Welcome Hope, Welcome Autumn

This Autumn has been pretty great. First, my cousin Andy and his wife Donna brought a beautiful baby girl into the world on October 28th. Her name is Hope and she is beautiful. I cannot wait to meet her.

Welcome to the world, baby cousin!

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Second, I don't remember noticing the leaves changing colors when I lived in the Bay Area from 1999-2008. Maybe I didn't live near the right trees or I was just too distracted. But this year I'm noticing and it's beautiful. Here's a shot from right in front of our apartment last week.

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And! Twice last week my lovable husband brought home huge bouquets of flowers for me, just because. He knows how to make a girl happy, he does.

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A Happy Autumn to YOU!