Self, no way is it really November!

  Right now, I have such a strange feeling.  Not a bad feeling, but not necessarily a good one either.  Just, a feeling.  My nose is starting to be stopped up, and it's cold enough to put a scarf on, but if I were to step outside and not experience either of those things, I would probably say to myself, "Self, no way is it really November!"

  I remember this time two years ago, I would walk out on my back porch in Tennessee and be immediately greeted by the smell of burnt wood!  I would see the fire-colored trees with their yellow, red, and orange leafs, and I would feel my cat graze against my leg.  I really miss all of these things, but more than that, I miss the family that lived in the house that the porch was connected to!  I miss the fun times we all shared!  I miss my mom's amazing cooking!  I miss....home.

  Even in the midst of all this missing-business, I still feel an overwhelming comfort!  One that is way better than my fuzzy blanket named "Puppy" or a pumpkin spice latte' or even a much needed hug by someone I love!  It's a comfort that can only come from the higher power and authority in my life - the One who put me out here in the first place - the One and Only...GOD!

  So YEAH I miss home and family, but I have an amazing life at an amazing place in an amazing city with amazing friends with a TON of amazing things on the horizon!

  Besides, who can really complain about walking outside in November and seeing green palm trees swaying in this 70 degree LA weather!