We celebrated our Labor Day with Russ's side of the family.  Everyone came "home" to spend the day visiting, grilling, and enjoying time together.  The weather was positively perfect when we left the apartment.  I'd say the temps were in the 60's.  When we arrived in our hometown, there was a steady rain with cool temperatures.  The rain didn't bother us at all, and I was simply delighted with the cooler weather.  Unfortunately, I don't have a single picture from our day.  Russ and I stopped by our storage unit on our way out of town to pick up my fall decorations to spruce up the apartment.  I try to make it feel like home anyway.  When we got back home, it was an incredibly beautiful, perfectly cool, tailgating, and grilling kind of weather.  I ran right in and began putting my fall touches all around.

There's just something about the warm colors of fall combined with my Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin Wallflowers that just makes me feel so cozy!  Ready for soups and football and candy corn...Hmmmm...I think I'll run to Walgreens right now and pick up a bag of candy corn!  Ha!

Fall reminds me of Homecoming parades and school bands playing...

I can taste Felicia's yummy spice cake, vegetable soup, and cornbread...

I smell the scents of Autumn Apple, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, Autumn, and Apple Crumble...

I imagine kids jumping in piles of leaves...

I picture little ones dressed up with bags of candy frolicking through neighborhoods with friends and family...

I picture families gathered around tables full of food thanking God for all our blessings throughout the year...

I hear cowbells ringing...

I enjoy mums, pumpkins, and scarecrows displayed creatively on front porches...

Yes, it's time to tell summer, "Bye bye!" and welcome fall with open arms!  Get a quilt and a cozy spot!  Well, after this Mississippi heat subsides!  Ha!  Enjoy this new, fresh changing of the seasons with one of the best seasons of them all!

Fall Smells

It's just around the corner!  Somewhere amidst the 134 degrees temps, there is a fall coming.  Fall is one of my favorite times of year.  I love the smells.  I love the rustling leaves.  I love to hear a band practicing on a football field.  I love a light jacket.  I love cute fall fashion.  (Even though it's usually not me that is wearing them!  Ha!)  I just love fall!

Since we are still enjoying the sun and heat associated with summer, I thought I'd bring the fall into our home.  What better way than to walk into your home full of fall smelling Wallflowers!

My all-time favorite fall scent is Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin!  I absolutely LOVE this Wallflower, and I grab several every year.  I get depressed when the new seasonal ones replace it in the winter.  So, I'm sure I'll stock up on this during the  next sale.  We have Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin in our living room and main area.  Love love love it!

One of my next favorites for early fall...around mid-August and Septemeber is Autumn Apple.  I love the fresh smell to help bring in the fall season.  We have this scent going on in our bedroom!  A lovely refreshing scent to wake up to and fall asleep to.

I picked up a couple of new scents this year.    I picked up this Apple Crumble for the kitchen...which really mixes in with the Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin.  I'm loving the combination.  A yummy delightful smell!

The last one I picked up was Autumn.  No special reason, except that I couldn't make up my mind.  So I thought this would be okay for our guest bathroom.  Just a fun fall smell.

I am a major "smell" person!  If my house is a mess, I'm not nearly as anal if it smells good.  Smell can cover up a lot in my book!  Ha!  I love to go into homes and take a deep breath with an, "Aaahhhh!"  It just makes for a nice visit.  So, there you have it!  My fun fall smells!  What are your favorite fall scents?