Travel Bucket List

Traveling is in my blood. As a military brat, I’m used to going to different places and seeing new countries. I’ve grown up with a passport and only recently did it expire. (It’s giving me anxiety just thinking about it.) With all the traveling I’ve done, you would think that I had seen it all.  Not even close. I have a travel bucket list that is nearly a mile long. Some places I’ve been to and would love to go back to and some places I have dreamed about. 

Maybe my list will give you some ideas.

In no particular order:

Italy

Japan

Costa Rica

Spain

France

Ireland

Scotland

India

Australia

Bali

Fiji

Thailand

Morocco

Cyprus

Africa 

(I am well aware that Africa is the continent, not a country. But there are so many countries that I want to see I just lump it all into one. If I could get to just one I would be happy.)

What's on your travel bucket list?

Favorite Season

If you can’t tell by the picture…I am a fall baby. Not that I was born in the fall, but it does have my heart. There is something about the crisp chill in the air and the leaves turning colors that just makes me happy. Every fall, when I pull out the tub of winter clothes and put away summer, it just feels as if a fresh start is happening. 

All of a sudden, it’s appropriate to drink hots things again and to eat hearty soups. 

Baking becomes a thing again and cranking up the oven to cook food is no longer a chore.  

The sound of leaves crunching under your feet and the hush that seems to fall over the city as night falls because it’s too cold to hang out for long. All of this just fills me with a sense of calm that is hard to describe.

I love that fall signals all the coming holidays. For me, this means family and cards and pictures of relatives you don’t get to see as often as you like. The Nightmare before Christmas starts to run on a constant basis (this is my HIGHLIGHT). Pulling out cardigans and gloves and snow boots just makes me giddy.

Pumpkin pie is everywhere and I happily partake in eating it. In my house, I'm the only one so this just means more for me.

Tell me…what is your favorite season and why?