The joys of the season changes in Chicago...as much as I hate the long winters come February, I must say that the routine of change that is the 4 seasons is refreshing.  Especially this time of year! 

Early fall has to be my favorite time of the year for several reasons.  You still have plenty of sunny days, and its typically warm enough to venture out without a jacket.  The leaves begin to change and crunch under your feet.  College football is back, and there are plenty of chances to watch the Illini stumble through another arduous season.  Starbucks has its pumpkin scones available (mmmm!) and combined with a warm cup of chai on a crisp morning its hard to beat!

However, I'm reminded this morning that its also about that time of year to lug the extremely heavy (Brian can attest to this) window air conditioning units down to storage.  Yep, it was 52 degrees when I woke up this morning, and no matter how well you try to insulate around the AC units, cold air is sure to seep in.  Of course, past experience shows that unless I leave the units in until mid-late October, the weather surprises and heats up into the 80's with humidity, and then I'm kicking myself for taking the units down so early.  Hmm...looking at the weather forecast for this coming week, I think I'll keep them up a little longer!