October 02, 2015
My Top 5 Favorite Fall Memories
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1.
Picking fruit on Dad's Farm
My parents own a farm that
has lots of fruit trees. My dad takes care of these trees year-round by
trimming them, watering them, etc. to make sure that they stay healthy and
produce lots of delicious fruit. Every fall, the fruit starts to ripen and
there is lots of picking to do.
They have apples, pears,
peaches and grapes which are all ready in the fall. Going back many years ago,
I have fond memories of spending forever with my siblings picking apples (lots
off the ground) for my dad and eating lots of apples. Now, my dad created his
own vineyard and I enjoy helping crush the grapes for wine. Anything that has
to do with fruit is going to be a favorite memory of mine!
Sadly, I guess I never took an awesome picture of the insane leaves.
2.
Raking leaves in Fennville
Raking leaves is one of my
favorite memories? Haha, well you see, we had so many trees on our property
when we lived on the West side of the state of Michigan. Every other week or so
during the fall, Troy and I would have to spend about 4 hours raking leaves and
taking multiple carloads of leaves to the dumping spot.
It is a favorite memory of
mine because I have never spent so much time raking leaves in my life. It was a
ton of work but something that my husband and I remember fondly because it was
time spent together. But never will I ever buy a home that has that many leaves
falling!!
3. Running cross country
When I was in high school,
I ran on the cross country team. We raced from September through early
November. I loved being part of a team and running with friends. This is
something that I miss greatly. Also, it was great motivation to exercise
regularly.
When I think of cross
country, I think of hilly courses, spikes racing shoes, cold weather, warm
sweats, butterflies in my stomach and running as fast as I could. My siblings
were just talking about how fall reminds them of cross country and I got me
thinking about it too.
4. Having a fall baby
Of course my very favorite
fall memory ever was last fall when I had my baby! Becoming a mom was the best
thing that ever happened to me and I will now always think of the fall as when
I had my little one. I was on maternity leave all through the fall last year
and went on daily walks with my mom that I will never forget.
5.
Fall scents
There are certain scents
that will always remind me of fall. The smell of ripe apples and pears.
Applesauce cooking on the stove. The crisp scent of leaves. Pumpkin or apple
pie cooking in the oven. I love how a certain scent can remind you of a special
time in your life. When you smell that scent, it can bring back memories. I
love when I smell these scents each year which remind me so much of the fall
season.
I love the new scents from
the Glade® Limited Edition Fall Collection which remind
me so much of fall. I picked up the Pumpkin Pit Stop™ and Hit the Road™ scents from Kroger that smell so much like fall! I gave
these to my sister who loves to burn candles for coziness. For more
information, check out Glade®.
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I enjoyed reading about your memories, particularly because we have only two seasons here in California: Hot and Not-As-Hot. Your fourth memory brought something to mind, and that is never put your children before your spouse. My ex-wife did that, but I'm not saying it because of her but because marriage and family counselors agree that it is not good for a marriage to have one's husband play second fiddle to a child. He may not say it, but he will feel like a fifth wheel, just as I felt like the far-flung ex-planet Pluto revolving around the nucleus of my wife and three daughters. The best thing you can do for your children is to put your spouse first. This models a good marriage for the child and keeps her from getting too spoiled. Your children will grow up and leave you. Then it will be just you and the guy that played second fiddle. Don't end up like that. I thought you were going to say, "The day I met/married Troy." Unfortunately, he didn't even make your top five.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she didn't meet Troy in the fall? But if you re-read you'll see that he is there in her top five, raking millions of leaves. :)
DeleteThanks Heather! I met Troy in April which was of course one of my top moments ever! I married him in July- also not in the fall. Leonard, I actually agree with you that a marriage should come first which is why Troy and I spend time talking each day after work and have a date night every single night after 7:30 PM. I'm sorry that your marriage didn't work out. That is very sad.
DeleteAmanda, thanks for straightening me out. I guess we're on the same frequency then. Unfortunately, I have seen my share of marriages that put the children above the spouse, either by the husband or the wife. However, I believe your little one is in good hands.
DeleteJust an aside. I read a few days ago that 41% of babies in this country are born out of wedlock. It's a scary statistic.
I have always admired the closeness of your family and the joy all of you seem to derive from being with each other. God bless you and give you the strength to keep on keeping on.
Fall is my favorite time of year. I'll have to look for those scents from Glade. Although I'm not a runner, my teen son is and he's very involved with Cross Country at school.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I bet he will have lifelong memories from it!
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