October already?!

I am SO glad today is Friday! However, I cant believe it's October! When did that happen? October is my favorite month for many reasons:
-Fall
-the leaves change colors
-the weather is perfect- crisp but not too cold
-pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING! (lattes, pie, bread, etc)
-pumpkin scented candles
-carving pumpkins
-hoodies
-halloween
-FOOTBALL!
-my birthday :D
-and this year because I get to visit home :D

All those things are the best :D However, the leaves dont change here and while it's starting to cool off some, it's not the October weather I am used to. I must look on the positive side though- I wont have to deal with snow this year and can spend my time on the beaches still in the winter :D All about perspective. haha

Anyway, I mentioned I get to go home! I am STOKED! I cant wait. While I love living here and working here- I need to get away. I really miss our friends and family and just Raleigh in general. I miss home. I know Raleigh will never be the same since everyone has grown up and moved on, but it will always be home to me. I cant wait to see everyone and hang out like the old times! Like I mentioned before Krystal and Josh are coming (SO EXCITED!) and we decided to get everyone together one night and celebrate all the birthdays that have passed and all that are upcoming. It will be awesome and just like it used to be :D We are also going to get to tailgate some before John's cousins wedding. I am SO excited about that too! It will suck not being able to go to the game, but I will still get the NC State game day atmosphere that I miss. Needless to say this will be an awesome birthday!

Speaking of that- when in the world did I get old enough to turn 25!? 25?! craziness. I love my birthday but most years I hate turning another year older. this year I am embracing 25 with everything that I have. I am even going to make a list of 25 things I want to do before I am 26 :D I'll post it when I finish! This will also be my first birthday without my dad. I still cant believe it and when things like this come up it just makes me so sad. I am so glad that I had him for an amazing 24 years though and I know he will be looking down on me from Heaven and smiling :D

On another note- the gym has been going well! I am going to start week 4 of couch to 5K next week! YAY! it's taking me a bit longer because I have been running too fast and I guess my body wasn't adjusting, so I turned the speed down and have been doing a lot better! I have also lost a total of 7.4 lbs so far and have gained a lot of muscle- so YAY! Very happy so far. I hate being on a diet but I love losing weight, so I shall continue :D