6 Basic Fall Things We Will Always Love

Fall is my personal favorite time of year. I know it’s a very “basic” thing to say but it has always been my favorite season. The leaves change, we get to wear our favorite sweaters, we can put on a couple of pounds and hide it, and Fall is the season where all the best home cooked meals are.

6. The leaves changing color

There is nothing more picturesque than taking a drive and seeing the leaves changing from bright green to burnt orange and bright red

5. Apples

Apples are in their prime during this season, and you’re able to create dozens of recipes with them! Apple cider, apple pie (yum!), apple cider donuts (double yum!), the list can go on and on.

4. Sweater weather

Sweaters are amazing. Easy, simple, can complete an outfit. Sweaters go with dresses, skirts, leggings, jeans, dress pants, etc. Nothing is better than having an oversized cozy sweater you can wear all day to work or class.

3. Starbucks

Even though I don’t like PSL, having a warm cup of tea, coffee or specialty drink can jumpstart your day! Starbucks is a 365 day need, but during the Fall it somehow is more important than the rest of the seasons.

2.Thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving break means no school, your own bed, reunited with your friends, GREAT FOOD, and family bonding. It’s the best time to make that apple pie, splurge on that extra scoop of stuffing and to pile on the turkey!

1. BOOTS

I LOVE BOOTS. I love ankle boots, over the knee boots, heel boots, love them all. They look super cute with tights and a skirt, or jeans! Boots 4 life 🙂 …. And for the guys, that means you can break out your Timberlands!

I think it is safe to say that just as easy as one can find a gas station at any street intersection, you are likely to also find a Starbucks. Maybe a McDonald’s, maybe, but definitely a Starbucks. Despite Mickey D’s attempt at doing coffee, they just can’t touch the wide grip that Starbucks has on this country (and planet).

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Started in Seattle but quickly made it’s way to, quite literally, the opposite side of the world in Australia, Starbucks has changed the coffee game forever. Sure, you can have your favorite mom and pop cafe down the road that somehow still gets your order wrong after all this time, but you hate consumerism so you keep going there instead of one of the 4 Starbucks on your block.

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I totally get that, you should support local businesses, and more power to you. However, you’re wrong if you think that Starbucks hasn’t influenced the way everyone does coffee, how often everyone drinks it, and even how we go about ordering it. Let me explain.

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When you first stepped into that mom and pop place, did you know how to order? I worked at one of those cafes before, and the amount of people that asked if we do “grande” or “venti” sized drinks were a dime a dozen. I’d politely reply, “No ma’am/sir, just small or medium.” That’s the power of Starbucks, and that’s how long they have been around to hugely influence our lives and coffee drinking habits. But you already knew all of that! What we are here to discuss is why?

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A lot of people think the answer is as simple as honoring the true Italian coffee culture, and in a way they are right, but it’s not as simple as that. Thrillist recently discovered the truth behind why we are required to order in a different language. (But ‘tall’ is not Italian?)

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life transported many viewers back to the small Connecticut town of Stars Hollow with its four 90-minute episodes recently released on Netflix. Although, many of us had been visiting frequently throughout the past few months in preparation, binge watching our favorite episodes from the original series. There was always something unusual about this show. It had a sweetness and pace that seemed unmatched by any other, and while the characters were often lovable and quick-witted, they were also flawed, often caffeinated, and sometimes selfish. As beloved as these characters were, we didn’t always agree with their choices—let’s just pretend that Dean never went to the Gilmore house at the end of season four.

So, while I was a little surprised to see where the characters were in the revival, I was also pleased that they still didn’t have everything together, far from it actually. I grew up watching this show, relating to situations that Rory and Lorelai found themselves in and learning many life lessons through the show’s quick and pop-culture riddled dialogue.

25. Always show appreciation for the people who inspired you and helped you to become the person you are today

24. Have high standards whether you’re shooting for an ivy league school or deciding if a guy is worth a second date. Also, dessert is always a good idea.

23. It’s okay to be selfish sometimes. During airplane safety demonstrations, they always tell you that if the oxygen masks drop you should secure your own mask before helping anyone else with theirs. Sometimes in order to help others, you need to help yourself first.

22. Set goals for the future and live a life you’ll be proud of in the future. There will certainly be bumps along the way but those goals are what will help you to stay focused on what’s ahead.

21. Don’t place your self-worth or happiness on the approval of others. There will always be someone who disapproves of your choices and that’s okay. Their opinions really don’t matter.

20. Find happiness outside of relationships. Miss Patty may have been married multiple times, but we never actually saw her married on the show. We did, however, see her fulfilled with her dance studio and around fresh produce a few times.

19. Finding the right person isn’t easy, and if Lorelai is any indication, sometimes the right person is standing right in front of you and you’re just too distracted to notice.

18. No one emits rays of sunshine all of the time. Sometimes, nothing seems to be going your way and you take your anger out on the people you love. The people who stick around during those times are worth holding onto.

17. We all have bad habits that we need to break. Keep trying!

16. When you’re in university, people always want to know what your plans for the future are. The truth is, you just want someone to hire you after graduation but every entry level job requires two-years experience.

15. It’s perfectly normal to think about your own death.

14. Never skip laundry day. If you skip once, it will take you forever to get back on track.

13. Sometimes are there no words that perfectly articulate how you’re feeling.

12. There are some things in life that are unavoidable like Monday mornings, fights with your mother, and harsh ultimatums.

11. Sometimes it’s best to get straight to the point.

10. Not everyone can be a morning person.

9. Everyone should work in customer service at least once in their lives. The experience will make you a better, more tolerable person

8. Never lower your expectations for standards for anyone. More than likely, the person you’re seeing now won’t be in your life in five years.

7. You don’t choose who you fall in love with. Wouldn’t it be easier if you did?

6. There will be a time in your life when you feel completely alone and unlovable, but if Kirk can find his person, there’s hope for us all.

5. The benefits of working out are undeniable, but if watching Netflix presented the same results, gyms would become obsolete.

4. Breakups are real losses and require their own grieving period. That’s why it’s important to wallow.

3. Life won’t always take the path you expect, and you’ll be forced to put on a brave face.

2. Not everyone will understand your sense of humor.

1. One day, if you’re lucky, you’ll find a show that perfectly represents your life and provides with an abundance of pop-culture knowledge.

Everyone knows that Thanksgiving break is really just getting you ready for winter break, when you actually have time to hang out with friends instead of entertain your relatives. Here are some tell tale signs that this magical time is approaching.

10. People are starting to wear sweaters and coats.