Fall, ew.

Being open about that fact that I do not like Thanksgiving and all of it's brown and orange color schemed glory, has undoubtedly yielded a raised eyebrow or two (or ten) over the years.

However, when I verbalize my strong disfavor of "fall fashion," I instantaneously get a dropped jaw. How can this be the case when the largest and most anticipated clothing publications of the year are the FALL issue? I don't know what it is, I guess the thought of moving all of the fun, colorful, bright, and bold printed mini skirts and sun dresses aside in my closet to make room for bulky chunky "earth toned" sweaters and pants just depresses me.

While fall in Charlotte is by far the best (and most bearable) weather of the year , it presents a frustrating dichotomy. Although the calendar may say September or October, the thermometer very often reads upwards of 70 + degrees. What am I supposed to be wearing after the leaves have turned, and the trees are bare when it's 75 degrees outside? A wool tube top?? I say no. My game plan is to still wear summer brights, except in winter fabrics. However, I do have three "fall" items I am excited to put on. The first one being:

CORDUROY LEGGINGS.

You may not be able to see the detail of the fabric, but these wonderful little stretch pants; look, fit, and feel like the leggings we have all come to know and love to wear in lieu of pants, but they are fall's BFF fabric -corduroy. I find these to be a very happy medium between walking around like a pant less Lindsay Lohan, and looking like a Nordic fisherman. This particular pair is from my go-to website ASOS.COM based out of the U.K. (with free shipping to the US!).

These two pair of cords aren't leggings, but like I said- it's the color I'm after. They are from my never-failing favorite- Forever 21. At $14.90, I will definitely be getting a pair in every hue.

Okay, moving on. The next thing I can't wait to wear this coming season are

 OVER THE KNEE SOCKS

I have already acquired two pair and am beyond tempted to just wear them in public already! They are flattering, practical, and cute cute cute. They're perfect for fall because they shield the world from my anything-but-tan legs, but still let me show a little skin before winter hits and I am wearing ski pants to Harris Teeter. I will definitely be wearing standard tights and "stalkings" under dresses and skirts on occasions that require getting a little more dressed up, but for more casual days when I want to wear flats with tailored shorts or a skirt, I will be wearing over-the-knee socks. Having gone through high school wearing a uniform of pleated skirts and knee socks I am very wary of being mistaken as a seventeen year old senior or wearing one of the most played out Halloween costumes of all time - the Catholic School girl. However, because these are a less cliche version of their hit me baby one more time counterpart, I think I should be okay.

The last but not least of items to transition me from summer to winter is a

VARSITY LETTERMAN JACKET

It will look so cute with skinny jeans, a long tank top tucked in, a brown leather belt, and heels! (I may or may not put an actual varsity "letter" on it, since, well....I'm not, um, on a team. Details shmeetails!)

"If you're not sure where you're going, you're liable to end up somewhere else." - Robert Mager

B is for Bandwagon?

After a few years of being skeptical and derisive about the trend that is blogging, a few failed attempts at creating one of my own, recent inspiration from a couple of friends, and my dad's generous gift of a brand new laptop, I - Bethany Jane Foster Diffey the XIV (jk, it's just Bethany Jane Diffey) have decided to delve into the world of online diary keeping in hopes that someone out there in cyber space may find my day to day happenings worth reading about. Hence, I am jumping on the Blogging Bandwagon! May God have mercy on your souls. Okay let's get right in to my very first post ever.... This morning I consulted with a girlfriend of mine (who has a great blog of her own) on how to get one of these bad boys up and running, and one of the first things she asked me was obviously, "what are you going to call it??" She threw out a couple of ideas and I mulled over dozens in my head throughout the day, but nothing seemed to strike me as "THE ONE." I eventually decided to go with this because I knew if I didn't try to get started tonight with at least something as a title, I would end up turning on Keeping up with the Kardashians and well, that would be the end of that. Long story short, my blog will tentatively be called "the B word," but is subject to change. I thought about having a couple different blogs, one for each of my respective interests/ opinions, but after seeing how much effort goes into just trying to get a background on the damn thing, me, myself, and I have decided that I would be better off just managing one site with more or less unrelated information on it. (I.E. Subjects may include but are not limited to; my favorite places to shop on a budget, updates on my girls, the deep feelings I have for certain clothes, pictures of me crying when I can not have those clothes, realizations and conclusions I have come to after years of self reflection and analyzation, songs that are my jaaam piece, how handsome I think Alex is, the desperate need I feel to visit a Romanian orphanage and adopt, CHANDELIERS, recipes that I've pulled off, pictures from nights when I socialize with people over 22 months old, rants on how uncomfortable I am around some of the people who frequent Wal-Mart, and the plans I have for decorating our house. Oh yeah, and I will always have a "quote of the day," which will most likely have nothing to do with what I'm posting. On that note, here is today's:

"CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN. NAKED PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE OR NO INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY." - MARK TWAIN

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