Lately I have been thinking of a lot of things that I am really excited for. This always happens to me when the seasons change, but fall brings about an especially bad case of it. If I wrote a separate post about every single thing I've been getting worked up over lately my computer would probably crash, so I'll just list them here (in no particular order).

1. CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! Yes, I am yelling. I'm that excited. It's going to be Elliot's first Christmas! She's going to have an adorable Christmas dress, and she'll go sit on Santa's lap, and she'll open her first Christmas presents wearing her Christmas pajamas. And she'll "help" decorate her first Christmas tree (read: She will attempt to eat ornaments and generally do everything in her power to make the process take 3 times longer than it should), and we'll hang up her Christmas stocking, and she'll get her very first Christmas ornament. If I don't explode before December 25th, that is.

2. Uggs- Yes, I know they are ugly. I agree wholeheartedly. But if you've ever worn them, you realize that they are so effing comfy that you simply won't care what they look like. When Matt was laughing at mine, I made him try them on (well, stick his giant foot in as far as it would go). His reaction? "Oh, Sweet Jesus!"

3. Coats, Jackets, and Outerwear of any kind- Much to Matt's disappointment/worry/gripping fear of bankruptcy, my love of coat shopping continues.

4. Hot Chocolate- Do I really need to explain this one? Hot chocolate is delicious!

5. Pumpkin bread- See explanation for #4.

6. Art Projects- Being a former preschool teacher, I have a huge catalogue of holiday art projects stored in my brain. I hope you all like reindeer footprints, because they will be made, photographed, and posted.

7. Heated Seats- I always thought heated seats in a car were a giant waste of money. Then, the car I bought just happened to have them. "Whatever," I thought. "I will probably never use them." Oh, how wrong I was. They are a delight.

8. Elliot's 1st Thanksgiving- As far as the actual Thanksgiving dinner goes, she'll probably eat mostly boring regular food, with maybe a few bites of mashed potatoes and possibly a tiny bit of pumpkin pie. I'm mostly excited for myself. Too bad I gave away all my maternity clothes, because those jeans would have made great Thanksgiving pants.

9. Elliot's 1st birthday party- Yes, it is still 4.5 months away, but I've been planning it for about a year now. I've already planned the cake, her outfit, and the invitations. I've also started trying to convince Matt that she needs to have a pony party for a later birthday celebration. I figure it I start working on him now, he'll be totally talked into it by the time she's 5.