we all cry "november!"

i want november to slow down already. i used to think october was my favorite month until this past october, which, for me, was filled with anxiety and lonliness and just the general strangeness of having just moved to a new city. i had a hard time exjoying the pumpkins at all the doorstops and the bright fall foliage. i didn't feel like dressing up for halloween. i made chili and beef stew, but it didn't feel right. it was too sunny outside. too warm. and everyone seemed too happy.
then came november. already its been better- there's been a shift in the weather- it's cooler and rainy and feels like fall. the light is different, and darker, and makes me feel cozy after work as i walk my dog. i ate dinner last night with my two female coworkers- i feel like i have made two new friends. and now that it's november, it's that much closer to my trip home to atlanta.