Fall in Charleston

I must say Charleston in the fall is a FAR cry from where were last year. Besides reduced humidity there aren't too many signs that fall is here. In fact the first sign I had was that people started getting sick. I'm ashamed to admit that this made me giddy because it actually made it feel like fall. At least half of October was in the 80's and we had our AC on and still believed in shorts. The middle of Oct. it tended to cool down and we felt like we could actually be outside which was a glorious feeling. I finally put my fall decorations up a week or two ago so now I suppose it's official. Here's a few things we did to make believe it was cold outside.

We ran to Costco to get our two Halloween essentials, candy and Liquid Gold (a.k.a. Apple Cider)

We made our traditional casserole in a pumpkin which was SO good

This doesn't really fit but this is one reason I love Costco, cheap gas :) 

And to see the Fall colors I go to Costco, not the Mountains. Leave it to Costco to feel their parking lot with the only trees that change color around here. I know you probably can't even see the color but it's big for here.

And we went to the LowCountry Fair! I can't say it was the best thing ever but it was nice to be out and about. Plus they had fried everything, even gummy bears! I didn't try them but I really felt like I was in the south. Also I got really cheap Chashmere scarves which were a total plus. 

These were a couple awesome flower sculptures that were on display at the fair. So cool!

And of course you have to have the caramel corn...and you can kind of see my fall table decor to the side. 

We don't have any special plans for Thanksgiving. Actually what sounds really awesome is to make Cafe Rio and see a movie which is weird. I'm usually all about the Holidays and holiday traditions. What's with that?