Fall is Here! And so is School...

Well, this past weekend was probably our last regular visit to the Antelope Valley. During the summer we spent nearly every weekend visiting friends and family up in Lancaster. But since Kyle is starting school, and already has homework(:-p) we are guessing our visits may have to become more spaced out. :-\
We're both glad to see that fall is coming, and have seen little hints of it, even deep in Los Angeles:) We have had a couple of rainy days(!), and it has been cool enough for layers, sleeves, and sweaters (though not all at the same time yet). It probably won't get very cold, but we're glad it is getting cool enough to consider it Fall:) I've decided that it may be cool enough to make it worth my while to finish the scarf that I started knitting last year. Knitting makes it feel like perhaps the seasons will speed up a bit to keep up with me;) We've also added a couple of fall touches to our apartment, thanks to our happy little pumpkin and some leafy placemats and napkins that my mom gave us :-D. We may not be in the most "seasonal" area of the US, but we're enhancing it as much as possible;) Pumpkin Spice lattes(Starbucks)* and Pecan Prailene (sp?) lattes (Coffee Bean) help a little bit;) Hopefully soon it will be cold enough for hot cocoa and blankets;) We love winter:) Meanwhile, it is getting darker earlier, which means Kyle often gets home via bus and walking, after dark:-\ I'm beginning to think maybe God fixed our schedules this way because I talk to Him a lot more when Kyle is out after dark (*sheepish grins*). I try to busy myself in the kitchen though, rather than worrying. Hopefully this will expand my kitchen knowledge;)
This is Kyle's first full week of classes, so please be praying that it goes smoothly:) He got 'introduced' to his classes last week, but this is the week where he'll really start diving in and seeing what the semester will look like. So far he seems to like his analysis teacher, whom he has taken classes with before, and is quite interested in his C++ (programming) class. Hopefully the C++ class will feel more like an elective than a class, and make the semester feel a bit lighter:) In the mean time, I suspect I ought to go buy some mixing bowls and ingredients for chocolate chip cookies, just in case he needs some;);)

*(Disclaimer: I am not advertising for Starbucks. Coffee Bean is much better;);))