hello october

A few days late, but hello October! I love this month. I love the cool, crisp days that still have sunshine. I love getting out my sweaters and scarves, tights and boots. I love the smell of a wood fire in the air. It's my birthday on Monday, but we'll be at Liam's curriculum night (for kindergarten! which sort of makes me giggle) that evening. However, on Tuesday night, we are going to hear our friends' band, Old Crow Medicine Show, play in Eugene. Last year we didn't go, for the first time in a while (though we used to go in Portland when we lived there), because life was so busy. This year, though, I think it's important to just make the time to go.

I spied this cute mini-journal over at this blog, which I visit every once in a while. I am not very good at writing in this space regularly, nor was I ever very good at keeping a diary. I like the list format of Marta's journals and how it can create a little sketch of a day. So, according to her list:

today – October 3, 2009

I love the smell of ... this incense, which is something I treat myself to every once in a while.
I love the taste of ... black tea with whole milk and a tiny bit of sugar (I drink PG Tips every single day).
I love the sight of ... a stack of books by the bedside, waiting to be read for the first time.
I love the feel of ... a neatly made bed with fresh sheets.