Fall and Family

I like the Fall. No, actually, I love the Fall. The rich colors of Fall to me mean crimson red, terracotta, plum, emerald green, and brown. Fall colors were always around me if I purposely incorporated them or not. However, I didn’t realize, until I worked with a beauty pageant coach, that my color pattern, based on my complexion, are Fall colors. This also applies to make-up. Deeper colors look better on me than lighter colors. When my pageant coach explained all of this to me suddenly it made sense to my attraction to Fall colors and the season itself.

The Fall means I can sit in front of an outside fire, at any time, and enjoy the fire’s comfort. October and November are magical months to begin with as the climate begins to shift and daylight fades away faster. College homecomings, apple picking, pumpkin picking, Halloween, and Thanksgiving all blend in nicely as if it were forever always put together like this.

Perhaps I am feeling melancholy because I am reminiscing of my younger years when I had a lot to do because things started again in the Fall. Even though I love living in New Mexico my people don’t live here. New York City is my home. My friends live on the east coast. Most of my family does too. Did I move too far away from everyone? Yes, my mom is here, and so is my husband, and my three dogs, and I am blessed to have them all. But I remember when New Mexico was a place of family, but then my mother’s husband died, my sister died, her husband moved back to New York City, and my aunt died.

So I guess I am feeling a bit blue because I need more family around me, and I should be more active in the community, and I should know more people in New Mexico. I discovered with age, 56 creeping on 57, it is hard to meet people and even harder to make a friend. I remember meeting friends through work, committees, groups, and other activities. Right now my outside stuff is work. I need more outlets. With that I made a decision to get back involved with my community and sorority the way I was when I first moved to the Southwest. By doing that I can celebrate my favorite season with new things starting again.

If you don’t mind let’s share some information. Feel free to reveal how you keep active in your spare time. How do you make spare time? What are your outlets of pleasure and happiness and how did you discover them?

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