I am looking forward to the leaves falling. I need the leaves to fall...because then that means that the summer is gone...and the passing of another season, just as the leaves change their colors, I can put behind me the hot summer days and cozy up to the brisk, cool days of autumn. I like to use the change of a season to re-evaluate and gain a fresh perspective on where I'm at in life.

I hate to say I'm wishing time away, because I definitely want to enjoy my last few weeks here in Indiana...but I spent so much of the last year sad or frustrated with how things were going in my life, that I did a pretty decent job of alienating myself or limiting myself to a very small circle of friends. So I'm not even sure that my departure will have that big of an impact. I'm sure I'll be missed, at least I would hope that I would be missed...but all in all, I think I've met my welcome in good 'ol Indiana for a while.

There are so many unknowns in the months ahead...I guess there are always elements of the unknown in our future, but moving to a place that I've never been, never seen...that's new territory for me. I've always known Indiana. I know it as much as I know myself.

So these next few months I'm going to not only spend time with friends and family, I'm going to spend time with Indiana. I am going to make sure my favorite places aren't forgotten and the autumn leaves know that I'll never forget them.

Here's to you Indiana. Let's see what the new season brings.