Growing up, Summer was always my favorite time of year: swimming, no responsibilities, and especially NO SCHOOL! Don't get me wrong, as a teacher, I still love the no school part. But it has been so hot this summer that I couldn't wait to fall. I started to realize what I loved the most about fall:
1. Football!
I love watching football. From the Iowa Hawkeyes to the ADM tigers, I can spend most of my weekends watching it. I thoroughly enjoy attending football games. Although I'm not on the field, I get pretty intense and start yelling things like I think the players can hear me. "The Boys of Fall" gets me pumped for football every time. We are heading to the Hawkeye/UNI game this weekend. Let's hope for a better performance this week!
2. Pumpkin farms/Orchards
I love taking my family to the pumpkin farm in the fall. We usually head down to a place by Truro that has tons of activities for the kids and a huge pumpkin farm. We each get to pick out our pumpkin that we get to carve. I'm pretty picky about my pumpkins--I could spend hours looking for just the perfect one! These trips are usually on beautiful days where I get tons of pictures of my family just having fun being together.
3. Harvest
Growing up as a farm girl, I hated harvest time. I could go days without seeing my dad and we always had to be on call to run my dad to other farms, take him supper, etc. Now, I love getting to go back to my hometown and take my kids to ride with my dad in the combine. They are growing up as city kids and don't get to experience the country life like I got to. So I take every opportunity I get to make them a little "more country."
After writing about my favorite parts of fall, it makes me more anxious for them! I'm hoping this fall is perfect is every way!
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