{"id":1007,"date":"2012-09-10T10:35:22","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedirtroad.net\/jeff\/journal\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2012-09-10T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:57:51","slug":"welcome-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedirtroad.net\/jeff\/journal\/2012\/09\/10\/welcome-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had a draft post written up early in August about how August is my least favorite month of the year and how this year I was going to make the best of it and force myself to enjoy the month. You know what? August was terrible. Good riddance. <\/p>\n

The popular opinion among many of friends is that this summer can’t end fast enough and everyone seems eager to move on to fall. I don’t know if I’d say it’s been the worst summer ever for me. I mean, I didn’t get swine flu<\/a> and I didn’t work 60 hours a week every week of the summer<\/a>. However, it was a very up-and-down summer between the last Cornerstone Festival possibly ever<\/a>, a fun but tiring trip to Walt Disney World<\/a>, and saying goodbye to our cat.<\/a> That’s a lot of highs and lows and it’s made me difficult to function so if you haven’t heard much from me lately that’s probably why.<\/p>\n

Then this weekend, we took the girls to the first football game of the year.<\/a> The weather even cooperated, it genuinely felt like fall. The girls alternated between “This is awesome!” and “I want to go home!” for most of the game, but I think they had a good time. I didn’t see very much of the game while keeping them occupied but it was fun (and I am glad that they are staying with babysitters for the rest of the season.) I know we are a week and a half away from the official start of autumn but it’s like even nature can’t wait to get this started. Bring it on, I say. I’ve got my coffee ready, I’m already overdosing in football, and soon it will be apple-picking and pumpkin-carving time. I’m ready for autumn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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