1. Enjoy the New Seasonal Drinks at Starbucks
PSL, Chocolate Chai Tea Latte, and the Salted Caramel Mocha – this is truly the beginning of Fall. If you don’t love Starbucks already, you will after you enjoy one of these tasty drinks. I had the new Chocolate Chai Tea Latte this morning and just the smell of it made me feel like Fall is officially here. I’m personally not a fan of the PSL, but its the 10th anniversary and they’re hashtagging #PSL like its nobody’s business, so open up your wallet and spend $5 on a coffee. I promise it will be the best $5 you ever spent.
2. Pick Apples at the Orchard
Coming home with 17 lbs of apples is AMAZING. I love to bake and having that many apples really gets me in a creative mood to come up with as many appley delights as I can. Last year, the weather really messed things up and there was a terrible apple crop. In fact, many of the orchards weren’t even open for pick-your-own which was really depressing. The year before that, I made 2 pies, apple turnovers, apple butter, and 3 batches of homemade applesauce which is TO DIE FOR. I could eat exclusively that for at least a week straight. Its amazing. Anyways, go get your own apples because they taste better straight off the tree AND they are officially the fruit of Fall.
3. Wrap Yourself in a Cuddly Sweater
For some reason I left for vacation last week and it was 27°C out, and when I came back it was 13ºC. WTF?! I actually had to wear pants and a jacket to walk my dog before work this morning. That’s just sick. Its like Mother Nature knew that the calendar turned to September and she turned off the heat. How rude. What’s the best solution to this terrible situation? A big, chunky sweater. I have many of these, but my favourite Fall outfit is my leggings, lumberjack socks, and this gem from Lululemon (P.S. That’s not me in the picture, just some chick I found on Google who happened to be wearing the sweater). Oooooh mama its a good one. And you can snap it all the way up so your neck is warm and just curl up on the couch with your Starbucks drink and eat some homemade applesauce. Now THAT’s heaven.
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