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It's fall. There's going to be a lot of this. I can't help it.

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I love waking up at home for moments such as this.

smell

I noticed something today. I've always hated when the leaves fall off the trees. It's okay when it's just some so there's really leaves everywhere, on the ground and on the trees and you're just surrounded in the yellow red happiness. But I don't like when there's more on the ground than on the trees.

Today though, when I was walking into school, I noticed that the smell of fall was much stronger today. All those leaves on the ground with people stepping on them makes the smell go everywhere. I guess if the leaves have to fall, at least they make the world smell wonderful!

color

This weekend I shot a wedding with Adam in Waupaca. I'm thinking I could stand to get married there. It was so gorgeous with all the fall colors. I went down a day early and stayed with my aunt at her cottage on the water. We took a drive just for the purpose of catching some of those pretty fall colors, and I think we did a pretty good job.

Maybe someday I'll live in Waupaca. I really love it there, by the water.

walk

I'm ready for the rain to go away and for the pretty fall days to start.

Thursday was a pretty fall day. My friend Alex and I went for a walk on the trails around campus. UWGB really does have a quite beautiful campus. I took a bunch of pictures because a) it's pretty and b) I'm looking to replace my dandelion pictures in my room with fall pictures -- my way of decorating. We had a blast. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Alex is transferring next semester, and I'm going to miss him.

Here's some of the shots.

Phil and I were going to walk in the woods by his house yesterday to get some more shots but to my disappointment, and to Flannel's(Phil's labrador who had lots of pent up energy), it was raining all day. Maybe another day!

romance

Fall makes me think romance. It's the bundling up and snuggling thing I think. I would be cheesy and say it's because that's when I started dating Phil, but I've always felt that way in fall, so sadly it doesn't specifically have to do with him. Though he does help.

Lately I've been listening to romantic music to go with my fall romantic mood, and looking at other photographer's wedding and engagement pictures. Soaking up a little wedding bliss bundled up at my desk. Most photographers have music to go along with their portfolio online, and one of them had this song. I downloaded it immediately. It's beautifully romantic and perfect for wedding pictures.

We Are Man and Wife, Michelle Featherstone

Apparently it was on One Tree Hill when Nathan and Haley got married, but I don't remember that--oops! All the videos I found include pictures of them.

blustery

I love fall. All the snuggling and the pretty colors and the smell of falling leaves. I always get excited for the seasons to change. This year, however, it was a little abrupt for me. Two weeks ago we were enjoying the 80s. Today there's a wind advisory, and it's 58 degrees and raining. I'm looking forward to the fall days where it's still enjoyable to be outside. Like this one, from October a few years ago. My friends Ben and Colleen got married that day. I want to get married on a fall day as beautiful as theirs was.