{"id":426,"date":"2021-09-14T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/?p=426"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:24:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:24:23","slug":"6-things-to-love-about-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/6-things-to-love-about-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things to Love About Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Even though it was a thousand degrees with two thousand percent humidity last weekend, fall is within reach. Sure, it\u2019s still technically summer, but school is in full swing, stores are stocked with Halloween stuff, and the shelves at Trader Joe\u2019s feature pumpkin everything. 
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Full disclosure: fall is my favorite season, so I\u2019m biased. But it\u2019s also America\u2019s favorite season<\/a>, which makes it worthy of a blog post. Below, we present six things to love about fall. 
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1. Fresh Air<\/strong>
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On a crisp fall day, there\u2019s nothing like breathing in that fresh fall air. To boot, there are many fun outdoor activities to take advantage of, like apple and pumpkin picking, farmers\u2019 markets, and trail hiking. 
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Speaking of farmers\u2019 markets, we are surrounded by some great ones, including Northbrook<\/a>, Deerfield<\/a>, Buffalo Grove<\/a>, and Ravinia<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Football <\/strong>
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Okay, so the Bears got off to an inauspicious start. It\u2019s just one game, and if history is any indication…hmmm, I\u2019ll stop there. The point is that it\u2019s football season! You can count on watching college and NFL games at least Thursday through Monday. The NFL even added an extra game this year, which gives you one more chance to dominate your fantasy football league.

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3. A New Year<\/strong>
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In Judaism, the High Holidays occur in fall, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. No matter how observant you are, it offers a time to reflect on the past year and to plan for the new one. 
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Fall also brings the start of a new school year, which represents a coming-of-age and right of passage for students in all stages of their learning and development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Food<\/strong>
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You had me at caramel apples, hot cider, pumpkin pie, sage butter ravioli, and candy corns. 
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The culinary traditions of fall are second to none, according to me. In addition to the above treats, WebMD has a nice list<\/a> of healthy counterparts, including apples not dipped in caramel, acorn squash (also not dipped in caramel), brussel sprouts, and cauliflower. 
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Food is sort of our world over here at BasketWorks, and we\u2019d be remiss to omit a mention (🚨SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT🚨) of our line of fall baskets<\/a>.

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5. Halloween <\/strong>
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According to The Top Tens<\/a>, Halloween ranks as the second best holiday in the U.S. with Christmas in the one spot. The Harris Poll<\/a> has it at number three behind Thanksgiving and Christmas. That\u2019s pretty good company. 
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What\u2019s there not to love about Halloween? You\u2019ve got trick or treating, jack o’lanterns, horror films, The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, and pilfering from your kids\u2019 candy bags while they\u2019re sleeping. 
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The best part of Halloween is that everyone can get in on the costume action. In fact, last year 25% of adults<\/a> said they planned to dress up, though we don\u2019t have data on how many kids were embarrassed by their parents\u2019 costumes of choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Thanksgiving<\/strong>
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Perhaps the biggest reason to give thanks this year is having more freedom to gather with family and friends on Thanksgiving. The past 18 months have been challenging beyond belief, but we\u2019ve persevered, and we can celebrate holidays with the peace-of-mind of having a little more safety. 
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Oh, and we\u2019ll have access to sweet potatoes and marshmallows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can make the case for all seasons, but fall seems to possess that X factor of unique transitions, cuisines, sports, and holidays. Enjoy in good health!
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Even though it was a thousand degrees with two thousand percent humidity last weekend, fall is within reach. Sure, it\u2019s still technically summer, but school is in full swing, stores are stocked with Halloween stuff, and the shelves at Trader Joe\u2019s feature pumpkin everything.  Full disclosure: fall is my favorite season, so I\u2019m biased. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions\/430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}