Everyone Loves a Boston Girl

I love September. For sooo many reasons. First of all, I think it’s the prettiest sounding month. Obvi for the foliage in New England. And it’s also my birthday month, so that adds some excitement (or not, because I’m seriously dreading turning 25…luckily I have till the end of the month).

Other reasons why September is absolutely fabulous:

• I get to start school. This time of year is the dorkiest time of year for me. I legitimately get giddy about going back to school. I’ve always been this way but it gets worse as I get older. But today it hit me; I have only one class to take before I have my degree. What am I going to do with myself? I seriously felt depressed for a few minutes. For a really brief second, I considered registering for another class just “for fun.” Then I remembered that it would cost about $3,300 and I don’t really LOVE school that much (or not as much as I love eating and paying rent). Anyway, by October, the appeal of school has worn off a bit.

• It’s still summer until September 23. And then it’s fall, and the beginning of fall is my favorite part of the year. I am obsessed with ridiculously hot weather, but I also get this tingly feeling in me when I feel the cool air but am still comfortable in flip flops. And I love snuggling under my blankets in the fall. Plus, I love fall clothes.

• Macintosh apples are at their best.

• Baseball gets sooo exciting. Let’s just hope the Red Sox can keep it together through September. And P.S. I told ya JD Drew wasn’t going to work out so well. Not that I’m still bitter or anything, but I’m going to be pretty sad when the Sox are in the World Series without Trot.

• Even though it’s the ninth month of the year, it feels like the beginning in so many ways. Not that the past year hasn’t been incredible for me, but I think it was tough in a lot of ways and I’ve gone through a lot of changes, learned more than I could imagine, successfully made it through a pretty damn good summer, and am looking forward to starting a “new year.” My goal this year is to concentrate on myself and not let other people’s issues interrupt my own life…no matter how bad I feel for them.

Beautiful Boston in September:

“For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.” -John Thorn