If you couldn't tell from all the flannels, cider mill pictures, and Timbs, fall has officially arrived. It's my second favorite season (how could summer not be my first?) and I'm pumped to do all-things-fall to celebrate and embrace this wonderfully crisp season. I've compiled a list of super fun (and basic) things to do during the autumnal equinox, so grab your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your best friend, your dog, and embrace the season that reeks pumpkin spice.
1. First and foremost, throw on your flannel and put some fall boots on those feet.If you want to experience fall to the greatest extent, you have to dress for it.
2. Second, go to Starbucks and order a pumpkin spice latte. Do it. Whether you like the flavor or not, you need to sip on what fall would taste like if it had a flavor.
3. While you're at it, stop by the cider mill and order some cider and donuts. Do not eat them until you've Snapchatted their deliciousness. Then, shove your face.
4. Take a "candid" laughing picture by one of the cute fall decorations at the cider mill. Pics or it didn't happen.
5. And, since you're there, pick some apples.
6. Don't miss the chance to step on fallen leaves. Listen to them crunch. That noise is one of my most favorite parts of fall.
7. Walk hand-in-hand (or hand-in-leash if you're with your dog) with your significant other through your neighborhood or downtown. Admire all the fall decorations from the scarecrows to the pumpkins. Paint the image of the red, yellow and orange trees in your mind to take with you long after the leaves fade into nothing.
8. Go on a hayride. Because you can't sit on a wagon full of hay any other time of year, so why not?
9. Buy a pumpkin you love, clean its guts out, and carve a super cool design into it. The more unique the design, the better. But, I do love a good old fashioned stereotypical pumpkin face. Don't forget to put a candle inside and watch it come to life in the darkness.
10. Use those pumpkin seeds to create a yummy snack. Don't ask me the recipe, I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to Google.
11. Scream your head off at a haunted house. What's better than paying to have people in costumes scare you so badly you pee your pants?
12. Walk through a corn maze with someone who is capable of having good conversation but also walk silently by your side without any awkwardness. Get lost in conversation as you get lost in the maze, but enjoy the serenity of not knowing quite where you're going and not caring one bit.
13. Amuse yourself by trying on costumes at a Halloween store. Bypass the slutty ones and throw on a mask of an old man that would scare the snot out of you if you passed him in public.
14. Okay, fine. Go ahead. Try on a slutty one. I can't let you pass up the opportunity to feel hot.
15. Buy a costume for your dog (or anyone's dog) because there's nothing cuter than dogs in costumes. Nothing.