So this is what Autumn feels like!

Fall has arrived in a big way in Switzerland, and it's not the fall that I'm familiar with.

In Texas fall just means that September, October and November are about to pass, which may or may not include cooler temperatures (notice: I did not say cold). In October, all the football fans are just praying that their team will have a night game, as opposed to one at 3pm where you'll still be sweating your behind off whilst tailgating in the parking lot. Fall in Texas means high temps around 80 and pretty nice evenings.

Switzerland on the other hand is a whole new ball game for us. When BK and I arrived back in Switzerland on the second of September, Basel all the sudden had what we would consider late October/November weather. We went from 110 when we left Texas, to all the sudden wearing long sleeved shirts and sweaters at the beginning and end of each day. When we left for Greece in mid-September it was 45 degrees the morning we left- pretty darn cold, compared to what we're used to around this time!

I love the weather and am excited that I actually live somewhere where I can put fall and winter clothes to good use, layers and all. The one thing I'm not so sure about is whether or not BK and I are really prepared for a winter here. We've tried to stock up on winter clothes and heavy coats, but I think until we experience it, we're not going to get it. For example, how is BK going to feel when he does his 15 minute walk to work in 5 degree weather, plus a wind chill? I've also been told that it can be quite gloomy in Basel throughout the winter, meaning that the sun generally doesn't come out to warm things up during the day.

I'm also wondering about how the pups will handle this change. Toby will be fine. Thanks to that long hair, he doesn't really seem to mind the cold, or rain, or snow or anything else. Tanner on the other hand is a different story. As soon as the air starts to have a chill in it he tends to go into hibernation mode, snuggling up under anything he can get to, including in between BK's shirt and sweater- the ultimate warm spot. Part of me is hoping that as he goes into this mode he won't need quite as much walking, but we'll have to test it out and see how that goes. 

We may all be in for a rude awakening when November arrives, but in the meantime we'll keep enjoying the fall weather for the first time in our lives.

On a somewhat unrelated note, as today is October 1, it is the time of the year where I feel it is acceptable to have Elf on standby to play at any given time. At least it feels like we're moving toward Christmas here!