Y’all its here! Finally! It’s the second most wonderful time of the year- Pumpkin Spice Latte time! The first most wonderful time is of course Winter when Starbucks has the Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha (yum yum!). I am a firm believer that our seasons should be centered around Starbucks seasonal drinks- it just makes sense. Fall is my FAVORITE season. To me its scarves and changing leaves and college football and pumpkin everything and apple picking and sweaters and hiking. I adore Fall. I also went to college in Greenville, which has an incredibly gorgeous Fall. Seriously, I’m so excited to go to Homecoming partially because its going to be so lovely which leaves everywhere, crisp fall air, and easy access to hiking.
Apparently, Charleston has not gotten that message. Now I am Southern enough to understand that September is not the Fall, no matter what the calendar may say. I know that the first football games of the season will be unbearably hot and you should always pray for a night game. A few weeks ago when a big storm moved through I was unbelievably excited because it meant I got to actually need to wear jeans and a sweater. Oh how exciting! Of course then our parking lot was flooded for a good 3 days and my car now vaguely smells of crayons so there’s that. I even went a got a Pumpkin Spice Latte just ‘cause I could.
But my joy was short lived because just 2 days later it was back up in the 90s and humid, humid, humid. My happiness in walking to class without sweating, and of running outside without getting heat stroke was gone. There is just something so wrong about having to wear shorts this late in September and really the sweating on the way to class thing is just getting gross. Every time it looks like its going to rain I get excited thinking its going to cool off. And then it backfires and just gets muggy (and the parking lot water level rises yet again. Cue the mildew).
I would also like to be able to eat outside without having to drink a whole liter of water. Call me crazy but when its officially Fall I prefer to not be dehydrated by sitting outside. Get with it Charleston. Not that I want you to be cold yet but can you give me a little breeze, a few changing leaves? Am I being too demanding here Charleston? I even made a pintrest board for helpful hints as to how you can be more Fallish.
Step 1: Cool it down. I mean uppers 70s would be nice. Its almost October- you do not need to be in the upper 80s. Also I have lots and lots of scarves and seeing as this is my last class semester, I want to get the most out of these scarf/jeans combos.
Step 2: Get a little breeze so that the delicious smells from Starbucks and Halo can fill the air when I’m in class.
Step 3: Provide me access to Carolina home games. This might be a little more difficult but I think we can work it out. Also I would like this puppy with a Carolina collar.
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Step 4: Import me some good apples. Seriously, this is not negotiable. I’ve lowered my standards of wanting to go to the orchard but the least that you can do is import some.
Step 5: Build me some hiking trails. Ok this may be asking a bit too much. Sometimes I forget I don’t live in the mountains anymore. Then I get sad. Then I remember I live by the beach and I feel better.
I think we can really come to an agreement on this. Because I really like Fall but I also really like Charleston. So get to in Chucktown- turn the thermostat down, amp up the leaves and bring me a Pumpkin muffin stat.
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