uhhhh....

i'm struggling to find anything interesting to talk about. (heck, i'm struggling to find anything interesting to *think* about!) how lame am i?

i'm quite excited that september is nearly here - fall being my favorite season, ya know. but the excitement of the back-to-school atmosphere leaves me wishing i had a kid of my own to send off to school... (i know, you think i'm totally crazy. and i won't argue. you're talking to the woman who casually suggested to her husband that a baby would be great for practicing photography...)

soooo, yeah. now that my entire blog readership (what, 2 of you?) thinks i'm totally insane, let's move on to other things. where were we? oh right - fall!

one of my favorite traditions that takes place this time of year is my Annual Gluestick Stockup. yeah, you heard me. gluesticks. i use gluesticks for nearly all of my scrapbooking (are you horrified? i bet you're not as horrified as you were two paragraphs ago when i suggested that i should get have a baby just to so i can take pictures.) anyway, for the last couple of years, i've made a habit of stocking the gluestick bins at target and staples, waiting for them to hit rock bottom (usually 10 cents a piece), and then i buy about $3 worth. this keeps me in gluesticks for about a year, no kidding. love a good bargain.

i'm also looking forward to the leaves turning colors (speaking of photographic opportunity). i'm hoping to talk matt into some long drives to get out of town this year.

and apples. the price of apples will soon hit the "dirt cheap" level, and that always seems to coincide with the height of my nesting tendencies. apple cake, apple sauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, etc. i need a few new recipes this year, though. i've grown unimpressed with my apple pie filling recipe, and i still have like 3 quarts of it from last year. eek. i might just have to try apple rings this year. does it get any easier than that?

and clothes. i love cozy clothes in warm, dark tones. any excuse to wear brown, really. and i have an excuse this year to add a few new items to my wardrobe. can't wait for that!

ok, that's really all i have to say today. who knew i could talk that much about nothing at all?