It's just the smell in the air that makes me fall in love with fall every year. Stepping outside and hearing newly fallen leaves crunch beneath your feet is just the icing on the cake to an all around amazing season. Even though fall means winter is looming ahead, it's just another reason to take advantage of the beautiful weather while there's still time.
1. Halloween Movie Marathons
Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, and The Haunted Mansion are only a few classic halloween movies that signal that the fall season is among us. What sounds better then cozying up on the couch with a mug of hot cocoa watching halloween movies all night long?
2. Bonfires
Sitting around the fire with your friends on a fall night is one of the best feelings ever. Great conversation turns into amazing memories that last a lifetime.
3. Apple Picking
Apple picking is one of my favorite activities to do with my family during the fall season. Tractor rides, stuffing scarecrows, and corn mazes just enhance the fall atmosphere while apple picking.
4. Apple cider donuts
Enough said.
5. Pumpkin carving
Even though I'm so far from being a Picasso, pumpkin carving is fun at any age. Whether you're carving an intricate werewolf or a simple grinning pumpkin, the outcome is worth it when you see your carved pumpkin glowing in the dark on a spooky Halloween night. Not to mention the baked pumpkin seeds that are just a bonus to the carving experience.
6. Haunted hayrides
Haunted hayrides are the most exciting and terrifying experience of the fall season. Whether you go to your neighbor's homemade haunted trail through their backyard or a professionally-done hayride at a haunted battleground, you're in for some fun. Well, it depends on your definition of fun.
7. Changing of the leaves
Whether you're a leaf peeper or live in a place with beautiful foliage in the fall, the progressive changing of the leaves is a sight you can't miss.
8. Sweater weather
One of the best feelings is being able to go outside into the crisp, fall air with just a sweater on. There's only a short time frame in the fall during which it's the perfect temperature for this so take advantage and show off your cute fall clothes before winter forces us to bundle up.
9. End of tourist season
Living in a place where the summer is bustling with tourists really makes you appreciate the fall when everyone leaves. The landscape is more beautiful than it is during the summer and you get to enjoy this season in a ghost town, just the way you like it.
10. Football season
What would fall be without football? Whether you're a football fan or not, there's nothing like watching a football game under Friday night lights.
11. Thanksgiving
Family, food, and great conversation ... what else do you need?
