{"id":12672,"date":"2015-09-16T13:28:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=12672"},"modified":"2015-09-16T13:28:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:28:52","slug":"how-to-enjoy-fall-and-make-the-most-of-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/how-to-enjoy-fall-and-make-the-most-of-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enjoy Fall and Make the Most of This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anyone else shares my childhood repulsion of those times when the weather turned cold, pools closed for the season and then there was that dreaded first day back to school?<\/p>\n
Yet, as the calendar pages have flipped many times over, a switch in me has also flipped, and I\u2019ve changed my ways. I now appreciate all the noteworthy seasonal nuances that Fall has to offer.<\/p>\n
But why did I despise Fall in the first place, these amazing fall activities have always been there? Maybe I was stubborn and just didn\u2019t like it because my Mom did. Who knows.<\/p>\n
There has always been a mental need to shout from the highest rooftops that I possess a deep disgust for cooking. However, my inner foodie has emerged and just last week I headed to the nearest fruit stand for a gigantic box of honey crisp apples.<\/p>\n
Next, I\u2019m going to take the family out to an orchard where we can spend half a day making new memories and picking our own.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s just the beginning, the smells of apple cider simmering on the stove and mini apple pies baking in the oven are enough to send everyone in my family into a tizzy. Heck, I may even go for broke and drown a few of them in caramel, now that brings up some fond childhood memories.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t stop at apples. This\u2019 the season of pumpkin spice lattes, but also a new family favorite is pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I have the easiest recipe ever!<\/p>\n
One can of pumpkin and one box of spice cake mix, voila, sprinkle in a few chocolate chips and well, I\u2019m tickled orange! Of course, let\u2019s not ignore the old tradition of pumpkin pie and the new tradition of pumpkin pancakes with warm maple syrup.<\/p>\n