dreary road.

    Your love of autumn is so infectious. Great job.

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    1. Jo, I am pleased you enjoyed my post. I can find things to love about all the seasons. It makes it so much easier to enjoy life in general. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments.

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  3. Fall's the best season by far. Love ND! Go Irish!

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    1. JoJo, Amen!!! Go Irish!!! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments. It is always cool to find another Notre Dame fan!

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  4. i've lived in Phoenix, Arizona since 1975 and haven't seen an autumn in all that time!

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    1. My Heart, I can't imagine what that must be like. It kind of blows my mind a little. Thank you for stopping by to read, comment, and for sharing! ♥

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  5. I love, love, love autumn and this just put the icing on the cake for me. Lovely job Kathy!

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  6. Autumn is beautiful ... I especially love how the color of the leaves have turned out ...

    Sounds like Autumn has brought the joy in you especially those moments that you have with your mom.

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    1. Journey of Life, autumn was always a fun time around the house growing up. So many holiday's to celebrate, so many Notre Dame games to watch. My mom decorated the house to the nines for every single holiday and we dressed in head to toe spirit wear and had our own tail gate party right at home watching the game. Mom would have party trays of veggies, meats, and cheeses. It was the bomb and a major event every Saturday. I remember going with her to the orchards to get bushels of apples and cider. I remember helping her rake and burn leaves late into the night. I have so many great memories of my mom during the autumns of my past. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your comments! ♥

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    1. Annmarie Pipa, a very happy fall to you! Thank you for stopping by! ♥

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  8. Hi Kathy! I just now got around to putting up my post thanking people for their blog awards--including the one you gave me awhile back. I also nominated you for the Sisterhood World Blogger award! Please visit my site to grab your award badge and leave a comment there to let me know you got it! Congrats!!

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    1. Menopausal Mama, I am honored!! Thank you so much!!!♥

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  9. Thanks for putting me in the mood to embrace the change of seasons. I'm finally ready to stop lamenting the end of summer.

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    1. bronwyngordon, you are very welcome! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥

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  10. Autumn is the one time of year that I really miss not living in the midwest. Oh the beautiful colors, pumpkin farms and harvesting orchards. I can just feel it now...that crispness to the air. Someday I'll get back there...but for now will just enjoy your post! Thanks!

    Susan
    http://todaysworkingwoman25.blogspot.com/

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    1. Susan, I am so pleased you enjoyed my post and were able to take a taste of all that is glorious about Autumn in the Midwest away with you. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥

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  11. "I have always welcomed the chill of the air after the heat of summer." Me too! I really like living in a climate where we get all 4 seasons (although I could do with a little less winter).

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    1. Azara, I have lived here all my life and can not imagine not having a taste of all 4 seasons. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥

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