Happiness is.....

FALL!

And all that that entails.

Gorgeous colors + PERFECT weather + the smell of straw + wonderful friends + the warm glow of a camp (or is it bon?) fire + the crunch of leaves under your feet + the crunch of a s'more under your teeth + hayrack rides in the moonlight + the sight of golden fields ready to be (and/or being) harvested + the taste of pumpkin + (these are not fall-specific...) the smell of fresh-baked bread + tea parties in little playhouses (literal tea parties...no politics here...) + a big, playful dog who will let you give it a big hug and muss its fur around like crazy + ....oh....all sorts of things...

Now for those who prefer more visual modalities...

Farm Day II, at Amber's parents'  :)

Now I need a drumroll (no pun intended??) from the Drake family, please.......

Grandma's rolls!!  Yep, pretty much kicking myself for not trying to make them before now.  The shape turned out kinda goofy on a few of them, but my mouth didn't seem to mind. :)

...And I didn't even have pictures from the two weiner roasts the last two days.  Plus, to top off this perfect fall weekend, there is another day of it tomorrow!  Thank you, Chris Columbus, for deciding you would probably not fall off the Earth if you ventured this direction.  Your laughter in the face of danger and great mockery has given public school children, teachers, and bank employees everywhere cause for cheer.  We owe you one.  Next time you're in town, I might give you a thank-you roll.

(C'mon, if Christopher Columbus showed up on your doorstep and asked for a roll, you'd give him one too.  Even if they were Grandma's rolls.)