Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall
Romanticizing Autumn
Summer 2023 is quickly ending, and although I’m sad to see it go, part of me is so excited to get back on a schedule, cooler weather, and of course, all the cute clothes. Last week, I wrote an entry, Back to School Checklist, all about what I’m doing to prepare for the school year. One of the bullets said to “romanticize the shit out of fall”; This entry is a deep dive into how I’m doing just that.
School can be stressful, and I know I’m not just speaking for myself when I say I’m anxious for that first day back. What if my classes don’t line up how I need them to, are my teachers gonna be nice, who will I sit with at lunch, what if I don’t have any friends in my classes? I’m anxious about all of it and more, but I’m going to look past it and focus on the good that lies ahead.
Fall is the time of letting go, cozying up, wearing cute sweaters, and drinking hot cocoa. It’s the gap between the freeness of summer and the work grind after New Year’s. You get the build-up of the best 3 holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) *argue with a wall if you don’t agree*. And you can live out your Rory Gilmore wanna-be aesthetic.
I love fall fashion. The layers, sweaters, baggy jeans, UGGs, all of it is so perfect. My go-to outfits this fall will be:
Oversized white cable neck with black flare leggings, and ugg slippers.
Baggy jeans, some random college sweatshirt, and white Converse.
Or some mixture of the two.
Oh my god, with simple gold hoops, natural makeup look, and hair all dolled up. Maybe I’ll get my blue light glasses out of retirement. I’m so excited.
Another reason I’m excited about fall is the cooler weather. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good sunny summer day, but when I tell you I would pick a nice breezy fall day with the beautiful leaves literally any day over. We don’t have to deal with pesky mosquitos, sunburn, dried-up grass, humidity, etc. anymore.
This is especially favorable for me because I run a lot, and these summer workouts are actually gonna be the death of me. It’s always so hot out and the humidity always makes it ten degrees hotter than it actually is. I ran four miles today and I swear to god I started hallucinating. (I’m being over dramatic with the hallucinating thing, I was fine, I just wanted to kill myself).
Another thing, the annual binge-watch of Gilmore Girls is almost in effect. Legit is my favorite series of all time. If you haven’t heard of it, (get your head out from under that rock), it’s this cute and funny show following a single mom and her daughter. They live in a small town, the daughter goes through high school, then college, and all of the love interests are chefs kiss. (except for Dean, but that's just his personality).
I don’t know, something about Gilmore Girls SCREAMS fall. It’s so comforting, and seeing the mother-daughter relationships is so sweet. Rory, the daughter, is super smart, reads a ton of books, and is legit my inspiration for back to school.
I could talk all day about how and why I love autumn so much; the music, the holidays, the drinks, the weather, etc. But I encourage you to find what you love about fall and cling to it for dear life. School is stressful and shit and if you get so caught up in it you will get burnt out or depressed. Just focus on what makes you happy, work hard, and try to romanticize the shit out of fall. Summer may be hot, but it’s fall that warms my soul.