The Reasoning Behind MY Love for Fall.

Recently I had an experience that got me thinking. Why do I love the fall season so much? Why do all my favorite holidays consists in the same time period? Well this weekend I’ve had a clear understanding.

Every year we put on a Halloween party at my house. It’s a blast. First we head to the church to participate in the trunk or treat for the ward. My whole family dresses up for this occasion! This year my dad didn’t feel the vibe, but my brother sure did. Being in Australia where they don’t celebrate Halloween, he was sooo excited! We have this closet in our house that has all of my dance costumes, dresses, and costumes we’ve worn in the past; so we took a look. And low and behold we found the perfect costume! It was my dance outfit when I was about 10 or so. Basically it was a tad tight on him. But let’s just say he rocked it!!! My mum had gone to Reams to get a few things, and that’s where she got our lovely masks, a sweet find. Let’s just say I’m hanging mine up in my room! My sister was a cave woman. She’s a babe, so she pulled it off well! Anywho, the trunk or treat was a blast! All of the cousins came to join getting free hot chocolate, candy, and laughs! Once it was over we headed back to our house. The whole family contributed to the dinner portion of the night. We had every kind of soup, chili, witches brew (dried ice and root beer), smoked roast, and lots of treats (of course) !!! After everyone was done eating, we played BINGO!!! It’s a tradition that we play a few rounds until all the prizes are gone, and then move on to our favorite…CARDS! For those who don’t know the Guymons, don’t know that we are obsessed with card games. We literally played cards for hours! 8 of us played Nerts, and the “older” clan played a more relaxed game. If you don’t know my family, you aren’t aware of how loud we are when we are all together. Sometimes it’s a little much, but it’s all part of the experience! Anyway, for some odd reason we started to show each other funny commercial clips. We were all dying by the time we had watched them all. They’re mostly all pretty inappropriate, but we were all laughing so hard! Watch if you dare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4lSavSepc 
 

 My grandparents have just finished a service mission for the LDS church, so the family from Spanish Fork slept over at various family members houses. At our house we hosted Brendon, his beautiful wife Jerrica, their cute baby Nixon, and Nate! My brother and Brendon started talking about their mission experiences, so of course I had to stay and listen. They were “exclusive” mission experiences. They went ON AND ON!!!! Seriously though, we were all laughing our heads off from the crazy things they did. We stayed up till 2. As I got in bed and set my alarm, I was pissed. I had to get up in 3 hours!!!! As I laid there thinking, I realized that if I wouldn’t have stayed up I wouldn’t of had those bonding moments with my brother, sister and cousins. Sometimes staying up later than you want to makes it so you gain more knowledge. Sacrifice those things you love, sleep, to learn more. 

As I took a step back from all of this, I thought why do I love fall, what’s the reason behind it?  My family, they are the only reason. During the next few months I see my family more than usual. During all the major holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. They are all centered on the family. Then I thought about eternity,  if I get to be with my family 24/7, then I can’t wait for life after death. SIGN ME UP. (but not yet) There’s this spirit they bring out of me. They love me for who I am, which makes is so much easier to show my true colors. I’m so blessed to have a wonderful family that loves each other, and how easy it is for us to create so many memories together that I can cherish for a lifetime.  This weekend was a special one to me. It was a chance to forget about the world, forget about the worries, heart aches, and all the stresses on my shoulders.  I was able to get my happiness, confidence, love, and fun ometer full.

So this week, be the person that brings the best out of people. Make people laugh. Be too loud. Create memories with each other. Take too many pictures. Stay up late to bond with someone. Support someone. LAUGH. LIVE. LOVE.