Last Day of September

How did you spend your last day of September?

It was a blustery, warm, sunny day today; not always what one thinks of for the end of September.  Oh sure, some of the leaves are starting to change, and most of the grass is a dingy shade of brown from the lack of rain, but overall?  Today felt like summer.  Ava and I drank it in.

We walked up and down the sidewalks in the neighborhood - or rather, I walked while Ava jogged, stopped to pick up a flyer, stumbled and scraped her leg.  But the flyer was worth it...she carried it for the duration of our outing.

Such a simple pleasure to carry around something that is essentially meaningless, and yet if the wind were to whisk it out of her tiny hands, she would have been devastated.  It reminds me of all the small things in life we should enjoy: the purring of a cat sitting contentedly on your lap, coming home to the enticing aroma of a pot roast in the Crockpot; curling up in bed with a good book; a decaf tall nonfat no whip mocha from Starbucks...which is my small thing that I enjoy maybe a bit too much. 

And this evening?  I enjoyed being outside in the warm sunshine with my daughter.

 

It's hard to stop and smell the roses when you have twenty things on your to-do list not crossed off yet, but eventually we have to give ourselves a break.  I did just that today by taking the day off of work, sleeping in, watching Ellen, and spending ample amounts of time outside with Ava.  I celebrated the last day of September.

October begins tomorrow and with it comes hauling out the Halloween decorations, buying jugs of apple cider at the grocery, and planning a trip to the pumpkin patch...not to mention the never-ending search for the perfect Halloween costume for Ava.

Cheers, September.  It's been a good one!