Pumpkin

We live in Michigan where the fall can be absolutely beautiful and we also live in or near Beer City U.S.A (Grand Rapids) so we know a good beer.

Summer is winding down and fall is right around the corner. You know what that means, time to gear up for the first holiday of the fall season, Halloween. Starbucks is doing just that with their Pumpkin Spice Latte that they've had available for the past few years. However, this year, they're doing something new.

Fall is already here in the form of breakfast cereal! Cereal giant Kellogg has announced a limited edition pumpkin spice version of their Frosted Mini-Wheats just in time for the Fall season. Though the cereal is already available in limited locations, it will be released nationwide shortly, letting us all prepare for changing leaves, colder weather, Halloween, and warm clothes...

It is almost that time of year where everything pumpkin spice hits the shelves. From lattes to candles, fall has been taken over by pumpkin smells and flavors more than ever before. New to the pumpkin spice trend this year will be Peeps, you know the marshmallow candy coated birds you see every Easter...

If I hear or see on Facebook one more person claiming "OMG! It's almost FALL! Can't wait to get my pumpkin spice latte!" I'm going to start some sort of campaign to eradicate pumpkins from the entire planet. America's obsession with pumpkin spice has gone a little too far, and I'm not okay with it. This isn't just because I don't particularly care for whatever flavor "pumpkin spice&