florida is messin' with my head

it's not really florida's fault. i'm plenty messed up in the head all by my lonesome. but this climate thing is just so weird to me. it's like i don't understand the passage of time because i no longer have the crisp fall weather. now by florida standards, it is definitely cooling down. and i am NOT complaining. it's beautiful here. like, every day. and i kind of dig it.

but i still have no concept that thanksgiving is just around the corner. i just can't wrap my head around it. and we are in the thick of birthday season (we have three in november) and i have no plans and no presents. that is NOT like me. when it comes to celebrating, that's the only kind of planning i know how to do! i am just now feeling like it is fall, but "fall" is actually on the outs and "winter" in on the way.

though it just now finally feels like fall, fall has been in full swing for quite some time. fall sports have come and gone...

fall decorations are almost ready to be replaced by christmas ones...

(my pinteresty attempt at painting a pumpkin to match my decor. slightly weird.)

fall festivals are all the rage down here...

though there was something strange about wearing shorts and seeing these guys wandering through the parking lot...

i may be a bit messed up in the head by experiencing fall in a totally new place, but i am feeling a peace that i haven't since we moved here. and that feels even better than the beautiful weather!