Absolutely Gorgeous

The weather, that is. Today I suddenly remembered why September (for the most part) and October are my absolute favorite months here in the city.

Despite the fact that today is the 5-year anniversary of "that day" (which in my opinion is being completely overplayed/overcapitalized/overmarketed here but that's another post entirely).

The air is no longer thick, dirty, and wet with humidity and hot sweaty bodies, but cool, crisp and clean(or at least it feels that way) and most of all vibrant. It marks the only two months that are completly bearable weather-wise...just enough chill in the air to make you forget the dreadful heat and just warm enough to make you forget the bone-chilling, god-awful cold winter that's well on its way. I love it and I think it's even better than that window of good weather in the Spring. Plus my birthday is Sunday and this cooler weather also means more nights spent sipping on pilsner at the beer garden. It helps that the tunes on my iPod this morning reminded me of this time last year when I first became so completely smitten for Joe that my mind couldn't focus on anything other than feeling giddy, refreshed, and taking in every single moment for the moment's sake--cause times like those don't happen often (to me at least). I'm totally looking forward to spending entire weekends (once again) galavanting around the city on foot, with a hot coffee, a Fall-friendly coat, the smell of leaves, and my cheeks pink from the chilly air. It totally makes the pending unemployment factor of my life disappear--at least for the moment.