Here are my top ten date ideas for Fall:

• Get tickets to a football game.  Find out what his favorite team is and surprise him with tickets!  You can cozy up under a lap blanket at the game.
• Visit the fall foliage.  Depending on where you live you might have to take a little trip to see the leaves change color, but I guarantee that it is worth it (I did it for the first time last year and it was amazing!)
• Take a cooking class.  It’s way too hot in the summer to even think about standing near an oven, but imagine how fun it would be to bake a delicious pie together!
• Pick your own pumpkins.  Take the hay ride and spend time wandering to find the perfect pumpkin.
• Go on a bike ride.  If you’re not too athletic then pick a flat course and stop often to chat and enjoy beautiful sights.
• Visit a historic site.  Do a little research to plan a trip out to that piece of history or local lore that you have always wanted to see.  Take the train so you can enjoy the sights alone the way.
• Stroll through an apple orchard.  You can pick your own apples and then enjoy the hot cider and donuts back at the lodge.  Wear your wellies!
• Participate in a beer tasting.  There are tons of delicious seasonal beers that come out in the Fall, so visit a local microbrewery and experiment with new types you’re never had before.
• Make your own soup or chili.  Pick a recipe that involves a day of simmering.  You can enjoy the delicious aromas while hanging out all day.
• Plan a movie marathon.  You won’t feel guilty about staying indoors and vegging out when it’s cold outside, so pick a stack of movies that you’ve both been meaning to see and spend a day hiding out.

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Top 10 Date Ideas For Fall

Let’s call it my “ANA-versary”.

Yes, that summer was when I turned my body from chubby to svelte in one easy step — anorexia.

The funny thing is that I didn’t set out to become anorexic; I just wanted to never be called “fat” in school again.  (I was overweight or “under tall”, if you prefer!)  So I began restricting… severely.  I calculated that if I could lose weight on 1200 calories a day, I could lose weight TWICE AS FAST on 600 calories a day.  Then, I restricted more… and more… it was like a game.

When eighth grade started, everyone began telling me that I looked good.  Teachers even noticed the weight loss and never seemed to worry about it.  And I began starving myself in earnest, delighting in the attention from my peers and authority figures.

By the autumn, I had a choice — stop or keep going.  I was prepared to stop.  I was beginning to like my body and be really happy.  Then THIS happened, and in my teenage mind I felt like I had no choice but to keep going.

As you can imagine, my life became darker and darker.

It’s my 23rd ANA-versary.  Thankfully, things are looking up.  In fact, I can now enjoy cake with icing at a birthday party… even if the icing does sometimes (deliberately) end up on the tip of my nose!

Post from: Blisstree

Happy (?) “ana-versary”