Autumn lurve

I go seriously geeky over autumn - it's without a doubt my numero uno season of the year. I have warm, spicy fall scents in my home year round (yes, even when it's 95 degrees outside) and I was the kid who would always insist on wearing her new sweaters the first week of school, no matter the weather, no matter the uncomfortable sweaty-girl-in-the-second-row factor.  So when the first couple days of school are on the chilly side like they have been this year, I have to sit on my hands to keep from throwing up some autumn decor and making oatmeal raisin cookies.

Stuff like this really makes my heart go pitter patter:

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Doesn't that second picture make you want to just curl up in the chair and read a book? It looks so warm and inviting to me, without being over the top, beat-you-senseless-with-a-leaf-garland autumn-y.

I know I'm not alone in my love for this season but I'm wondering... when is it socially acceptable to start decorating? And unless it's tomorrow, am I willing to wait that long? Probably not, friends. Probably not.