Fall is here.

Fall is finally here. The leaves are changing colors and the weather is getting cooler. Fall is probably one of my favorite seasons for various reasons. The main reason is because fall to me means Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest starts tomorrow and goes until next Sunday. That means one week of hanging out with friends and family. Usually I am in the Oktoberfest parade, but this will be the first year I can actually sit down and watch it. I’ve been in the parade for about the last seven years with my uncle and his fire truck. It sounds kind of lame, but it’s actually a lot of fun. I get to throw candy and beads to all the screaming people. Oktoberfest for me is a time when all my friends come into town and we can just catch up. All of my family also comes into town. After the parade I’m going to go my great aunt’s house. There my extended family gathers and has a huge meal. This is always worth looking forward to. There is everything you can imagine and more to eat. There I hang out with my younger cousins, nieces, and nephews. After spending a couple hours there, I usually go check out the fest grounds with some friends. The fest grounds are always exciting and there is something to do for everyone there. There is food, rides, and just a bunch of people. I always end up running into people that I haven’t seen in years, which is nice. Then I usually just go back to my house with some of my closest friends and watch different movies. All in all it is a great time, and this is just the beginning. I usually go to the fest grounds every night following the Oktoberfest parade. I watch all the singers at the gong show and the dance teams perform. Then on Thursday is the torchlight parade, but that is a story in itself. Fall is always so much fun, because there is an endless amount of activities to do.