Mary Lately: Autumn in New York

I love October. It FINALLY feels like fall (but will I ever see the sun again?). I have been prancing around the city in light to medium jackets for the past few weeks, and sometime soon I may even enjoy an autumn-inspired coffee beverage in a bookshop- how seasonal is that?

In honor of pumpkin ale season, it seems a perfect time to reflect on Mary Lately:

Things I have been enjoying about Fall 2012:

• Butternut Squash Pierogis from Veselka
• Anything butternut squash, honestly
• Apple Picking in Upstate New York (we'll see if that actually materializes)
• PREPSTER PUMPKIN PALOOZA 2k12: 5th Annual! A fierce pumpkin carving competition and autumnal rager all in one spooktacular eve. 
• Topical Halloween costumes: I love when people reference current pop culture, and I look forward to seeing many a Pussy Riot band member, Botched Fresco Jesus, and if I'm really lucky, Honey Boo Boo.
• Scarves
• Lower electricity bills *I hope*
• Sooner Football watch parties at 121 Fulton- ALMOST as good as the real thing ;)
• Beautiful tri-state foliage- the leaves are so pretty! Fun fact: Central Park is landscaped to imitate the Hudson River Valley, so it also has amazing colored foliage. 
• HALLOWEEN PARTIES
• Back to school enthusiasm for pretty much every aspect of life

In the words of @DerekBlasberg's Twitter (yea, I just went there): "It's an end of year marathon... Halloween, Thanksgiving, The End of Days, Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza, Happy New Year 2013!"

Yours in seasonal enthusiasm,

mg